#1Famous people · Burley
Of the 14 famous people born in Burley, an unusual share are performers
The best known is the American jazz double-bassist Gary Peacock, with articles in 22 languages. Mike Simpson, the American politician, comes second, with William Norman Grigg third. Between 1920 and 1969, 11 were born, the most of any period. The list is still growing: 3 were born since 1970.
Born here
14
notable people
Best known
Gary Peacock
in 22 Wikipedia languages
First
1922
Burton W. Silcock
Youngest
1978
Shaun Graham
Most common field
Politics & Law
6 people
What stands out about Burley’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Burley is known for
Compared with the usual town, performers are the most over-represented field, at 3 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Burley’s famous people were born
The 1950s top the chart, with 3 births in the decade.
Politics & LawFilm, TV & StageMusicWriting & ArtsNotableSports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Burley
Gary Peacock has articles in 22 languages, Mike Simpson in 22 and William Norman Grigg in 5.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Burley
The other 11 span the years 1922 to 1978.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Burley 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 (4)
- Gary Peacock: Olivier Bruchez Lausanne, Switzerland, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Simpson: Mike Simpson U.S. House Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Burton W. Silcock: Jennifer Reese, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ron Romanick: Keith Allison on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons