#1Science & Medicine
Samuel Vince
1749–1821British mathematician, astronomer and physicist
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Famous people · Fressingfield, Suffolk
Samuel Vince tops a list of 2 famous people born in Fressingfield
Best known of all is Samuel Vince, written about in 18 languages. The only other name is the English cricketer Harold Pretty. The nearest list is in Diss, 9 mi away: 8 names, starting with Declan Rudd. Born in 1749, Samuel Vince is the first name on record, and Harold Pretty, born in 1875, the most recent.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Samuel Vince
in 18 Wikipedia languages
First
1749
Samuel Vince
Youngest
1875
Harold Pretty
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 people
The best known
Born in Fressingfield
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What Fressingfield is known for
Science & Medicine leads the fields, with 1 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Diss’, with 8.
Diss · 9 miDeclan Rudd & 7 moreMNFramlingham · 9 miMargaret, Duchess of Norfolk & 7 more
Eye · 7 miMatthew Upson & 5 moreDDDitchingham · 10 miDave Deacon & 5 more
Bungay · 9 miSusanna Moodie & 4 more
Roydon (South Norfolk) · 10 miBeatrix Havergal & 1 more
Stradbroke · 3 miMary Matilda Betham
Harleston · 4 miHenry WardQuestions about famous people from Fressingfield
Who is the most famous person from Fressingfield?
Samuel Vince (British mathematician, astronomer and physicist) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 18 languages. Next come Harold Pretty.
How many famous people were born in Fressingfield?
2 people born in Fressingfield have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Fressingfield known for?
Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 7% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Fressingfield?
Samuel Vince, born in 1749. The youngest on the list was born in 1875.
Who counts as from Fressingfield?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Fressingfield’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 (7)
- Samuel Vince: T. Wageman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Declan Rudd: Preston_North_End_v_Liverpool_FC_-_July_2013.jpg: Ross Bradley derivative work: Dudek1337, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matthew Upson: Paul Blank, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Susanna Moodie: Hephaestos at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Beatrix Havergal: Cecil Beaton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Matilda Betham: Unknown - subject died 1852, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Ward: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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