#1Writing & Arts
Jane Austen
1775–1817Author, novelist, writer (1775–1817)
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Famous people · Steventon, Oxfordshire
Jane Austen is the only name on the Steventon list
Jane Austen was born in 1775. Their birth falls in the Georgian era. Articles about them exist in 203 languages. The nearest list is in Abingdon-on-Thames, 4 mi away: 43 names, starting with Philip Selway.
Born here
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notable people
Best known
Jane Austen
in 203 Wikipedia languages
First
1775
Jane Austen
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 people
What stands out about Steventon’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Steventon
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 6 have famous names listed.
Questions about famous people from Steventon
Who is the most famous person from Steventon?
Jane Austen (author, novelist, writer (1775–1817)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 203 languages.
How many famous people were born in Steventon?
1 people born in Steventon have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Steventon known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 12% across UK towns.
Who counts as from Steventon?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Steventon’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)
- Jane Austen: Cassandra Austen, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Philip Selway: michell zappa from São Paulo, Brazil, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred the Great: CNG - Classical Numismatic Group, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Job Caudwell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Empress Matilda: PurpleHz, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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