#1Writing & Arts
Ellen Buckingham Mathews
1849–1920English novelist, editor (1849–1920)
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Famous people · Misterton, Somerset
Misterton’s famous people span 147 years: 2 births from 1849 to 1996
Ellen Buckingham Mathews leads the list, covered in 7 languages. The other is Tom Baylis, the cyclist. A short trip away, Yeovil (8 mi) counts 68 famous people, Sarah Parish among them. The list’s best known name, Ellen Buckingham Mathews, dates from 1849.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Ellen Buckingham Mathews
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1849
Ellen Buckingham Mathews
Youngest
1996
Tom Baylis
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 people
The best known
Born in Misterton
#1#2Known for
What Misterton is known for
The largest field is Writing & Arts, with 1 people.
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
Yeovil has the longest list next door: 68.
SPYeovil · 8 miSarah Parish & 67 morePAIlminster · 7 miPaul Adcock & 6 more
Chard · 8 miMargaret Bondfield & 6 more
Crewkerne · 1 miMark Pritchard & 5 moreJABeaminster · 5 miJonah Ayunga & 5 more
South Petherton · 6 miJohn Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton & 1 more
Martock · 7 miThomas Southwood Smith & 1 more
Merriott · 3 miFrancis Trask
Chard · 8 miMargaret Bondfield & 6 moreCrewkerne · 1 miMark Pritchard & 5 moreJABeaminster · 5 miJonah Ayunga & 5 moreSouth Petherton · 6 miJohn Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton & 1 moreMartock · 7 miThomas Southwood Smith & 1 moreMerriott · 3 miFrancis TraskQuestions about famous people from Misterton
Who is the most famous person from Misterton?
Ellen Buckingham Mathews (English novelist, editor (1849–1920)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 7 languages. Next come Tom Baylis.
How many famous people were born in Misterton?
2 people born in Misterton have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Misterton known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 12% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Misterton?
Ellen Buckingham Mathews, born in 1849. The youngest on the list was born in 1996.
Who counts as from Misterton?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Misterton’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 (7)
- Ellen Buckingham Mathews: Stanislaw Walery (1863 - 1935), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Baylis: Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- Francis Trask: Tyree Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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