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Writing & Arts
Antoine Seilern
1901–1978British art historian, collector and museum benefactor (1901-1978)
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Photo: Des Blenkinsopp · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Farnham, Surrey
A single famous person was born in Farnham: Antoine Seilern
Antoine Seilern was born in 1901. Their birth falls in the 20th century. Articles about them exist in 5 languages. Go 3 mi to Aldershot and the list grows to 122, with Martin Freeman at the top.
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Antoine Seilern
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1901
Antoine Seilern
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 people
The best known
Born in Farnham
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 8 have famous names listed.
Aldershot · 3 miMartin Freeman & 121 moreRCFleet · 5 miRaquel Cassidy & 12 more
Hindhead · 6 miColin Firth & 8 more
Crondall · 3 miHarold Maxwell-Lefroy & 2 moreJHAsh and Ash Vale · 5 miJohn Hamblin & 2 more
Headley Down and Headley · 6 miJessica Hawkins & 2 more
Bentley · 4 miHew Pike & 1 more
Wrecclesham · 1 miBilly BeldhamQuestions about famous people from Farnham
Who is the most famous person from Farnham?
Antoine Seilern (British art historian, collector and museum benefactor (1901-1978)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 5 languages.
How many famous people were born in Farnham?
1 people born in Farnham have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Farnham known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 12% across UK towns.
Who counts as from Farnham?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Farnham’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)
- Martin Freeman: Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Colin Firth: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harold Maxwell-Lefroy: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jessica Hawkins: Mitchea99, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hew Pike: Jack1956, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Beldham: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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