#1Famous people · Ettington, Warwickshire
William Croft is the only name on the Ettington list
William Croft, the English composer and organist, was born in 1678. Their birth falls before the Georgians. Readers can find them written up in 16 languages. Nearby, Stratford-upon-Avon, 6 mi away, lists 50, led by William Shakespeare.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
William Croft
in 16 Wikipedia languages
First
1678
William Croft
Most common field
Music
1 people
The best known
Born in Ettington
#1Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Stratford-upon-Avon has the longest list next door: 50.
Stratford-upon-Avon · 6 miWilliam Shakespeare & 49 moreFHShipston-on-Stour · 5 miFrancis J. Haverfield & 5 more
Mickleton · 7 miRichard Graves & 3 moreEMWellesbourne · 4 miEustace Mordaunt & 2 more
Barford · 7 miJoseph Arch & 2 more
Snitterfield · 8 miJohn Wootton & 1 more
Lower Quinton · 6 miRichard WhatcoatEWBishop's Tachbrook · 8 miEdmund WallerQuestions about famous people from Ettington
Who is the most famous person from Ettington?
William Croft (English composer and organist) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 16 languages.
How many famous people were born in Ettington?
1 people born in Ettington have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 2 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Ettington known for?
Among its famous people, musicians: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 5% across UK towns.
Who counts as from Ettington?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Ettington’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)
- William Croft: Unidentified painter, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Shakespeare: Attributed to John Taylor, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Graves: James Northcote, 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
- John Wootton: Gawen Hamilton (died 1737), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Whatcoat: Dsdugan, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
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