#1Writing & Arts
Thomas Bolton Gilchrist Septimus Dalziel
1823–1906Engraver who joined the Dalziel Brothers (1823-1906)
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Famous people · Wooler, Northumberland
2 famous people were born in Wooler
Thomas Bolton Gilchrist Septimus Dalziel, the engraver who joined the Dalziel brothers, is the most widely known, written about in 2 languages. One more name completes the list: John Alexander. The list runs from Thomas Bolton Gilchrist Septimus Dalziel, born in 1823, to John Alexander, born in 1830. The neighbour with the longest list is Belford, 8 mi away: 3, led by William Coldstream.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Thomas Bolton Gilchrist Septimus Dalziel
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1823
Thomas Bolton Gilchrist Septimus Dalziel
Youngest
1830
John Alexander
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 people
The best known
Born in Wooler
#1#2Politics & Law
John Alexander
1830–1916Chief Clerk, Bow Street Police Court (1830-1916)
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Known for
What Wooler is known for
Writers and artists are the most numerous, 1 of them.
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 best known from each town within 12 miles of Wooler, with how many people each has.
Questions about famous people from Wooler
Who is the most famous person from Wooler?
Thomas Bolton Gilchrist Septimus Dalziel (engraver who joined the Dalziel Brothers (1823-1906)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 2 languages. Next come John Alexander.
How many famous people were born in Wooler?
2 people born in Wooler have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 4 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Wooler known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 12% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Wooler?
Thomas Bolton Gilchrist Septimus Dalziel, born in 1823. The youngest on the list was born in 1830.
Who counts as from Wooler?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Wooler’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 (3)
- Thomas Bolton Gilchrist Septimus Dalziel: Dalziel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Alexander: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Coldstream: Elliott & Fry, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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