#1Politics & Law
Samuel Lawrence
1879–1959Canadian politician and trade unionist
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Famous people · Norton sub Hamdon, Somerset
A single famous person was born in Norton sub Hamdon: Samuel Lawrence
In 1879, the Canadian politician and trade unionist Samuel Lawrence was born. Their birth falls in the Victorian era. 2 languages have an article about them. Nearby, Yeovil, 5 mi away, lists 68, led by Sarah Parish.
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Samuel Lawrence
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1879
Samuel Lawrence
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Politics & Law
1 people
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Born in Norton sub Hamdon
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Famous people from the towns next door
Yeovil leads the towns around it, with 68 names.
SPYeovil · 5 miSarah Parish & 67 morePAIlminster · 7 miPaul Adcock & 6 more
Langport · 7 miWalter Bagehot & 6 more
Crewkerne · 4 miMark Pritchard & 5 moreRBIlchester · 6 miRoger Bacon & 3 more
Martock · 2 miThomas Southwood Smith & 1 more
South Petherton · 2 miJohn Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton & 1 more
Misterton · 5 miEllen Buckingham Mathews & 1 more
Langport · 7 miWalter Bagehot & 6 moreCrewkerne · 4 miMark Pritchard & 5 moreRBIlchester · 6 miRoger Bacon & 3 moreMartock · 2 miThomas Southwood Smith & 1 moreSouth Petherton · 2 miJohn Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton & 1 moreMisterton · 5 miEllen Buckingham Mathews & 1 moreQuestions about famous people from Norton sub Hamdon
Who is the most famous person from Norton sub Hamdon?
Samuel Lawrence (Canadian politician and trade unionist) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 2 languages.
How many famous people were born in Norton sub Hamdon?
1 people born in Norton sub Hamdon have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Norton sub Hamdon 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 Norton sub Hamdon?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Norton sub Hamdon’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)
- Samuel Lawrence: Lyonde, L., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Bagehot: Norman Hirst (1862–1956), after Unknown artist, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Pritchard: Claire Rowland, CC BY 2.0, 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
- Ellen Buckingham Mathews: Stanislaw Walery (1863 - 1935), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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