#1Famous people · Gloster
Athletes stand out among the 9 famous people born in Gloster
Damien Wilson, the American football player, is the most widely known, written about in 5 languages. Second and third on the list are Barney Poole and Buster Poole. Births since 1970 account for 2 of the names. 4 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Damien Wilson
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1894
William Leo Hansberry
Youngest
1993
Damien Wilson
Most common field
Sports
6 people
What stands out about Gloster’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Gloster is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 1.9 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Gloster
The three best known are all athletes.
#1
#2BP#3
Through the years
When Gloster’s famous people were born
The 1920s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Gloster
A further 6 follow, born between 1894 and 1987.
No one matches both filters.
The town’s pick
Town Square →Who’s the most famous person from Gloster?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Your pick
No picks yet
Be the first to say who Gloster’s most famous person is.
Or tell us
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Gloster 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)
- Damien Wilson: Tennessee Titans, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barney Poole: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee Robinson: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray Poole: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons