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Famous people · Stogursey, Somerset

Neville Howse, born in 1863, is Stogursey’s famous person on record

In 1863, the Australian soldier and politician Neville Howse was born. That places their birth in the Victorian era. 5 languages have an article about them. Robert Blake heads the list in Bridgwater, 7 mi away, which has 38 names.

#1 best knownNeville HowseMilitary · 1863–1930
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Neville Howse
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Born in Stogursey

Neville Howse#1
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Neville Howse

1863–1930

Australian soldier and politician (1863-1930)

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Famous people from the towns next door

Close by, the fullest list is Bridgwater’s, at 38 names.

Questions about famous people from Stogursey

Who is the most famous person from Stogursey?

Neville Howse (Australian soldier and politician (1863-1930)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 5 languages.

How many famous people were born in Stogursey?

1 people born in Stogursey have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.

What is Stogursey 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 Stogursey?

People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Stogursey’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 (4)
  • Neville Howse: Fairfax archive of glass plate negatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Robert Blake: Henry Perronet Briggs, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Elizabeth Hartley: Samuel William Reynolds (1773-1835) after Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Frank Foley: UK government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

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