#1Famous people · Flitwick, Bedfordshire
Andrew Breeze, born in 1954, is Flitwick’s famous person on record
The British linguist Andrew Breeze was born in 1954. That places their birth in the 20th century. Their name appears in articles in 3 languages. Just 2 mi away, Ampthill’s list holds 9 names, Richard Nicolls the best known.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Andrew Breeze
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1954
Andrew Breeze
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 people
The best known
Born in Flitwick
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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Ampthill has the most people on record, 9 of them.
RNAmpthill · 2 miRichard Nicolls & 8 moreJDClophill · 4 miJack Durston & 2 more
Maulden · 2 miRyan Owens & 1 moreAESilsoe · 3 miArthur Stewart Eve & 1 moreACToddington · 4 miAubrey Cecil & 1 more
Marston Moretaine · 5 miEdward Tylecote & 1 moreSLWestoning · 1 miSteve Linsdell
Houghton Conquest · 4 miStuart Sinclair
Maulden · 2 miRyan Owens & 1 moreAESilsoe · 3 miArthur Stewart Eve & 1 moreACToddington · 4 miAubrey Cecil & 1 moreMarston Moretaine · 5 miEdward Tylecote & 1 moreSLWestoning · 1 miSteve LinsdellHoughton Conquest · 4 miStuart SinclairQuestions about famous people from Flitwick
Who is the most famous person from Flitwick?
Andrew Breeze (British linguist) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 3 languages.
How many famous people were born in Flitwick?
1 people born in Flitwick have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 2 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Flitwick known for?
Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 7% across UK towns.
Who counts as from Flitwick?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Flitwick’s built-up area (the ONS 2022 boundary), a hospital or district within it included, whose English Wikipedia article agrees. People who only lived here, adult performers and people known mainly for crimes aren’t listed.
Why is someone missing?
Their Wikidata birthplace may be a bigger area (“London”), another town, or missing, or their article may give no birthplace. We only list people both sources agree on; editing Wikidata or Wikipedia changes this page at the next refresh.
From Wikidata (CC0: birthplaces, descriptions, years, occupations) and English Wikipedia (each person’s article confirms the birthplace; linked, not quoted). Birthplaces are placed in the town by the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary (Office for National Statistics, Open Government Licence v3.0). Ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Fields are read from Wikidata’s description and occupations. “The usual town”: everyone listed across UK towns. Portraits: each person’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (4)
- Andrew Breeze: Bioinfo 7, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Owens: Nicola, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Tylecote: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stuart Sinclair: CLEMENATOR, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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