#1Politics & Law
Sir Harry Verney, 2nd Baronet
1801–1894British politician (1801–1894)
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Famous people · Claydon, Suffolk
Claydon, birthplace of the British politician Sir Harry Verney, 2nd Baronet
The British politician Sir Harry Verney, 2nd Baronet was born in 1801. That places their birth in the Georgian era. Their story is told in 5 languages. Within 4 mi, Ipswich lists the most: 250, with Ralph Fiennes first.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Ipswich, at 250.
Questions about famous people from Claydon
Who is the most famous person from Claydon?
Sir Harry Verney, 2nd Baronet (British politician (1801–1894)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 5 languages.
How many famous people were born in Claydon?
1 people born in Claydon have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Claydon known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 9% across UK towns.
Who counts as from Claydon?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Claydon’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 (3)
- Sir Harry Verney, 2nd Baronet: Leslie Ward, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Fiennes: Dick Thomas Johnson from Tokyo, Japan, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- June Brown: Joe Freeman, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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