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Sports
George Wyndham
1801–1870English-Australian farmer, wine-grower and pastoralist (1801-1870)
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Famous people · Dinton, Wiltshire
Dinton’s famous people span 211 years: 2 births from 1590 to 1801
With articles in 4 languages, George Wyndham is the most widely known. Roger Ludlow is the only other name on the list. Go 8 mi to Salisbury and the list grows to 167, with Joseph Fiennes at the top. The list’s best known name, George Wyndham, dates from 1801.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
George Wyndham
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1590
Roger Ludlow
Youngest
1801
George Wyndham
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Dinton
#2Politics & Law
Roger Ludlow
1590–1664English lawyer, founder and deputy governor of Connecticut Colony
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Known for
What Dinton is known for
The field with the most names is Sports: 1.
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
The most names next door are in Salisbury: 167.
Salisbury · 8 miJoseph Fiennes & 166 more
Shaftesbury · 10 miRobert Newton & 12 more
Wilton · 5 miPhilip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke & 9 moreESAmesbury · 11 miEla of Salisbury, 3rd Countess of Salisbury & 5 more
Tisbury · 5 miEtheldred Benett & 2 moreGMDownton · 12 miGeorge Mannings & 2 moreTBDurrington · 12 miTrevor Bannister & 2 moreSJWhaddon · 11 miSydney JacobsQuestions about famous people from Dinton
Who is the most famous person from Dinton?
George Wyndham (English-Australian farmer, wine-grower and pastoralist (1801-1870)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 4 languages. Next come Roger Ludlow.
How many famous people were born in Dinton?
2 people born in Dinton have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Dinton known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Dinton?
Roger Ludlow, born in 1590. The youngest on the list was born in 1801.
Who counts as from Dinton?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Dinton’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)
- Roger Ludlow: Sculpture: C. Carolus Photograph: Gregbard, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Fiennes: Sila from Spain, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Newton: Trailer screenshot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke: Anthony van Dyck, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Etheldred Benett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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