#1Famous people · Holmes Chapel, Cheshire
8 famous people from Holmes Chapel, many of them athletes
The best known is the British rower Thomas Ford, with articles in 17 languages. Second and third on the list are Emily Ford and Tom Lowery. 4 of them were born since 1970, more than in any other period. Per head, the list is long: 12 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Cheshire has 5.4.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Thomas Ford
in 17 Wikipedia languages
First
1833
William Armitstead
Youngest
1997
Tom Lowery
Most common field
Sports
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What stands out about Holmes Chapel’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Holmes Chapel’s famous people were born
The 1990s top the chart, with 4 births in the decade.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Holmes Chapel is known for
Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, at 1.8 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Holmes Chapel
The three best known are all athletes.
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Everyone else born in Holmes Chapel
Here are 5 more, born from 1833 to 1990.
William Armitstead
1833–1907English cricketer; vicar of Goostrey, Cheshire (1833-1907)
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Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Congleton, with 32.
Questions about famous people from Holmes Chapel
Who is the most famous person from Holmes Chapel?
Thomas Ford (British rower) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 17 languages. Next come Emily Ford and Tom Lowery.
How many famous people were born in Holmes Chapel?
8 people born in Holmes Chapel have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Holmes Chapel known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 7 of the 8. That is 88% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Holmes Chapel?
William Armitstead, born in 1833. The youngest on the list was born in 1997.
Who counts as from Holmes Chapel?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Holmes Chapel’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 (9)
- Thomas Ford: National Lottery Good Causes, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Emily Ford: Ailura, CC BY-SA 3.0 at, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Lowery: Paul W, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Cotton: Unknown authorUnknown author (Bassano Ltd.), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andy Porter: https://www.flickr.com/photos/juddy666/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Philip Glazebrook: The Illustrated London News credits this photograph to 'News Illustrations Co.'. The photographer is not identified., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alan Garner: Midnightblueowl, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- I. A. Richards: © Richards family archive, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Theophilus Lindsey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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