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John Wycliffe
1320–1385English theologian and dissident in the Roman Catholic Church
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Famous people · Catterick Garrison, North Yorkshire
A single famous person was born in Catterick Garrison: John Wycliffe
John Wycliffe came into the world in 1320. Their birth falls before the Georgians. Readers can find them written up in 84 languages. Just 2 mi away, Richmond’s list holds 27 names, John Lawrence the best known.
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John Wycliffe
in 84 Wikipedia languages
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1320
John Wycliffe
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What stands out about Catterick Garrison’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Catterick Garrison
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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Richmond, at 27.
Questions about famous people from Catterick Garrison
Who is the most famous person from Catterick Garrison?
John Wycliffe (English theologian and dissident in the Roman Catholic Church) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 84 languages.
How many famous people were born in Catterick Garrison?
1 people born in Catterick Garrison have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Catterick Garrison known for?
Among its famous people, ministers and preachers: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 2% across UK towns.
Who counts as from Catterick Garrison?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Catterick Garrison’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 (4)
- John Wycliffe: Thomas Kirkby, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Lawrence: Maull and Polybank, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alistair Petrie: Raboe001, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
- Liam Darville: Mattythewhite, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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