#1Military
Augustus Pitt Rivers
1827–1900English army officer, ethnologist and archaeologist (1827–1900)
20 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Famous people · Bramham, West Yorkshire
Bramham has one famous person on record
Augustus Pitt Rivers was born in 1827. That places their birth in the Georgian era. Their name appears in articles in 20 languages. Nearby, Tadcaster, 4 mi away, lists 16, led by Kevin Barron.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Augustus Pitt Rivers
in 20 Wikipedia languages
First
1827
Augustus Pitt Rivers
Most common field
Military
1 people
The best known
Born in Bramham
#1Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
7 towns around it have someone on record.
Questions about famous people from Bramham
Who is the most famous person from Bramham?
Augustus Pitt Rivers (English army officer, ethnologist and archaeologist (1827–1900)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 20 languages.
How many famous people were born in Bramham?
1 people born in Bramham have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Bramham known for?
Among its famous people, soldiers and sailors: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 4% across UK towns.
Who counts as from Bramham?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Bramham’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)
- Augustus Pitt Rivers: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Barron: Chris McAndrew, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Jackson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin Markham: Leslie Ward, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Vassall: Reginald Grenville Eves, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.