#1Famous people · Colerne, Wiltshire
Colerne, birthplace of the English scholar William Grocyn
In 1446, the English scholar William Grocyn was born. Their birth falls before the Georgians. Articles about them exist in 10 languages. A short trip away, Bath (7 mi) counts 343 famous people, Tyrone Mings among them.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
William Grocyn
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1446
William Grocyn
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 people
The best known
Born in Colerne
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Bath has the most on record: 343.
Questions about famous people from Colerne
Who is the most famous person from Colerne?
William Grocyn (English scholar) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 10 languages.
How many famous people were born in Colerne?
1 people born in Colerne have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Colerne known for?
Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 7% across UK towns.
Who counts as from Colerne?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Colerne’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 Grocyn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tyrone Mings: DavidPMaynard, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeremy Corbyn: Jessica Taylor, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Felix Aylmer: Allan warren, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack MacBryan: unknown employee of "Sports and General" photography agency, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Montague Harper: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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