#1Famous people · Wroughton, Wiltshire
The 9 famous people born in Wroughton, led by Geoffrey Cox
The best known is the British politician Geoffrey Cox, with articles in 12 languages. The largest group, 4, was born in the 20th century. 3 of them are athletes, more than in any other field. Per head, the list is long: 12.4 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Wiltshire has 4.4.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Geoffrey Cox
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1829
Frederick William Pavy
Youngest
1982
Shane Duff
Most common field
Sports
3 people
What stands out about Wroughton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Wroughton’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1960s, with 3 births.
SportsScience & MedicineWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Wroughton
Geoffrey Cox leads with articles in 12 languages, ahead of Robert Henry Codrington (10) and John Trollope (7).
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#2Faith
Robert Henry Codrington
1830–1922Anglican priest and anthropologist (1830–1922)
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Known for
What Wroughton is known for
Athletes are the most numerous, 3 of them.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Wroughton
Another 6, 2 of them scientists and doctors.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Swindon has the most people on record, 182 of them.
Swindon · 3 miBillie Piper & 181 moreDHMarlborough · 8 miDouglas Hurd & 35 moreWAHighworth · 8 miWilliam Joscelyn Arkell & 8 moreJBRoyal Wootton Bassett · 5 miJack Barrett & 2 more
Stratton St Margaret · 4 miWilliam Carpenter & 1 more
Wanborough · 4 miLouise Hunt & 1 more
Shrivenham and Watchfield · 8 miShute Barrington & 1 more
Chiseldon · 3 miAnthony ForsterQuestions about famous people from Wroughton
Who is the most famous person from Wroughton?
Geoffrey Cox (British politician (born 1960)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 12 languages. Next come Robert Henry Codrington and John Trollope.
How many famous people were born in Wroughton?
9 people born in Wroughton have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Wroughton known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 3 of the 9. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Wroughton?
Frederick William Pavy, born in 1829. The youngest on the list was born in 1982.
Who counts as from Wroughton?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Wroughton’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 (8)
- Geoffrey Cox: Chris McAndrew, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Henry Codrington: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick William Pavy: Photomechanical print after Bassano., CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Billie Piper: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Carpenter: uncertain (attributed to Townsend Duryea but timeline does not match Carpenter's career), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Louise Hunt: N1CKchooseanothername, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shute Barrington: Contemporary portrait, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anthony Forster: Essex Comms, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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