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Photo: Adrian and Janet Quantock · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Draycott, Somerset
A single famous person was born in Draycott: Charles Goodall
Charles Goodall, the American businessman and politician, was born in 1824. That places their birth in the Georgian era. Their story is told in one language so far. Nearby, Wells, 5 mi away, lists 35, led by Mary Rand.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Charles Goodall
in 1 Wikipedia languages
First
1824
Charles Goodall
Most common field
Business
1 people
The best known
Born in Draycott
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Wells lists the most people: 35.
Questions about famous people from Draycott
Who is the most famous person from Draycott?
Charles Goodall (American businessman and politician) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 1 languages.
How many famous people were born in Draycott?
1 people born in Draycott have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Draycott known for?
Among its famous people, business people: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 2% across UK towns.
Who counts as from Draycott?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Draycott’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)
- Mary Rand: Eric Koch for Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Pizey: John Alfred Hampton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Locke: Godfrey Kneller, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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