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Famous people · Ilminster, Somerset
From 1592 to 1972, Ilminster was the birthplace of 7 famous people
At the top of the list is the British footballer Paul Adcock, covered in 9 languages. The British journalist and publisher John Edward Taylor ranks second, ahead of Colin Callander. In the Victorian era, 3 were born, the most of any period. Paul Adcock, the best known, was born in 1972.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Paul Adcock
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1592
Stukeley Westcott
Youngest
1972
Paul Adcock
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
What stands out about Ilminster’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Ilminster’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1970s, with 1 people born in that decade.
Writing & ArtsSportsMilitaryPolitics & LawScience & MedicineNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Ilminster
Paul Adcock, John Edward Taylor and Colin Callander are written about in 9, 7 and 3 languages.
#2Writing & Arts
John Edward Taylor
1791–1844British journalist and publisher (1791–1844)
7 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Known for
What Ilminster is known for
2 of them work in Writing & Arts, the biggest field.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Ilminster
4 more names, born between 1592 and 1880.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Chard has the most on record: 7.
Chard · 4 miMargaret Bondfield & 6 more
Crewkerne · 6 miMark Pritchard & 5 more
South Petherton · 5 miJohn Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton & 1 moreCDNorth Curry · 7 miCharles Holcombe Dare & 1 more
Martock · 7 miThomas Southwood Smith & 1 more
Misterton · 7 miEllen Buckingham Mathews & 1 more
Merriott · 6 miFrancis TraskDFCurry Rivel · 7 miDavid Howard Maude-Roxby-Montalto di FragnitoQuestions about famous people from Ilminster
Who is the most famous person from Ilminster?
Paul Adcock (British footballer (born 1972)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 9 languages. Next come John Edward Taylor and Colin Callander.
How many famous people were born in Ilminster?
7 people born in Ilminster have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 8 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Ilminster known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 2 of the 7. That is 29% of the town’s list, against 12% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Ilminster?
Stukeley Westcott, born in 1592. The youngest on the list was born in 1972.
Who counts as from Ilminster?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Ilminster’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 (9)
- John Edward Taylor: University of Manchester Library, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Colin Callander: Elliott & Fry, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Baker: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Margaret Bondfield: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Pritchard: Claire Rowland, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton: . The original uploader was RossLoudon at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Southwood Smith: James Charles Armytage / After Margaret Gillies, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellen Buckingham Mathews: Stanislaw Walery (1863 - 1935), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Trask: Tyree Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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