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Famous people · Yeadon
Most of the 8 famous people born in Yeadon came into the world between 1920 and 1969
Most widely known is Daniel Barrow, the American rower, with articles in 15 languages. Marianne Stanley is second and Greg Campbell third. Births span 1909 to 1970, from Daniel Barrow to Greg Campbell. Athletes make up the largest group, 4 of them.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Daniel Barrow
in 15 Wikipedia languages
First
1909
Daniel Barrow
Youngest
1970
Greg Campbell
Most common field
Sports
4 people
What stands out about Yeadon’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Yeadon’s famous people were born
The 1950s saw the most births of any decade: 2.
SportsWriting & ArtsMusicFilm, TV & StageNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Yeadon
Two of the three are athletes.
#2Sports
Marianne Stanley
born 1954American Hall of Fame basketball coach
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What Yeadon is known for
Yeadon has 1.4× the usual share of athletes.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Yeadon
The rest number 5, with 2 athletes among them.
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Nearby, Darby has the most on record, with 34.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Yeadon 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 (5)
- Marianne Stanley: Sphilbrick, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glenn Robinson: David Sinclair http://www.davidsinclairphotography.com", CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- W. C. Fields: Harry Warnecke / Lee Jennings Elkins, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Noam Chomsky: Augusto Starita / Ministerio de Cultura de la Nación, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kurt Vile: Bill Ebbesen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons