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George Lavington
1684–1762British bishop, author of the Enthusiasm of Methodists and Papists compared (1684-1762)
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Famous people · Mildenhall, Wiltshire
George Lavington, born in 1684, is Mildenhall’s famous person on record
George Lavington was born in 1684. That places their birth before the Georgians. Their name appears in articles in 2 languages. Within 11 mi, Swindon lists the most: 182, with Billie Piper first.
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Famous people from the towns next door
8 towns around it have someone on record.
Swindon · 11 miBillie Piper & 181 moreDHMarlborough · 1 miDouglas Hurd & 35 more
Hungerford · 8 miCharlie Austin & 9 more
Wroughton · 8 miGeoffrey Cox & 8 moreJFPewsey · 7 miJim Fox & 3 moreTLLambourn · 9 miTed Lowe & 2 more
Ramsbury · 4 miEdward Meyrick & 1 more
Great Bedwyn · 5 miThomas Willis & 1 moreQuestions about famous people from Mildenhall
Who is the most famous person from Mildenhall?
George Lavington (British bishop, author of the Enthusiasm of Methodists and Papists compared (1684-1762)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 2 languages.
How many famous people were born in Mildenhall?
1 people born in Mildenhall have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Mildenhall known for?
Among its famous people, ministers and preachers: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 2% across UK towns.
Who counts as from Mildenhall?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Mildenhall’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)
- George Lavington: Thomas Gainsborough, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Billie Piper: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Austin: Brian Minkoff-London Pixels, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Geoffrey Cox: Chris McAndrew, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Meyrick: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Willis: Engraved by George Vertue (1684 – 1756) [2], Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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