#1Famous people · Merriott, Somerset
The New Zealand mayor Francis Trask is the one famous person from Merriott
In 1840, the New Zealand mayor Francis Trask was born. Their birth falls in the Victorian era. 2 languages have an article about them. Within 7 mi, Yeovil lists the most: 68, with Sarah Parish first.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Francis Trask
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1840
Francis Trask
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known
Born in Merriott
#1Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Yeovil, with 68.
SPYeovil · 7 miSarah Parish & 67 morePAIlminster · 6 miPaul Adcock & 6 more
Chard · 8 miMargaret Bondfield & 6 more
Crewkerne · 2 miMark Pritchard & 5 moreJABeaminster · 7 miJonah Ayunga & 5 more
Misterton · 3 miEllen Buckingham Mathews & 1 more
South Petherton · 3 miJohn Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton & 1 more
Martock · 5 miThomas Southwood Smith & 1 more
Chard · 8 miMargaret Bondfield & 6 moreCrewkerne · 2 miMark Pritchard & 5 moreJABeaminster · 7 miJonah Ayunga & 5 moreMisterton · 3 miEllen Buckingham Mathews & 1 moreSouth Petherton · 3 miJohn Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton & 1 moreMartock · 5 miThomas Southwood Smith & 1 moreQuestions about famous people from Merriott
Who is the most famous person from Merriott?
Francis Trask (New Zealand mayor) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 2 languages.
How many famous people were born in Merriott?
1 people born in Merriott have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Merriott known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 9% across UK towns.
Who counts as from Merriott?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Merriott’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 (6)
- Francis Trask: Tyree Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Margaret Bondfield: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Pritchard: Claire Rowland, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellen Buckingham Mathews: Stanislaw Walery (1863 - 1935), Public domain, 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
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