#1Science & Medicine
Frank Morley
1860–1937British mathematician (1860–1937)
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Famous people · Woodbridge, Suffolk
Of the 21 famous people born in Woodbridge, an unusual share are scientists and doctors
Frank Morley, the British mathematician, is the most widely known, written about in 19 languages. 8 of them were born in the 20th century, more than in any other period. From John Brinkley to Marshall Sykes, the births on the list run from 1763 to 1999. Per head, the list is long: 20.7 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Suffolk has 3.3.
Born here
21
notable people
Best known
Frank Morley
in 19 Wikipedia languages
First
1763
John Brinkley
Youngest
1999
Marshall Sykes
Most common field
Writing & Arts
6 people
What stands out about Woodbridge’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Woodbridge is known for
Scientists and doctors stand out most, at 2.6 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 Woodbridge
Two of the three are scientists and doctors.
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Science & Medicine
Herbert Kenneth Airy Shaw
1902–1985British biologist (1902-1985)
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#3Music
Charlie Simpson
born 1985British musician, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
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Through the years
When Woodbridge’s famous people were born
The 1900s top the chart, with 3 births in the decade.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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Everyone else born in Woodbridge
Of the other 18, 6 are writers and artists.
John Brinkley
1763–1835Bishop of Cloyne; Royal Astronomer of Ireland; Irish Anglican bishop and astronomer
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Roger Eno
born 1959British recording artist, musician, ambient music composer
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Margaret Olive Milne-Redhead
1904–1997British botanical illustrator (1904 - 1997)
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Ipswich has the most on record, with 250.
Questions about famous people from Woodbridge
Who is the most famous person from Woodbridge?
Frank Morley (British mathematician (1860–1937)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 19 languages. Next come Herbert Kenneth Airy Shaw and Charlie Simpson.
How many famous people were born in Woodbridge?
21 people born in Woodbridge have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 28 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Woodbridge known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 6 of the 21. That is 29% of the town’s list, against 12% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Woodbridge?
John Brinkley, born in 1763. The youngest on the list was born in 1999.
Who counts as from Woodbridge?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Woodbridge’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 (9)
- Frank Morley: Alfred Hugh Fisher (1867-1945), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Simpson: Rachel Jones, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Brinkley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Moore of Ipswich: AnonymousUnknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Julia Jones: Photograph by Francis Wheen, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marshall Sykes: Stefano Delfrate, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Bridges: Devilone, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Fiennes: Dick Thomas Johnson from Tokyo, Japan, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Eno: How We Get To Next, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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