#1Writing & Arts
Sir Arthur Pearson, 1st Baronet
1866–1921British journalist, publisher (1866–1921)
11 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Famous people · Wookey, Somerset
Wookey counts 4 famous people, first among them Sir Arthur Pearson, 1st Baronet
Sir Arthur Pearson, 1st Baronet is the best known, with articles in 11 languages. Second place goes to the British trade union leader A. J. Cook, third to Martin Short. From Catherine Bathurst in 1825 to Martin Short in 1943, the births cover 118 years. The longest list of any town in Somerset belongs to Bath, with 343.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Sir Arthur Pearson, 1st Baronet
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1825
Catherine Bathurst
Youngest
1943
Martin Short
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 people
The best known
Born in Wookey
Sir Arthur Pearson, 1st Baronet, A. J. Cook and Martin Short are written about in 11, 4 and 3 languages.
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#2Politics & Law
A. J. Cook
1883–1931British trade union leader (1883-1931)
4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
MS#3
Film, TV & Stage
Martin Short
1943–2020UK documentary producer, author (1943–2020)
3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Wookey’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1860s, with 1 people born in that decade.
Writing & ArtsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Wookey is known for
Writing & Arts leads the fields, with 1 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Wookey
1 more, best known first.
Catherine Bathurst
1825–1907[name in religion Mary Catherine Philip] (1825–1907), Roman Catholic nun
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town within 12 miles of Wookey, with how many people each has.
Wells · 2 miMary Rand & 34 moreCKGlastonbury · 4 miCameron Kurle & 20 moreEAShepton Mallet · 7 miEdmund Adams & 10 more
Axbridge · 8 miMark Pizey & 7 moreVSStreet · 6 miVictor Samuel Summerhayes & 6 moreDBWedmore · 5 miDickie Burrough & 1 moreCGDraycott · 4 miCharles Goodall
Pilton · 6 miMichael EavisQuestions about famous people from Wookey
Who is the most famous person from Wookey?
Sir Arthur Pearson, 1st Baronet (British journalist, publisher (1866–1921)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 11 languages. Next come A. J. Cook and Martin Short.
How many famous people were born in Wookey?
4 people born in Wookey have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Wookey known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 4. That is 25% of the town’s list, against 12% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Wookey?
Catherine Bathurst, born in 1825. The youngest on the list was born in 1943.
Who counts as from Wookey?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Wookey’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)
- Sir Arthur Pearson, 1st Baronet: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- A. J. Cook: Reagancook, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Rand: Eric Koch for Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Pizey: John Alfred Hampton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Eavis: User:Justinc, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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