#1Writing & Arts
Donald Adamson
1939–2024British writer and translator (1939–2024)
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Famous people · Culcheth, Cheshire
From 1505 to 1952, Culcheth was the birthplace of 5 famous people
Most widely known is Donald Adamson, the British writer and translator, with articles in 24 languages. The British politician Walton Newbold ranks second, ahead of Tony Bowers. The largest group, 3, was born in the 20th century. Donald Adamson was born in 1939.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Donald Adamson
in 24 Wikipedia languages
First
1505
Thomas Holcroft
Youngest
1952
Tony Bowers
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Culcheth
Ranked by languages covered: Donald Adamson with 24, then Walton Newbold with 9 and Tony Bowers with 5.
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#3Through the years
When Culcheth’s famous people were born
The 1930s alone account for 1 of the births charted here.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsMusicSports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Culcheth is known for
2 of them work in Politics & Law, the biggest field.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Culcheth
A further 2 follow, born between 1505 and 1945.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Leigh, at 99.
Questions about famous people from Culcheth
Who is the most famous person from Culcheth?
Donald Adamson (British writer and translator (1939–2024)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 24 languages. Next come Walton Newbold and Tony Bowers.
How many famous people were born in Culcheth?
5 people born in Culcheth have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Culcheth known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 5. That is 40% of the town’s list, against 9% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Culcheth?
Thomas Holcroft, born in 1505. The youngest on the list was born in 1952.
Who counts as from Culcheth?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Culcheth’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 (10)
- Donald Adamson: RHaworth, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walton Newbold: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Bowers: Tonybowers16, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nigel Short: This photo was taken by Przemysław Jahr Autorem zdjęcia jest Przemysław Jahr Wykorzystując zdjęcie proszę podać jako autora: Przemysław Jahr / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rick Astley: Wjack12, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Davey Boy Smith: James, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ella Toone: James Boyes from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Geoffrey Hornby: Russell (photographic company ), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roger Hunt: Christophe95, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sean Anstee: Benjamin Wareing, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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