#1Famous people · Stretham, Cambridgeshire
2 famous people were born in Stretham from 1560 to 1862
Most widely known is Mark Ridley, the English physician, with articles in 5 languages. The list has one more: the Christian missionary Frederick William Savidge. For more famous names, Ely is 4 mi away: its list has 45, led by Guy Pearce. Mark Ridley was born in 1560.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Mark Ridley
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1560
Mark Ridley
Youngest
1862
Frederick William Savidge
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 people
The best known
Born in Stretham
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Known for
What Stretham is known for
Scientists and doctors are the most numerous, 1 of them.
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 around it, Ely has the most on record: 45.
Questions about famous people from Stretham
Who is the most famous person from Stretham?
Mark Ridley (English physician) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 5 languages. Next come Frederick William Savidge.
How many famous people were born in Stretham?
2 people born in Stretham 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 Stretham known for?
Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 7% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Stretham?
Mark Ridley, born in 1560. The youngest on the list was born in 1862.
Who counts as from Stretham?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Stretham’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)
- Mark Ridley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Guy Pearce: LucaFazPhoto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Pope: Charltonkyle, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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