#1Film, TV & Stage
Ralph Fiennes
born 1962English actor, director and producer (born 1962)
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Famous people · Ipswich, Suffolk
Ralph Fiennes leads the 250 famous people born in Ipswich
Articles about Ralph Fiennes exist in 81 languages. With 7 ministers and preachers, the list holds 1.6 times the share found across UK towns. Ipswich’s list is the longest of any town in Suffolk. 107 of them were born in the 20th century, more than in any other period.
Born here
250
notable people
Best known
Ralph Fiennes
in 81 Wikipedia languages
First
1473
Thomas Wolsey
Youngest
2001
Josh Rymell
Most common field
Sports
119 people
What stands out about Ipswich’s famous people
Known worldwideRalph Fiennes has an article in 81 languages, more than anyone else from here.Still making names140 were born since 1950, the youngest in 2001.A town of ministers and preachers7 of the 250 people born here are ministers and preachers, 1.6× the usual share.250 notable peopleMore than most towns: 250 notable people were born in Ipswich.
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Ipswich
Counted by languages, Ralph Fiennes is ahead of Thomas Wolsey and Sam Claflin: 81, 54 and 44.
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Thomas Wolsey
1473–1530English political figure, archbishop of York and cardinal-priest of Santa Cecilia (1473-1530)
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Through the years
When Ipswich’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1960s than in any other ten years, 30 in all.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Ipswich is known for
Ipswich has 1.6× the usual share of ministers and preachers.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Ipswich
247 more; the 197 best known are listed here.
Sarah Trimmer
1741–1810Author, editor; (1741-1810); married, in 1762, James Trimmer, of Brentford
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Thomas Spencer Cobbold
1828–1886British physician and helminthologist (1828–1886)
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Brian Cant
1933–2017English actor, television presenter and writer (1933-2017)
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Adair Turner, Baron Turner of Ecchinswell
born 1955British businessman (born 1955)
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Gordon Sprigg
1830–1913British administrator, politician and prime minister of Cape Colony (1830–1913)
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Peter Wall
born 1955British Army general and businessperson; director at General Dynamics
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Josiah Wood Whymper
1813–1903British wood-engraver, book illustrator and watercolorist (1813-1903)
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Katherine Prescott Wormeley
1830–1908American nurse and translator (1830–1908)
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Edith Maud Cook
1878–1910British parachutist, balloonist, and aviator (1878-1910); first British female aircraft pilot
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Alfred Kirby Huntington
1852–1920British professor of metallurgy, author and aviation pioneer
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Arthur Frederick Saunders
1879–1947English sailor and soldier (1878–1947); recipient of the Victoria Cross
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Blanche Georgiana Vulliamy
1869–1923English ceramic artist, painter, and writer
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Peter Arnott
1931–1990British author, puppeteer and professor of drama (1931–1990)
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Woodbridge has the most on record, with 21.
Questions about famous people from Ipswich
Who is the most famous person from Ipswich?
Ralph Fiennes (English actor, director and producer (born 1962)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 81 languages. Next come Thomas Wolsey and Sam Claflin.
How many famous people were born in Ipswich?
250 people born in Ipswich have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 302 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Ipswich known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 119 of the 250. That is 48% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Ipswich?
Thomas Wolsey, born in 1473. The youngest on the list was born in 2001.
Who counts as from Ipswich?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Ipswich’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 (85)
- Ralph Fiennes: Dick Thomas Johnson from Tokyo, Japan, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Wolsey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kieron Dyer: Egghead06, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Wright: Just-an-Ipswich-fan at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Titus Bramble: Rach from Tadcaster, York, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Morrell: Rogan200, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clara Reeve: Unidentified engraver, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Trimmer: Henry Howard, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- V. S. Pritchett: Тимур Усман, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Craig Fallon: M. Lee , anataman on flickr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Gauke: Chris McAndrew, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Allen Miller: Lovell Reeve, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred Baring Garrod: Elliott & Fry, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andre Dozzell: Ncadc2004, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Talbot: Rob Croes for Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Clarke: Craig Finbow / Blue Monday Podcast, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Reece Topley: Kyle Andrews, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robin Ellis: Intuitive1 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Spencer Cobbold: Ernest Edwards, 1837-1903., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Leslie: Unknown artist, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jamie Moses: Mark Kent, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jon Sammels: Ron Kroon for Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Stoddart: William Brockedon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Byles Cowell: Charles Edmund Brock, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Liam Trotter: Jon Candy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Luke Woolfenden: Xaneph, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Macauley Bonne: Timmy96, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Adam Rutherford: Gaius Cornelius, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Cant: Steve Berry, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Brown: Supporterhéninois, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Luke Hyam: https://www.flickr.com/photos/joncandy/, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Aldous: Richard Townshend, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sophie Fiennes: Lizziemiller, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Suzanne Moore: Novara Media, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Adair Turner, Baron Turner of Ecchinswell: Roger Harris, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amy Cokayne: Original: Stefano Delfrate; Derivative work: Blackcat, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gordon Sprigg: Elliott & Fry, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joan Ridley: Unknown (Bassano Ltd), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Baxter: Original uploaded by Becks1978 (Transfered by Maurilbert), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adrian Pennock: Pangalau, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alan Davey: Kevin Smith, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cyril Argentine Alington: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Maitland: unklar, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josiah Wood Whymper: John & Charles Watkins, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lewis Ludlam: Stefano Delfrate, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mervyn King: Darts Actueel on YouTube, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Meikle: Sven Mandel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Terry Westley: en:user:TuborgLight, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arran Lee-Barrett: Jonesy702, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bartees Strange: David Lee, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Percy Adams: Unknown authorUnknown author from studio of Elliott & Fry, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Katherine Prescott Wormeley: James Wallace Black (1825-1896), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucy Turmel: Dacoucou, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Cobbold: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Nicholls: michał głuszak, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tracey MacLeod: British Library, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Benn Northover: Andrew H. Walker, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Danny Potter: CU4ever, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edith Maud Cook: David Hallam-Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Louis: Lawson Speedway, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Keith Deller: Professional Darts Corporation, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Martin Gordon: Hans Bismark, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Melanie Johnson: Rathfelder, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Tuddenham: Auz from London, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rachel Fuller: Koos Fernhout, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred Paxton Backhouse: John Hubert Newman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Claude Batley: Sarbjit Bahga, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Darryl Knights: Skippo10, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Jessup: Lawson Speedway, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dion-Curtis Henry: Hrse12, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Freddie Heldreich: Cavalryman, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred Meadows: British Gynaecological Society, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Frederick Saunders: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin Lany: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin Page: Thomas Luny, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bernard Keble Sandwell: BiblioArchives / LibraryArchives, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Louis: Tomasz Rosochacki, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Smith: DougFev, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin Mitchell Smith: State Government Photographer, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- G. E. Farrow: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Hadley D'Oyly: unknown in Company Style, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leigh Lanham: Michig, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Morley: Alfred Hugh Fisher (1867-1945), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sir Harry Verney, 2nd Baronet: Leslie Ward, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin Alderson: Bain News Service (publisher), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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