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Frank Hancock
1859–1943English rugby union footballer (1859-1943)
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Famous people · Wiveliscombe, Somerset
8 famous people were born in Wiveliscombe from 1577 to 1923
Most widely known is Frank Hancock, the English rugby union footballer, with articles in 5 languages. In the Victorian era, 4 were born, the most of any period. As early as 1577, Edward Bennett was born here, one of 2 born before the Georgians. Only 14 of the 100 towns in Somerset with anyone on record list more.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Frank Hancock
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1577
Edward Bennett
Youngest
1923
Jack Conibere
Most common field
Sports
3 people
What stands out about Wiveliscombe’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Wiveliscombe’s famous people were born
The 1850s saw the most births of any decade: 1.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Wiveliscombe
Counted by languages, Frank Hancock is ahead of William Hancock and Jack Conibere: 5, 4 and 3.
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Science & Medicine
William Hancock
1873–1910English surgeon, cricketer, tennis player and rugby union footballer (1873-1910)
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Known for
What Wiveliscombe is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 4.3 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Wiveliscombe
Here are 5 more, born from 1577 to 1885.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Taunton counts 146 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
Questions about famous people from Wiveliscombe
Who is the most famous person from Wiveliscombe?
Frank Hancock (English rugby union footballer (1859-1943)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 5 languages. Next come William Hancock and Jack Conibere.
How many famous people were born in Wiveliscombe?
8 people born in Wiveliscombe have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Wiveliscombe known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 3 of the 8. That is 38% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Wiveliscombe?
Edward Bennett, born in 1577. The youngest on the list was born in 1923.
Who counts as from Wiveliscombe?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Wiveliscombe’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)
- Frank Hancock: File:Frank Hancock (Rygbi).jpg: Walter Alfred Pearce derivative work: Pbrks, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jenny Agutter: See Li from London, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Simon Singh: Richardc39, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Young: Henry Perronet Briggs, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Luxton: William Cochrane (1831-1898) and John Castell Hopkins (1864-1923), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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