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Famous people · Essex
2 famous people were born in Essex
At the top of the list is the American baseball player and coach Bert Abbey, covered in 4 languages. The other is William B. Castle, the American politician. Of the bordering towns, Colchester has the longest list: 10, with Donato Giancola at the top. Born in 1814, William B. Castle is the first name on record, and Bert Abbey, born in 1869, the most recent.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Bert Abbey
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1814
William B. Castle
Youngest
1869
Bert Abbey
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Essex
#2Known for
What Essex is known for
The largest field is Sports, with 1 people.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Essex and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (7)
- William B. Castle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chauncey W. Brownell: Burlington Building and Loan Association., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Luke P. Poland: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wilson Bentley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kerstin Anderson: Tbardenvt, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Wood: Brianwood, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Cale: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons