#1Science & Medicine
Nicholas Saunderson
1682–1739English mathematician (1682–1739)
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Famous people · Thurlstone, South Yorkshire
The English mathematician Nicholas Saunderson is the one famous person from Thurlstone
The English mathematician Nicholas Saunderson was born in 1682. Their birth falls before the Georgians. 16 languages have an article about them. Within 1 mi, Penistone lists the most: 8, with Kate Rusby first.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Penistone’s, with 8.
Penistone · 1 miKate Rusby & 7 more
Stocksbridge · 4 miChris Wilder & 6 more
Skelmanthorpe · 4 miJodie Whittaker & 3 more
Denby Dale · 3 miPaul Copley & 2 moreJBClayton West and Scissett · 5 miJohn Battye & 1 morePMSilkstone Common · 4 miPeter Milner
Thurgoland · 4 miEugene EsmondeTDShepley · 5 miTom DentonQuestions about famous people from Thurlstone
Who is the most famous person from Thurlstone?
Nicholas Saunderson (English mathematician (1682–1739)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 16 languages.
How many famous people were born in Thurlstone?
1 people born in Thurlstone have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Thurlstone known for?
Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 7% across UK towns.
Who counts as from Thurlstone?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Thurlstone’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?
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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 (6)
- Nicholas Saunderson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kate Rusby: Bryan Ledgard, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Wilder: http://www.oufc.co.uk/, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jodie Whittaker: Ann Wallsmith for Galaxy Con, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Copley: Mahmoud Osman, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eugene Esmonde: Beadell, S J (Lt), Royal Navy official photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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