#1Famous people · Long Melford, Suffolk
Leaders stand out among the 9 famous people born in Long Melford
Wickham Steed, the British journalist, is the most widely known, written about in 7 languages. Close behind are William Cobbold and Andrew Phillips, Baron Phillips of Sudbury. The largest group, 4, was born in the Victorian era. 3 of them were born before the Georgians, the first Sir Roger Martin, 1st Baronet in 1639.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Wickham Steed
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1639
Sir Roger Martin, 1st Baronet
Youngest
1941
Richard Campion
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
What stands out about Long Melford’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Long Melford is known for
Leaders stand out most, at 5.1 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Long Melford
First, Wickham Steed (7 languages), then William Cobbold (7) and Andrew Phillips, Baron Phillips of Sudbury (4).
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#3Politics & Law
Andrew Phillips, Baron Phillips of Sudbury
1939–2023British solicitor and politician (1939–2023)
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Through the years
When Long Melford’s famous people were born
The 1880s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.
Politics & LawSportsWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Long Melford
Of the other 6, 3 are leaders.
Richard Campion
born 1941British swimmer, Olympic athlete, Australian sports administrator
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
6 towns around it have someone on record.
Questions about famous people from Long Melford
Who is the most famous person from Long Melford?
Wickham Steed (British journalist (1871-1956)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 7 languages. Next come William Cobbold and Andrew Phillips, Baron Phillips of Sudbury.
How many famous people were born in Long Melford?
9 people born in Long Melford have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Long Melford known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 4 of the 9. That is 44% of the town’s list, against 9% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Long Melford?
Sir Roger Martin, 1st Baronet, born in 1639. The youngest on the list was born in 1941.
Who counts as from Long Melford?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Long Melford’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 (6)
- Wickham Steed: Charles Haslewood Shannon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Cobbold: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Phillips, Baron Phillips of Sudbury: Keith Edkins, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sir Roger Martin, 2nd Baronet: Mary Beale, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Gainsborough: Thomas Gainsborough, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Isaac Taylor: Chalk drawing by Josiah Gilbert, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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