MP#1
Film, TV & Stage
Molly Peters
1942–2017British actress and model (1942-2017)
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Famous people · Walsham le Willows, Suffolk
Walsham le Willows counts 2 famous people, first among them Molly Peters
At the top of the list is the British actress and model Molly Peters, covered in 18 languages. The other is Thomas Edward Wilkinson. Born in 1837, Thomas Edward Wilkinson is the first name on record, and Molly Peters, born in 1942, the most recent. Within 7 mi, Mendlesham lists the most: 3, with Robert Brooke-Popham first.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Molly Peters
in 18 Wikipedia languages
First
1837
Thomas Edward Wilkinson
Youngest
1942
Molly Peters
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
1 people
The best known
Born in Walsham le Willows
#2Faith
Thomas Edward Wilkinson
1837–1914Anglican Bishop of Zululand, legionnaire and travel writer (1837–1914)
2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Known for
What Walsham le Willows is known for
Performers are the most numerous, 1 of them.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Mendlesham’s, with 3.
Questions about famous people from Walsham le Willows
Who is the most famous person from Walsham le Willows?
Molly Peters (British actress and model (1942-2017)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 18 languages. Next come Thomas Edward Wilkinson.
How many famous people were born in Walsham le Willows?
2 people born in Walsham le Willows have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Walsham le Willows known for?
Among its famous people, performers: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 9% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Walsham le Willows?
Thomas Edward Wilkinson, born in 1837. The youngest on the list was born in 1942.
Who counts as from Walsham le Willows?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Walsham le Willows’ 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 (4)
- Thomas Edward Wilkinson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Brooke-Popham: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Guy Simonds: Canadian government employee, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kerry Ellis: Steve Lawton Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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