#1Famous people · Emberton, Buckinghamshire
The 3 famous people born in Emberton, led by Dan Wheldon
At the top of the list is the British racing driver Dan Wheldon, covered in 25 languages. W. A. S. Westoby is second and Frederick Stanton third. Just 7 mi away, Milton Keynes’ list holds 62 names, Dele Alli the best known. Over 163 years of births, the list goes from W. A. S. Westoby (1815) to Dan Wheldon (1978).
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Dan Wheldon
in 25 Wikipedia languages
First
1815
W. A. S. Westoby
Youngest
1978
Dan Wheldon
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Emberton
Dan Wheldon has articles in 25 languages, W. A. S. Westoby in 4 and Frederick Stanton in 1.
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#2Politics & Law
W. A. S. Westoby
1815–1899British barrister and philatelist (1815–1899)
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Known for
What Emberton is known for
1 of them work in Sports, the biggest field.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Milton Keynes lists the most people: 62.
Questions about famous people from Emberton
Who is the most famous person from Emberton?
Dan Wheldon (British racing driver (1978–2011)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 25 languages. Next come W. A. S. Westoby and Frederick Stanton.
How many famous people were born in Emberton?
3 people born in Emberton have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Emberton known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Emberton?
W. A. S. Westoby, born in 1815. The youngest on the list was born in 1978.
Who counts as from Emberton?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Emberton’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 (6)
- Dan Wheldon: Jim Greenhill from Arlington and Durango, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- W. A. S. Westoby: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dele Alli: Steffen Prößdorf, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gordon Moakes: Tom dl, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Berry: Christopher William Adach from London, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Le Fevre: Parliament of Victoria, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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