#1Writing & Arts
Alfred Parsons
1847–1920Painter from Great Britain (1847-1920)
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Famous people · Beckington, Somerset
2 famous people were born in Beckington from 1390 to 1847
Articles in 5 languages make the painter from Great britain Alfred Parsons the best known. The other is Thomas Beckington. The neighbour with the longest list is Trowbridge, 5 mi away: 39, led by Nathan Dyer. The list’s best known name, Alfred Parsons, dates from 1847.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Alfred Parsons
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1390
Thomas Beckington
Youngest
1847
Alfred Parsons
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 people
The best known
Born in Beckington
#1#2Politics & Law
Thomas Beckington
1390–1465Lord Privy Seal; Bishop of Bath and Wells
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Known for
What Beckington is known for
1 of them work in Writing & Arts, 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
5 towns around it have someone on record.
Questions about famous people from Beckington
Who is the most famous person from Beckington?
Alfred Parsons (painter from Great Britain (1847-1920)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 5 languages. Next come Thomas Beckington.
How many famous people were born in Beckington?
2 people born in Beckington have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 3 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Beckington known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 12% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Beckington?
Thomas Beckington, born in 1390. The youngest on the list was born in 1847.
Who counts as from Beckington?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Beckington’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)
- Alfred Parsons: not stated, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Beckington: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathan Dyer: Ronnie Macdonald, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Shrapnel: Unidentified painter, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jenson Button: Engyles, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andy Sheppard: Hreinn Gudlaugsson, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bryan Edwards: Lemuel Francis Abbott, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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