#1Science & Medicine
Philip Kelland
1808–1879British mathematician (1808–1879)
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Famous people · Dunster, Somerset
Dunster’s famous people span 207 years: 3 births from 1601 to 1808
The best known is the British mathematician Philip Kelland, with articles in 8 languages. The next two names are Margaret Fownes-Luttrell and William Cadogan. Philip Kelland was born in 1808. A short trip away, Minehead (2 mi) counts 10 famous people, Arthur C. Clarke among them.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Philip Kelland
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1601
William Cadogan
Youngest
1808
Philip Kelland
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 people
The best known
Born in Dunster
Philip Kelland has articles in 8 languages, Margaret Fownes-Luttrell in 3 and William Cadogan in 1.
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#2Writing & Arts
Margaret Fownes-Luttrell
1726–1766British painter (1726–1766)
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WC#3
Politics & Law
William Cadogan
1601–1661Irish politician and cavalry major in Oliver Cromwell's army
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Known for
What Dunster is known for
Share of Dunster’s famous people in each 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
Minehead has the longest list next door: 10.
Questions about famous people from Dunster
Who is the most famous person from Dunster?
Philip Kelland (British mathematician (1808–1879)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 8 languages. Next come Margaret Fownes-Luttrell and William Cadogan.
How many famous people were born in Dunster?
3 people born in Dunster have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Dunster known for?
Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 7% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Dunster?
William Cadogan, born in 1601. The youngest on the list was born in 1808.
Who counts as from Dunster?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Dunster’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 (4)
- Philip Kelland: No conegut, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Margaret Fownes-Luttrell: Richard Phelps, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur C. Clarke: ITU Pictures, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Hancock: File:Frank Hancock (Rygbi).jpg: Walter Alfred Pearce derivative work: Pbrks, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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