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Photo: Nigel Stickells · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Lavendon, Buckinghamshire
Henry Cecil Johnson is the only name on the Lavendon list
In 1906, the British businessman Henry Cecil Johnson was born. That places their birth in the 20th century. Their story is told in one language so far. Gordon Moakes tops the 19 names on record in Newport Pagnell, 7 mi away.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Henry Cecil Johnson
in 1 Wikipedia languages
First
1906
Henry Cecil Johnson
Most common field
Business
1 people
The best known
Born in Lavendon
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Newport Pagnell’s, at 19 names.
Questions about famous people from Lavendon
Who is the most famous person from Lavendon?
Henry Cecil Johnson (British businessman) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 1 languages.
How many famous people were born in Lavendon?
1 people born in Lavendon have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Lavendon known for?
Among its famous people, business people: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 2% across UK towns.
Who counts as from Lavendon?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Lavendon’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 (3)
- 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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