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Elizabeth Pulman
1836–1900New Zealand photographer (1836-1900)
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Famous people · Lymm, Cheshire
Lymm counts 6 famous people, first among them Elizabeth Pulman
Most widely known is Elizabeth Pulman, the New Zealand photographer, with articles in 10 languages. In the Victorian era, 3 were born, the most of any period. The list runs from Elizabeth Pulman, born in 1836, to Matthew Gibson, born in 1996. Per 10,000 residents, the town has 5.2, close to the 5.4 of the typical Cheshire town.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Elizabeth Pulman
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1836
Elizabeth Pulman
Youngest
1996
Matthew Gibson
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known
Born in Lymm
First, Elizabeth Pulman (10 languages), then Matthew Gibson (10) and C. Fox Smith (4).
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Through the years
When Lymm’s famous people were born
The 1880s top the chart, with 3 births in the decade.
SportsWriting & ArtsPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Lymm is known for
3 of them work in Sports, 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 Lymm
3 more names, born between 1884 and 1888.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Warrington, with 254.
Questions about famous people from Lymm
Who is the most famous person from Lymm?
Elizabeth Pulman (New Zealand photographer (1836-1900)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 10 languages. Next come Matthew Gibson and C. Fox Smith.
How many famous people were born in Lymm?
6 people born in Lymm have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 8 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Lymm known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 3 of the 6. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Lymm?
Elizabeth Pulman, born in 1836. The youngest on the list was born in 1996.
Who counts as from Lymm?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Lymm’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)
- Elizabeth Pulman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matthew Gibson: Nicola, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Curry: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Angela Cartwright: Tenebrae (Uploads), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Ireland: Herbert Lambert, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Donald Adamson: RHaworth, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Geoffrey Hornby: Russell (photographic company ), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Legh Winser: The Register, Adelaide, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sean Anstee: Benjamin Wareing, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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