#1Famous people · Castle Cary, Somerset
Castle Cary’s famous people span 194 years: 6 births from 1740 to 1934
Most widely known is James Woodforde, the clergyman and author, with articles in 7 languages. The English cricketer Brian Gomm ranks second, ahead of Douglas Macmillan. In the 20th century, 3 were born, the most of any period. James Woodforde was born in 1740.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
James Woodforde
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1740
James Woodforde
Youngest
1934
Hermione Hobhouse
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known
Born in Castle Cary
Counted by languages, James Woodforde is ahead of Brian Gomm and Douglas Macmillan: 7, 3 and 3.
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Politics & Law
Douglas Macmillan
1884–1969British civil servant and charity founder
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Through the years
When Castle Cary’s famous people were born
The 1740s saw the most births of any decade: 1.
SportsFaithPolitics & LawWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Castle Cary is known for
Athletes are the most numerous, 3 of them.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Castle Cary
The other 3 span the years 1816 to 1934.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Sherborne: 26.
Sherborne · 10 miJames Bradley & 25 moreCKGlastonbury · 9 miCameron Kurle & 20 moreEAShepton Mallet · 7 miEdmund Adams & 10 moreMBBruton · 3 miMichael Bennett & 4 moreDHWincanton · 5 miDiana Hoddinott & 3 moreRBIlchester · 9 miRoger Bacon & 3 moreSFTemplecombe · 8 miSteve Forshaw & 1 moreREMilborne Port · 9 miRobert Ensor & 1 moreQuestions about famous people from Castle Cary
Who is the most famous person from Castle Cary?
James Woodforde (clergyman and author) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 7 languages. Next come Brian Gomm and Douglas Macmillan.
How many famous people were born in Castle Cary?
6 people born in Castle Cary have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 7 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Castle Cary known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 3 of the 6. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Castle Cary?
James Woodforde, born in 1740. The youngest on the list was born in 1934.
Who counts as from Castle Cary?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Castle Cary’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)
- James Woodforde: Samuel Woodforde, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Theodore Thring: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Bradley: After Thomas Hudson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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