RB#1
Faith
Robert Burnell
1239–1292Archbishop-elect of Canterbury; Bishop of Bath and Wells; Bishop-elect of Winchester
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Photo: Bill Harrison · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Acton Burnell, Shropshire
From 1239 to 1827, Acton Burnell was the birthplace of 2 famous people
Robert Burnell leads the list, covered in 8 languages. The list has one more: the British cricketer Sir John Smythe, 8th Baronet. Of its neighbours, Shrewsbury, 7 mi away, lists the most: 180, Charles Darwin first. The longest list of any town in Shropshire belongs to Shrewsbury, with 180.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Robert Burnell
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1239
Robert Burnell
Youngest
1827
Sir John Smythe, 8th Baronet
Most common field
Faith
1 people
The best known
Born in Acton Burnell
SB#2
Sports
Sir John Smythe, 8th Baronet
1827–1919British cricketer (1827-1919)
2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Known for
What Acton Burnell is known for
Faith leads the fields, 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
Of the towns nearby, Shrewsbury lists the most people: 180.
Questions about famous people from Acton Burnell
Who is the most famous person from Acton Burnell?
Robert Burnell (archbishop-elect of Canterbury; Bishop of Bath and Wells; Bishop-elect of Winchester) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 8 languages. Next come Sir John Smythe, 8th Baronet.
How many famous people were born in Acton Burnell?
2 people born in Acton Burnell have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Acton Burnell known for?
Among its famous people, ministers and preachers: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 2% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Acton Burnell?
Robert Burnell, born in 1239. The youngest on the list was born in 1827.
Who counts as from Acton Burnell?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Acton Burnell’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 (7)
- Charles Darwin: Herbert Rose Barraud, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Wright: Wim van Rossem for Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Beard: UC3M (youtube), CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hermione Baddeley: Allan warren, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Thynne: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Violet Bland: Unknown. Photo provided by family of Violet Ann Bland., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Crump: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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