MC#1
Writing & Arts
Marmaduke Cradock
1660–1716English painter, c (c.1660-1716)
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Photo: Chris Andrews · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Somerton, Somerset
Somerton’s famous people span 184 years: 2 births from 1660 to 1844
With articles in 4 languages, Marmaduke Cradock is the most widely known. The other is William Newbolt, the English Anglican priest and theologian. Nearby, Yeovil, 9 mi away, lists 68, led by Sarah Parish. The list’s best known name, Marmaduke Cradock, dates from 1660.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Marmaduke Cradock
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1660
Marmaduke Cradock
Youngest
1844
William Newbolt
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 people
The best known
Born in Somerton
WN#2
Known for
What Somerton is known for
1 of them work in Writing & Arts, the biggest field.
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
Around it, Yeovil has the most people on record, 68 of them.
SPYeovil · 9 miSarah Parish & 67 moreCKGlastonbury · 7 miCameron Kurle & 20 more
Langport · 4 miWalter Bagehot & 6 moreVSStreet · 5 miVictor Samuel Summerhayes & 6 moreRBIlchester · 4 miRoger Bacon & 3 more
Martock · 6 miThomas Southwood Smith & 1 more
South Petherton · 8 miJohn Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton & 1 moreRTWalton · 5 miReginald Thynne
Langport · 4 miWalter Bagehot & 6 moreVSStreet · 5 miVictor Samuel Summerhayes & 6 moreRBIlchester · 4 miRoger Bacon & 3 moreMartock · 6 miThomas Southwood Smith & 1 moreSouth Petherton · 8 miJohn Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton & 1 moreRTWalton · 5 miReginald ThynneQuestions about famous people from Somerton
Who is the most famous person from Somerton?
Marmaduke Cradock (English painter, c (c.1660-1716)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 4 languages. Next come William Newbolt.
How many famous people were born in Somerton?
2 people born in Somerton have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 3 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Somerton 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 Somerton?
Marmaduke Cradock, born in 1660. The youngest on the list was born in 1844.
Who counts as from Somerton?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Somerton’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 (3)
- Walter Bagehot: Norman Hirst (1862–1956), after Unknown artist, Public domain, 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
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