#1Politics & Law
Robert Goodwill
born 1956British politician (born 1956)
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Famous people · Terrington, North Yorkshire
Terrington counts 2 famous people, first among them Robert Goodwill
At the top of the list is the British politician Robert Goodwill, covered in 12 languages. The other is Richard Wimbush, the primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church. A short trip away, Malton (7 mi) counts 17 famous people, Francis Jackson among them. Richard Wimbush (1909) and Robert Goodwill (1956) mark the two ends of the list.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Robert Goodwill
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1909
Richard Wimbush
Youngest
1956
Robert Goodwill
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known
Born in Terrington
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Faith
Richard Wimbush
1909–1994Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church (1909–1994)
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Known for
What Terrington is known for
The largest field is Politics & Law, 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
7 towns around it have someone on record.
Questions about famous people from Terrington
Who is the most famous person from Terrington?
Robert Goodwill (British politician (born 1956)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 12 languages. Next come Richard Wimbush.
How many famous people were born in Terrington?
2 people born in Terrington have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Terrington known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 9% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Terrington?
Richard Wimbush, born in 1909. The youngest on the list was born in 1956.
Who counts as from Terrington?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Terrington’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)
- Robert Goodwill: Chris McAndrew, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Hollinrake: Chris McAndrew, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Iremonger: George Beldam, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jane Glover: File:Music of the Baroque Orchestra and Chorus with Jane Glover.jpg, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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