#1Famous people · Cawood, North Yorkshire
Cawood’s famous people span 224 years: 2 births from 1569 to 1793
George Montaigne, the English bishop, is the most widely known, written about in 4 languages. One more name completes the list: Henry Monson. The neighbour with the longest list is Selby, 4 mi away: 21, led by Henry I of England. The list’s best known name, George Montaigne, dates from 1569.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
George Montaigne
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1569
George Montaigne
Youngest
1793
Henry Monson
Most common field
Faith
1 people
The best known
Born in Cawood
#1#2Notable
Henry Monson
1793–1866Founding settler of Dunedin, New Zealand
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Known for
What Cawood is known for
The largest field is Faith, with 1 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Selby’s, with 21.
Questions about famous people from Cawood
Who is the most famous person from Cawood?
George Montaigne (English bishop) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 4 languages. Next come Henry Monson.
How many famous people were born in Cawood?
2 people born in Cawood have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Cawood known for?
Among its famous people, ministers and preachers: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 2% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Cawood?
George Montaigne, born in 1569. The youngest on the list was born in 1793.
Who counts as from Cawood?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Cawood’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 (5)
- George Montaigne: George Yate (active circa 1617-1622), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Monson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry I of England: Matthew Paris, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Sandys: Robert Alonzo Brock, Virgil Anson Lewis, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joshua Routledge: Unidentified painter, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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