#1Military
Thomas Gray
1914–1940Recipient of the Victoria Cross (1914–1940)
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Famous people · Urchfont, Wiltshire
Urchfont has one famous person on record
In 1914, the recipient of the Victoria cross Thomas Gray was born. That places their birth in the 20th century. Readers can find them written up in 5 languages. Go 3 mi to Devizes and the list grows to 31, with Daphne Oram at the top.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Thomas Gray
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1914
Thomas Gray
Most common field
Military
1 people
The best known
Born in Urchfont
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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Devizes’, with 31.
Questions about famous people from Urchfont
Who is the most famous person from Urchfont?
Thomas Gray (recipient of the Victoria Cross (1914–1940)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 5 languages.
How many famous people were born in Urchfont?
1 people born in Urchfont have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Urchfont known for?
Among its famous people, soldiers and sailors: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 4% across UK towns.
Who counts as from Urchfont?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Urchfont’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 (4)
- Thomas Gray: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andy Sandell: Mattythewhite, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sidney Leslie Goodwin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Talman: Giuseppe Grisoni, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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