#1Sports
Nathan Dyer
born 1987English association football player (born 1987)
31 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Famous people · Trowbridge, Wiltshire
Of the 39 famous people born in Trowbridge, an unusual share are writers and artists
Articles in 31 languages make the English association football player Nathan Dyer the best known. Second and third on the list are Alan Bullock and Isaac Pitman. 14 of them were born in the 20th century, more than in any other period. Births since 1970 account for 12 of the names.
Born here
39
notable people
Best known
Nathan Dyer
in 31 Wikipedia languages
First
1729
George Keate
Youngest
1995
Jordan Daykin
Most common field
Sports
19 people
What stands out about Trowbridge’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Trowbridge is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is business people, at 4 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Trowbridge’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1990s, with 6 births.
SportsWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineBusinessFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawMusicNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Trowbridge
First, Nathan Dyer (31 languages), then Alan Bullock (27) and Isaac Pitman (24).
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#3Science & Medicine
Isaac Pitman
1813–1897British inventor (1813–1897)
24 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Everyone
Everyone else born in Trowbridge
36 more, best known first.
Benjamin Pitman
1822–1910United states stenographer and crafts promoter (1822–1910)
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Frederick Pitman (publisher)
1828–1886English publisher and writer (1828–1886)
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Bradford-on-Avon has the most on record, with 22.
Questions about famous people from Trowbridge
Who is the most famous person from Trowbridge?
Nathan Dyer (English association football player (born 1987)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 31 languages. Next come Alan Bullock and Isaac Pitman.
How many famous people were born in Trowbridge?
39 people born in Trowbridge have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 46 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Trowbridge known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 19 of the 39. That is 49% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Trowbridge?
George Keate, born in 1729. The youngest on the list was born in 1995.
Who counts as from Trowbridge?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Trowbridge’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 (18)
- Nathan Dyer: Ronnie Macdonald, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Isaac Pitman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen Lee: Benutzer:Bill da Flute, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Talbot: Ben Sutherland from Forest Hill, London, European Union, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin Pitman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Keate: John Keyse Sherwin / After John Plott, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jordan Daykin: Jordandaykin-wiki, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick Pitman (publisher): Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gil Dudson: Fleets, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hobe Ferris: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Rodway: https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/14802309433, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Stratton: Bidgee, CC BY-SA 3.0 au, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Ovens: Graham Wilson from United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Mortimer: Norton, M. Brace, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Blackwell: Mac Dreamstate, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Shrapnel: Unidentified painter, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bryan Edwards: Lemuel Francis Abbott, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sidney Leslie Goodwin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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