#1Writing & Arts
John Locke
1632–1704English philosopher and physician (1632-1704)
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Famous people · Wrington, Somerset
John Locke leads the 6 famous people born in Wrington
The English philosopher and physician John Locke is written about in 210 languages. Before the Georgians, 3 were born, the most of any period. As early as 1460, Richard Whiting was born here, one of 3 born before the Georgians. Leaders make up the largest group, 2 of them.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
John Locke
in 210 Wikipedia languages
First
1460
Richard Whiting
Youngest
1895
Godfrey Firbank
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
What stands out about Wrington’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Wrington
Counted by languages, John Locke is ahead of Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset and George Howell: 210, 18 and 4.
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#2Politics & Law
Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset
1587–1645British nobleman and politician (1587–1645)
18 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Politics & Law
George Howell
1833–1910British trade unionist and politician
4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Wrington’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1630s than in any other ten years, 1 in all.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Wrington is known for
The field with the most names is Politics & Law: 2.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Wrington
Another 3, the earliest born in 1460.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Axbridge has the longest list next door: 8.
Questions about famous people from Wrington
Who is the most famous person from Wrington?
John Locke (English philosopher and physician (1632-1704)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 210 languages. Next come Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset and George Howell.
How many famous people were born in Wrington?
6 people born in Wrington have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Wrington known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 6. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 9% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Wrington?
Richard Whiting, born in 1460. The youngest on the list was born in 1895.
Who counts as from Wrington?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Wrington’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)
- John Locke: Godfrey Kneller, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset: John Hoskins (died 1670), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Howell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Pizey: John Alfred Hampton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Heappey: Chris McAndrew, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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