#1Science & Medicine
Edward Meyrick
1854–1938English entomologist and schoolmaster (1854-1938)
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Famous people · Ramsbury, Wiltshire
Edward Meyrick tops a list of 2 famous people born in Ramsbury
The best known is the English entomologist and schoolmaster Edward Meyrick, with articles in 16 languages. The only other name is the British tennis player Violet Owen. A short trip away, Marlborough (6 mi) counts 36 famous people, Douglas Hurd among them. Edward Meyrick, born in 1854, is the earliest name and Violet Owen, born in 1902, the latest.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Edward Meyrick
in 16 Wikipedia languages
First
1854
Edward Meyrick
Youngest
1902
Violet Owen
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 people
The best known
Born in Ramsbury
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What Ramsbury is known for
Science & Medicine leads the fields, with 1 people.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Marlborough, at 36.
DHMarlborough · 6 miDouglas Hurd & 35 more
Hungerford · 4 miCharlie Austin & 9 more
Wroughton · 10 miGeoffrey Cox & 8 moreJFPewsey · 10 miJim Fox & 3 moreTLLambourn · 5 miTed Lowe & 2 more
Great Bedwyn · 4 miThomas Willis & 1 more
Wanborough · 8 miLouise Hunt & 1 more
Shrivenham and Watchfield · 11 miShute Barrington & 1 more
Hungerford · 4 miCharlie Austin & 9 moreWroughton · 10 miGeoffrey Cox & 8 moreJFPewsey · 10 miJim Fox & 3 moreTLLambourn · 5 miTed Lowe & 2 moreGreat Bedwyn · 4 miThomas Willis & 1 moreWanborough · 8 miLouise Hunt & 1 moreShrivenham and Watchfield · 11 miShute Barrington & 1 moreQuestions about famous people from Ramsbury
Who is the most famous person from Ramsbury?
Edward Meyrick (English entomologist and schoolmaster (1854-1938)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 16 languages. Next come Violet Owen.
How many famous people were born in Ramsbury?
2 people born in Ramsbury have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Ramsbury known for?
Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 7% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Ramsbury?
Edward Meyrick, born in 1854. The youngest on the list was born in 1902.
Who counts as from Ramsbury?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Ramsbury’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 (7)
- Edward Meyrick: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Violet Owen: Unknown (Bassano Ltd), Public domain, 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
- Thomas Willis: Engraved by George Vertue (1684 – 1756) [2], Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Louise Hunt: N1CKchooseanothername, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shute Barrington: Contemporary portrait, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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