#1Famous people · North Perrott, Somerset
One famous person was born in North Perrott
In 1828, the British admiral Anthony Hoskins was born. That places their birth in the Georgian era. Articles about them exist in 3 languages. A short trip away, Yeovil (6 mi) counts 68 famous people, Sarah Parish among them.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Anthony Hoskins
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1828
Anthony Hoskins
Most common field
Military
1 people
The best known
Born in North Perrott
#1Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Yeovil, with 68.
SPYeovil · 6 miSarah Parish & 67 morePAIlminster · 8 miPaul Adcock & 6 more
Chard · 9 miMargaret Bondfield & 6 more
Crewkerne · 2 miMark Pritchard & 5 moreJABeaminster · 5 miJonah Ayunga & 5 moreRBIlchester · 9 miRoger Bacon & 3 more
Misterton · 1 miEllen Buckingham Mathews & 1 more
South Petherton · 5 miJohn Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton & 1 more
Chard · 9 miMargaret Bondfield & 6 moreCrewkerne · 2 miMark Pritchard & 5 moreJABeaminster · 5 miJonah Ayunga & 5 moreRBIlchester · 9 miRoger Bacon & 3 moreMisterton · 1 miEllen Buckingham Mathews & 1 moreSouth Petherton · 5 miJohn Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton & 1 moreQuestions about famous people from North Perrott
Who is the most famous person from North Perrott?
Anthony Hoskins (British admiral (1828-1901)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 3 languages.
How many famous people were born in North Perrott?
1 people born in North Perrott have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is North Perrott known for?
Among its famous people, soldiers and sailors: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 4% across UK towns.
Who counts as from North Perrott?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside North Perrott’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)
- Anthony Hoskins: Leslie Ward, 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
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