#1Famous people · Lower Quinton, Warwickshire
Lower Quinton, birthplace of the American Methodist bishop Richard Whatcoat
In 1736, the American Methodist bishop Richard Whatcoat was born. That places their birth in the Georgian era. Their name appears in an article in one language. William Shakespeare tops the 50 names on record in Stratford-upon-Avon, 5 mi away.
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notable people
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Richard Whatcoat
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1736
Richard Whatcoat
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1 people
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Born in Lower Quinton
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Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Stratford-upon-Avon, with 50.
Questions about famous people from Lower Quinton
Who is the most famous person from Lower Quinton?
Richard Whatcoat (American Methodist bishop) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 1 languages.
How many famous people were born in Lower Quinton?
1 people born in Lower Quinton have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Lower Quinton known for?
Among its famous people, ministers and preachers: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 2% across UK towns.
Who counts as from Lower Quinton?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Lower Quinton’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 (5)
- Richard Whatcoat: Dsdugan, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Shakespeare: Attributed to John Taylor, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Graves: James Northcote, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matthew Gotrel: Gregor Rom, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Croft: Unidentified painter, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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