#1Famous people · Bourne End, Buckinghamshire
7 famous people were born in Bourne End, more of them writers and artists than in most towns
At the top of the list is the English writer Rosamond Lehmann, covered in 13 languages. 5 of them were born in the 20th century, more than in any other period. Fred Speller, born in 1863, is the earliest name and Emma Carney, born in 1971, the latest. Only 12 of the 65 towns in Buckinghamshire with anyone on record list more.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Rosamond Lehmann
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1863
Fred Speller
Youngest
1971
Emma Carney
Most common field
Writing & Arts
4 people
What stands out about Bourne End’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Bourne End is known for
Bourne End has 4.9× the usual share of writers and artists.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Bourne End
Rosamond Lehmann has articles in 13 languages, Emma Carney in 9 and John Lehmann in 8.
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#3Through the years
When Bourne End’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1900s, at 3.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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Everyone else born in Bourne End
Another 4, 2 of them writers and artists.
Gillian Baverstock
1931–2007British author and elder daughter of English novelist Enid Blyton (1931–2007)
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Who is the most famous person from Bourne End?
Rosamond Lehmann (English writer (1901–1990)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 13 languages. Next come Emma Carney and John Lehmann.
How many famous people were born in Bourne End?
7 people born in Bourne End have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Bourne End known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 4 of the 7. That is 57% of the town’s list, against 12% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Bourne End?
Fred Speller, born in 1863. The youngest on the list was born in 1971.
Who counts as from Bourne End?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Bourne End’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 (7)
- Rosamond Lehmann: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Lehmann: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Aaron Taylor-Johnson: LucaFazPhoto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hugh Lofting: Unknown (Before 1925) Depicts Hugh Lofting (1886-1947), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Terry Pratchett: Luigi Novi, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stanley Spencer: No answer by website owner, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Redgrave: Steve_Redgrave_20110525.jpg: Phil Guest derivative work: MachoCarioca, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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