#1Famous people · Bradford
Bradford is the birthplace of 4 famous people
At the top of the list is the American writer Eva Katherine Clapp, covered in 5 languages. Second and third on the list are France Vinton Scholes and Myn M. Hoffman. Over 61 years of births, the list goes from Eva Katherine Clapp (1857) to John Code Mowbray (1918). 2 of them are writers and artists, more than in any other field.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Eva Katherine Clapp
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1857
Eva Katherine Clapp
Youngest
1918
John Code Mowbray
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
The best known
Born in Bradford
Writers and artists take two of the three places.
#1
#2Writing & Arts
France Vinton Scholes
1897–1979American scholar and historian
3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Through the years
When Bradford’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1850s, at 1.
Writing & ArtsScience & MedicinePolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Bradford is known for
Share of Bradford’s famous people in each field.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Bradford
1 more, best known first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bradford 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 (3)
- Eva Katherine Clapp: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- France Vinton Scholes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Myn M. Hoffman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons