#1Writing & Arts
William Wycherley
1640–1715English dramatist of the Restoration period
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Famous people · Clive, Shropshire
A single famous person was born in Clive: William Wycherley
In 1640, the English dramatist of the Restoration period William Wycherley was born. That places their birth before the Georgians. Readers can find them written up in 23 languages. Of its neighbours, Shrewsbury, 7 mi away, lists the most: 180, Charles Darwin first.
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William Wycherley
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1640
William Wycherley
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1 people
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Born in Clive
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Famous people from the towns next door
8 towns around it have someone on record.
Shrewsbury · 7 miCharles Darwin & 179 more
Whitchurch · 11 miEdward German & 8 more
Ellesmere · 10 miEglantyne Jebbs & 6 morePVWem · 3 miPeter Vaughan & 5 more
Market Drayton · 12 miJohn Lewis & 5 moreDPBaschurch · 6 miDave Pountney & 1 more
Bayston Hill · 10 miViolet Bland & 1 moreWHShawbury · 3 miWilliam HazledineQuestions about famous people from Clive
Who is the most famous person from Clive?
William Wycherley (English dramatist of the Restoration period) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 23 languages.
How many famous people were born in Clive?
1 people born in Clive have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Clive 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 Clive?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Clive’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)
- William Wycherley: Peter Lely, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Darwin: Herbert Rose Barraud, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward German: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eglantyne Jebbs: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Lewis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Violet Bland: Unknown. Photo provided by family of Violet Ann Bland., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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