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Famous people · Hinxton, Cambridgeshire

Charles Graham, born in 1839, is Hinxton’s famous person on record

Charles Graham, the queensland politician, was born in 1839. That places their birth in the Victorian era. One language has an article about them so far. Nearby, Saffron Walden, 5 mi away, lists 24, led by William Strachey.

#1 best knownCharles GrahamPolitics & Law · 1839–1886
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Charles Graham#1
Politics & Law

Charles Graham

1839–1886

Queensland politician (1839–1886)

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Famous people from the towns next door

Close by, the fullest list is Saffron Walden’s, at 24 names.

Questions about famous people from Hinxton

Who is the most famous person from Hinxton?

Charles Graham (queensland politician (1839–1886)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 1 languages.

How many famous people were born in Hinxton?

1 people born in Hinxton have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 3 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.

What is Hinxton known for?

Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 9% across UK towns.

Who counts as from Hinxton?

People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Hinxton’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).

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