#1Writing & Arts
George Sandys
1578–1644English traveller, colonist, poet, translator
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Famous people · Bishopthorpe, North Yorkshire
The 2 famous people born in Bishopthorpe, led by George Sandys
George Sandys is the best known, with articles in 13 languages. The only other name is the British artist Joseph Halfpenny. The first birth on record is George Sandys’, in 1578, and the last Joseph Halfpenny’s, in 1748. A short trip away, York (3 mi) counts 396 famous people, W. H. Auden among them.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
George Sandys
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1578
George Sandys
Youngest
1748
Joseph Halfpenny
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
The best known
Born in Bishopthorpe
#1#2Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to York, with 396.
York · 3 miW. H. Auden & 395 more
Upper Poppleton · 5 miFlora Sandes & 2 morePPHuntington · 5 miPeter Pickering & 2 more
Cawood · 6 miGeorge Montaigne & 1 moreCAElvington · 7 miCecil Allenby & 1 moreMHOsbaldwick · 4 miMarion Coates HansenJNSkelton (York) · 6 miJohn Nelson
Riccall · 6 miJoshua RoutledgeQuestions about famous people from Bishopthorpe
Who is the most famous person from Bishopthorpe?
George Sandys (English traveller, colonist, poet, translator) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 13 languages. Next come Joseph Halfpenny.
How many famous people were born in Bishopthorpe?
2 people born in Bishopthorpe have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 3 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Bishopthorpe known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 2 of the 2. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 12% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Bishopthorpe?
George Sandys, born in 1578. The youngest on the list was born in 1748.
Who counts as from Bishopthorpe?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Bishopthorpe’s built-up area (the ONS 2022 boundary), a hospital or district within it included, whose English Wikipedia article agrees. People who only lived here, adult performers and people known mainly for crimes aren’t listed.
Why is someone missing?
Their Wikidata birthplace may be a bigger area (“London”), another town, or missing, or their article may give no birthplace. We only list people both sources agree on; editing Wikidata or Wikipedia changes this page at the next refresh.
From Wikidata (CC0: birthplaces, descriptions, years, occupations) and English Wikipedia (each person’s article confirms the birthplace; linked, not quoted). Birthplaces are placed in the town by the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary (Office for National Statistics, Open Government Licence v3.0). Ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Fields are read from Wikidata’s description and occupations. “The usual town”: everyone listed across UK towns. Portraits: each person’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- George Sandys: Robert Alonzo Brock, Virgil Anson Lewis, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Halfpenny: Joseph Halfpenny, 1807, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- W. H. Auden: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Flora Sandes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Montaigne: George Yate (active circa 1617-1622), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joshua Routledge: Unidentified painter, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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