#1Famous people · Nailsea, Somerset
From 1853 to 1995, Nailsea was the birthplace of 4 famous people
At the top of the list is the British politician James Heappey, covered in 13 languages. Close behind are Rebecca Holloway and Stephen Newton. James Heappey was born in 1981. Athletes make up the largest group, 3 of them.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
James Heappey
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1853
Stephen Newton
Youngest
1995
Rebecca Holloway
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known
Born in Nailsea
Two of the three are athletes.
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Sports
Stephen Newton
1853–1916Amateur cricketer and schoolmaster (1853-1916)
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Through the years
When Nailsea’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1980s, at 1.
SportsPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Nailsea is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 1.5 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Nailsea
1 more, best known first.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Bristol, with 1,371.
Questions about famous people from Nailsea
Who is the most famous person from Nailsea?
James Heappey (British politician (born 1981)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 13 languages. Next come Rebecca Holloway and Stephen Newton.
How many famous people were born in Nailsea?
4 people born in Nailsea have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Nailsea known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 3 of the 4. That is 75% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Nailsea?
Stephen Newton, born in 1853. The youngest on the list was born in 1995.
Who counts as from Nailsea?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Nailsea’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 (5)
- James Heappey: Chris McAndrew, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rebecca Holloway: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Dirac: Nobel Foundation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jan Morris: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Locke: Godfrey Kneller, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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