#1Famous people · Bridgnorth, Shropshire
Of the 29 famous people born in Bridgnorth, an unusual share are leaders
Thomas Percy, the Irish Anglican bishop, is the most widely known, written about in 22 languages. 11 of them were born in the 20th century, more than in any other period. From Francis Moore to Huw Taylor, the births on the list run from 1657 to 1996. The list comes to 23.8 for every 10,000 residents, against 6.2 in the typical town in Shropshire.
Born here
29
notable people
Best known
Thomas Percy
in 22 Wikipedia languages
First
1657
Francis Moore
Youngest
1996
Huw Taylor
Most common field
Sports
13 people
What stands out about Bridgnorth’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Bridgnorth is known for
Set against the usual town, ministers and preachers come out 5.9 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Bridgnorth’s famous people were born
The 1970s saw the most births of any decade: 4.
SportsPolitics & LawFaithWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineMilitaryMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Bridgnorth
First, Thomas Percy (22 languages), then Ashley Westwood (7) and Terence O'Connor (6).
#1
#2Sports
Ashley Westwood
born 1976English association football player and manager (born 1976)
7 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
TO#3
Politics & Law
Terence O'Connor
1891–1940British politician (1891-1940)
6 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Everyone
Everyone else born in Bridgnorth
The other 26 span the years 1657 to 1996.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Telford has the longest list next door: 99.
Telford · 10 miBilly Wright & 98 more
Much Wenlock · 7 miMary Beard & 7 more
Shifnal · 9 miHannah Cullwick & 7 more
Broseley · 6 miHermione Baddeley & 5 moreASHighley · 6 miAubrey Scriven & 2 more
Kinver · 10 miNancy Price & 2 more
Albrighton · 9 miDavid C. H. Austin & 1 moreIPWombourne · 10 miIan Painter & 1 moreQuestions about famous people from Bridgnorth
Who is the most famous person from Bridgnorth?
Thomas Percy (Irish Anglican bishop (1729-1811)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 22 languages. Next come Ashley Westwood and Terence O'Connor.
How many famous people were born in Bridgnorth?
29 people born in Bridgnorth have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 31 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Bridgnorth known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 13 of the 29. That is 45% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Bridgnorth?
Francis Moore, born in 1657. The youngest on the list was born in 1996.
Who counts as from Bridgnorth?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Bridgnorth’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 (16)
- Thomas Percy: J. Hawksworth after a painting by Lemuel Abbott, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ashley Westwood: Stew jones, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Katharine Price Collier St. George: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ross Antony: CHR!S, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dominic Sandbrook: Peter, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Moore: From an anonymous Print published at that date, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Garland: Auckland Weekly News, 30 May 1918, p.40 - photographer unknown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Helon: George William Helon, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Macmichael: W. Haines, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Douglas Cunnington: 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
- Hannah Cullwick: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hermione Baddeley: Allan warren, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nancy Price: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David C. H. Austin: Nongdanchanto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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