#1Famous people · Ashcott, Somerset
2 famous people were born in Ashcott from 1650 to 1826
Thomas Pride, the English general, is the most widely known, written about in 8 languages. The list has one more: the politician Joseph Trutch. Nearby, Bridgwater, 8 mi away, lists 38, led by Robert Blake. 100 towns across Somerset can name a famous person born there.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Thomas Pride
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1650
Thomas Pride
Youngest
1826
Joseph Trutch
Most common field
Military
1 people
The best known
Born in Ashcott
#1#2Known for
What Ashcott is known for
1 of them work in Military, 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
Of the towns nearby, Bridgwater lists the most people: 38.
Bridgwater · 8 miRobert Blake & 37 moreCKGlastonbury · 4 miCameron Kurle & 20 moreVSStreet · 3 miVictor Samuel Summerhayes & 6 more
Langport · 6 miWalter Bagehot & 6 moreMCSomerton · 6 miMarmaduke Cradock & 1 moreDBWedmore · 7 miDickie Burrough & 1 moreRTWalton · 2 miReginald Thynne
Woolavington · 6 miJohn JacobQuestions about famous people from Ashcott
Who is the most famous person from Ashcott?
Thomas Pride (English general) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 8 languages. Next come Joseph Trutch.
How many famous people were born in Ashcott?
2 people born in Ashcott have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Ashcott known for?
Among its famous people, soldiers and sailors: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 4% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Ashcott?
Thomas Pride, born in 1650. The youngest on the list was born in 1826.
Who counts as from Ashcott?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Ashcott’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)
- Thomas Pride: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Trutch: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Blake: Henry Perronet Briggs, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Bagehot: Norman Hirst (1862–1956), after Unknown artist, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Jacob: Lobsterthermidor at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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