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Famous people · Bratton, Wiltshire
2 famous people call Bratton their birthplace
At the top of the list is the British historian Marjorie Reeves, covered in 6 languages. The other is George Whitaker, the provost of the University of Trinity college. For more famous names, Trowbridge is 5 mi away: its list has 39, led by Nathan Dyer. Marjorie Reeves, born in 1905, is the youngest, and George Whitaker, born in 1811, the first on record.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Marjorie Reeves
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1811
George Whitaker
Youngest
1905
Marjorie Reeves
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 people
The best known
Born in Bratton
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George Whitaker
1811–1882Provost of the University of Trinity College
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Known for
What Bratton is known for
The largest field is Writing & Arts, with 1 people.
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
Of the towns nearby, 4 have famous names listed.
Questions about famous people from Bratton
Who is the most famous person from Bratton?
Marjorie Reeves (British historian (1905-2003)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 6 languages. Next come George Whitaker.
How many famous people were born in Bratton?
2 people born in Bratton have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Bratton 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 Bratton?
George Whitaker, born in 1811. The youngest on the list was born in 1905.
Who counts as from Bratton?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Bratton’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)
- George Whitaker: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathan Dyer: Ronnie Macdonald, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andy Sheppard: Hreinn Gudlaugsson, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bryan Edwards: Lemuel Francis Abbott, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Talman: Giuseppe Grisoni, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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