#1Famous people · Snitterfield, Warwickshire
2 famous people were born in Snitterfield from 1682 to 1869
At the top of the list is the English painter John Wootton, covered in 11 languages. The other is Peter Strickland, the British Army general. For more famous names, Warwick is 6 mi away: its list has 54, led by John Richard Hicks. John Wootton, the best known, was born in 1682.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
John Wootton
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1682
John Wootton
Youngest
1869
Peter Strickland
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 people
The best known
Born in Snitterfield
#1#2Known for
What Snitterfield is known for
Writers and artists are the most numerous, 1 of them.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Warwick leads the towns around it, with 54 names.
Questions about famous people from Snitterfield
Who is the most famous person from Snitterfield?
John Wootton (English painter (c.1686–1764)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 11 languages. Next come Peter Strickland.
How many famous people were born in Snitterfield?
2 people born in Snitterfield have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Snitterfield known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 12% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Snitterfield?
John Wootton, born in 1682. The youngest on the list was born in 1869.
Who counts as from Snitterfield?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Snitterfield’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 (7)
- John Wootton: Gawen Hamilton (died 1737), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Strickland: Bassano Ltd, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Richard Hicks: Unknown (Associated Press), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Shakespeare: Attributed to John Taylor, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mat Jackson: Robk23oxf, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- Alice Buxton Winnicott: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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