#1Famous people · Bodicote, Oxfordshire
3 famous people were born in Bodicote
At the top of the list is the English-American architect John C. Austin, covered in 3 languages. Arthur Cobb, the English cricketer, comes second, with Oliver Vernon Aplin third. Within 2 mi, Banbury lists the most: 76, with Alan Lloyd Hodgkin first. From Oliver Vernon Aplin to John C. Austin, the births on the list run from 1858 to 1870.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
John C. Austin
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1858
Oliver Vernon Aplin
Youngest
1870
John C. Austin
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 people
The best known
Born in Bodicote
Languages with an article: 3 for John C. Austin, 2 for Arthur Cobb, 2 for Oliver Vernon Aplin.
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Science & Medicine
Oliver Vernon Aplin
1858–1940British ornithologist (1858-1940)
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Known for
What Bodicote is known for
1 of them work in Writing & Arts, the biggest field.
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 Bodicote, with how many people each has.
Banbury · 2 miAlan Lloyd Hodgkin & 75 more
Brackley · 7 miOtho Holand & 7 moreHCHook Norton · 7 miHood Hanway Christian & 2 more
Kings Sutton · 2 miWilliam Lisle Bowles & 1 more
Middleton Cheney · 3 miLancelot Holland & 1 moreSAByfield · 10 miStewart Adams & 1 moreCCAdderbury and Twyford · 1 miCharles CobbJRBloxham · 3 miJohn RogersQuestions about famous people from Bodicote
Who is the most famous person from Bodicote?
John C. Austin (English-American architect) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 3 languages. Next come Arthur Cobb and Oliver Vernon Aplin.
How many famous people were born in Bodicote?
3 people born in Bodicote 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 Bodicote known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 12% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Bodicote?
Oliver Vernon Aplin, born in 1858. The youngest on the list was born in 1870.
Who counts as from Bodicote?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Bodicote’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 (6)
- John C. Austin: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Cobb: Popperfoto, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alan Lloyd Hodgkin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Otho Holand: Photo British Library; painted by or for William Bruges, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Lisle Bowles: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lancelot Holland: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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