Photo: The original uploader was Edward at English Wikipedia . · Public domainFamous people near Backwell: 16 in Clevedon
So far, no famous person on record was born in Backwell. Bath has the most of any town in Somerset: 343. After Bath, the next longest list in Somerset is Taunton’s, with 146. Across Somerset, 100 towns list someone born there.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is in Backwell’s built-up area and whose English Wikipedia article agrees they were born here. Wikidata places 1 person here, but their article doesn’t confirm Backwell as the birthplace yet, so nobody is listed.
Famous people born near Backwell
The most names next door are in Clevedon: 16.
Questions about famous people from Backwell
Who counts as from Backwell?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Backwell’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 (3)
- Jan Morris: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Locke: Godfrey Kneller, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Heappey: Chris McAndrew, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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