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Photo: Roger Cornfoot · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Evercreech, Somerset
Evercreech has one famous person on record
In 1925, the British contralto Monica Sinclair was born. Their birth falls in the 20th century. Articles about them exist in 4 languages. Wells, 7 mi off, can claim 35 famous people, the best known Mary Rand.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Monica Sinclair
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1925
Monica Sinclair
Most common field
Music
1 people
The best known
Born in Evercreech
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
8 towns around it have someone on record.
Wells · 7 miMary Rand & 34 moreCKGlastonbury · 9 miCameron Kurle & 20 more
Frome · 10 miJenson Button & 15 moreEAShepton Mallet · 3 miEdmund Adams & 10 more
Midsomer Norton · 9 miAnita Harris & 9 more
Castle Cary · 4 miJames Woodforde & 5 moreMBBruton · 4 miMichael Bennett & 4 moreDHWincanton · 8 miDiana Hoddinott & 3 moreQuestions about famous people from Evercreech
Who is the most famous person from Evercreech?
Monica Sinclair (British contralto (1925–2002)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 4 languages.
How many famous people were born in Evercreech?
1 people born in Evercreech have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 2 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Evercreech known for?
Among its famous people, musicians: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 5% across UK towns.
Who counts as from Evercreech?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Evercreech’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)
- Mary Rand: Eric Koch for Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl, Wikimedia Commons
- Jenson Button: Engyles, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anita Harris: SteVader, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Woodforde: Samuel Woodforde, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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