#1Politics & Law
Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke
1584–1650English courtier and politician (1584-1650)
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Famous people · Wilton, Wiltshire
10 famous people were born in Wilton from 1105 to 1907
The best known is the English courtier and politician Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke, with articles in 12 languages. The British Army general George Herbert, 11th Earl of Pembroke ranks second, ahead of Herbert Chermside. 4 of them were born in the Victorian era, more than in any other period. The list comes to 23.3 for every 10,000 residents, against 4.4 in the typical town in Wiltshire.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1105
Serlo of Wilton
Youngest
1907
Dudley Cockle
Most common field
Writing & Arts
3 people
What stands out about Wilton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Wilton’s famous people were born
The 1870s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
Writing & ArtsSportsMilitaryPolitics & LawScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Wilton
Two of the three are soldiers and sailors.
#1
#2Military
George Herbert, 11th Earl of Pembroke
1759–1827British Army general
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#3Known for
What Wilton is known for
Writers and artists stand out most, at 2.6 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Wilton
Another 7, the earliest born in 1105.
Percy Hill
1885–1940English association football player, known for his matches for Everton and Manchester City
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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town within 12 miles of Wilton, with how many people each has.
Questions about famous people from Wilton
Who is the most famous person from Wilton?
Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke (English courtier and politician (1584-1650)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 12 languages. Next come George Herbert, 11th Earl of Pembroke and Herbert Chermside.
How many famous people were born in Wilton?
10 people born in Wilton have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 13 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Wilton known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 3 of the 10. That is 30% of the town’s list, against 12% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Wilton?
Serlo of Wilton, born in 1105. The youngest on the list was born in 1907.
Who counts as from Wilton?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Wilton’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)
- Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke: Anthony van Dyck, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Herbert, 11th Earl of Pembroke: Неизвестный художник, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbert Chermside: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Abraham Hayward: Carlo Pellegrini, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edith Olivier: Lady Ottoline Morrell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Fiennes: Sila from Spain, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Etheldred Benett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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