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Photo: Stephen Craven · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Haslington, Cheshire
2 famous people were born in Haslington from 1689 to 1917
At the top of the list is the British writer William Broome, covered in 4 languages. The other is Geoffrey Peter Thomas Paget King. William Broome, the best known, was born in 1689. A short trip away, Crewe (2 mi) counts 111 famous people, Nick Powell among them.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
William Broome
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1689
William Broome
Youngest
1917
Geoffrey Peter Thomas Paget King
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 people
The best known
Born in Haslington
GK#2
Known for
What Haslington is known for
Writers and artists 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
Around it, Crewe has the most people on record, 111 of them.
Questions about famous people from Haslington
Who is the most famous person from Haslington?
William Broome (British writer) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 4 languages. Next come Geoffrey Peter Thomas Paget King.
How many famous people were born in Haslington?
2 people born in Haslington have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Haslington known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 12% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Haslington?
William Broome, born in 1689. The youngest on the list was born in 1917.
Who counts as from Haslington?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Haslington’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 (5)
- Nick Powell: Geoffrey Chisnall, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ashley Westwood: Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- I. A. Richards: © Richards family archive, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee Bell: Jonesy702, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Buck: Downingman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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