#1Famous people · Maulden, Bedfordshire
Ryan Owens tops a list of 2 famous people born in Maulden
Articles in 19 languages make the British cyclist Ryan Owens the best known. The only other name is the English cricketer and Anglican priest Charles Ward. Within 1 mi, Ampthill lists the most: 9, with Richard Nicolls first. Charles Ward (1838) and Ryan Owens (1995) mark the two ends of the list.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Ryan Owens
in 19 Wikipedia languages
First
1838
Charles Ward
Youngest
1995
Ryan Owens
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Maulden
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Sports
Charles Ward
born 1838English cricketer and Anglican priest (1838-)
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Ampthill’s, at 9 names.
Questions about famous people from Maulden
Who is the most famous person from Maulden?
Ryan Owens (British cyclist) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 19 languages. Next come Charles Ward.
How many famous people were born in Maulden?
2 people born in Maulden have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Maulden known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 2 of the 2. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Maulden?
Charles Ward, born in 1838. The youngest on the list was born in 1995.
Who counts as from Maulden?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Maulden’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)
- 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
- Andrew Breeze: Bioinfo 7, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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