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Edmund Waller
1838–1871English cricketer and British Army lieutenant (1838-1871)
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Photo: David Stowell · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Bishop's Tachbrook, Warwickshire
A single famous person was born in Bishop's Tachbrook: Edmund Waller
Edmund Waller, the English cricketer and British Army lieutenant, was born in 1838. Their birth falls in the Victorian era. Articles about them exist in 2 languages. Just 3 mi away, Royal Leamington Spa’s list holds 131 names, Aleister Crowley the best known.
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Edmund Waller
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1838
Edmund Waller
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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Royal Leamington Spa’s, with 131.
Questions about famous people from Bishop's Tachbrook
Who is the most famous person from Bishop's Tachbrook?
Edmund Waller (English cricketer and British Army lieutenant (1838-1871)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 2 languages.
How many famous people were born in Bishop's Tachbrook?
1 people born in Bishop's Tachbrook have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Bishop's Tachbrook known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who counts as from Bishop's Tachbrook?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Bishop's Tachbrook’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?
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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 (3)
- Aleister Crowley: Aleister Crowley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Richard Hicks: Unknown (Associated Press), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Arch: Canadian Illustrated News, vol.VIII, no. 16, 248. Reproduced from Library and Archives Canada's website Images in the News: Canadian Illustrated News., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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