#1Famous people · Long Sutton, Somerset
A single famous person was born in Long Sutton: George Palmer
In 1818, the English businessman George Palmer was born. That places their birth in the Georgian era. Their story is told in 3 languages. Just 8 mi away, Yeovil’s list holds 68 names, Sarah Parish the best known.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
George Palmer
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1818
George Palmer
Most common field
Business
1 people
The best known
Born in Long Sutton
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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Yeovil’s, with 68.
SPYeovil · 8 miSarah Parish & 67 more
Langport · 3 miWalter Bagehot & 6 moreVSStreet · 7 miVictor Samuel Summerhayes & 6 moreRBIlchester · 4 miRoger Bacon & 3 moreMCSomerton · 2 miMarmaduke Cradock & 1 more
Martock · 4 miThomas Southwood Smith & 1 more
South Petherton · 6 miJohn Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton & 1 moreDFCurry Rivel · 5 miDavid Howard Maude-Roxby-Montalto di Fragnito
Langport · 3 miWalter Bagehot & 6 moreVSStreet · 7 miVictor Samuel Summerhayes & 6 moreRBIlchester · 4 miRoger Bacon & 3 moreMCSomerton · 2 miMarmaduke Cradock & 1 moreMartock · 4 miThomas Southwood Smith & 1 moreSouth Petherton · 6 miJohn Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton & 1 moreDFCurry Rivel · 5 miDavid Howard Maude-Roxby-Montalto di FragnitoQuestions about famous people from Long Sutton
Who is the most famous person from Long Sutton?
George Palmer (English businessman (1818–1897)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 3 languages.
How many famous people were born in Long Sutton?
1 people born in Long Sutton 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 Long Sutton 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 Long Sutton?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Long Sutton’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)
- George Palmer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Bagehot: Norman Hirst (1862–1956), after Unknown artist, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Southwood Smith: James Charles Armytage / After Margaret Gillies, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton: . The original uploader was RossLoudon at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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