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William Aplin
1840–1901Australian politician (1840-1901)
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Famous people · Combe St Nicholas, Somerset
Combe St Nicholas, birthplace of the Australian politician William Aplin
The Australian politician William Aplin was born in 1840. Their birth falls in the Victorian era. One language has an article about them so far. The nearest list is in Chard, 2 mi away: 7 names, starting with Margaret Bondfield.
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William Aplin
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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Chard’s, with 7.
Chard · 2 miMargaret Bondfield & 6 morePAIlminster · 4 miPaul Adcock & 6 more
Crewkerne · 9 miMark Pritchard & 5 more
Axminster · 8 miWilliam Buckland & 1 moreCDNorth Curry · 9 miCharles Holcombe Dare & 1 more
South Petherton · 9 miJohn Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton & 1 moreCBTrull · 9 miConstantine Walter Benson
Merriott · 9 miFrancis TraskQuestions about famous people from Combe St Nicholas
Who is the most famous person from Combe St Nicholas?
William Aplin (Australian politician (1840-1901)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 1 languages.
How many famous people were born in Combe St Nicholas?
1 people born in Combe St Nicholas have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Combe St Nicholas known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 9% across UK towns.
Who counts as from Combe St Nicholas?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Combe St Nicholas’ 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 Aplin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Margaret Bondfield: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Pritchard: Claire Rowland, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Buckland: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton: . The original uploader was RossLoudon at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Trask: Tyree Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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