#1Politics & Law
Frederick Whitaker
1812–1891Premier of New Zealand (1812–1891)
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Famous people · Bampton, Oxfordshire
6 famous people were born in Bampton from 1676 to 1983
Articles in 16 languages make the premier of New zealand Frederick Whitaker the best known. George Eyston is second and John Philips third. The list’s best known name, Frederick Whitaker, dates from 1812. Per head, the list is long: 20 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Oxfordshire has 1.4.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Frederick Whitaker
in 16 Wikipedia languages
First
1676
John Philips
Youngest
1983
Thomas Bruce
Most common field
Sports
2 people
What stands out about Bampton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Bampton’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1810s, with 1 births.
SportsWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Bampton
Three names lead: Frederick Whitaker (16 languages), George Eyston (10) and John Philips (8).
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What Bampton is known for
2 of them work in Sports, the biggest field.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Bampton
Still to come: 3 more, from 1845 to 1983.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town within 12 miles of Bampton, with how many people each has.
Questions about famous people from Bampton
Who is the most famous person from Bampton?
Frederick Whitaker (premier of New Zealand (1812–1891)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 16 languages. Next come George Eyston and John Philips.
How many famous people were born in Bampton?
6 people born in Bampton have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 7 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Bampton known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 2 of the 6. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Bampton?
John Philips, born in 1676. The youngest on the list was born in 1983.
Who counts as from Bampton?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Bampton’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)
- Frederick Whitaker: Photographer unidentified, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Eyston: JAP_+_George_Eyston.jpg: Bhj0321 derivative work: Sporti, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Philips: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Lapworth: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Beechey: William Beechey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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