#1Famous people · Middlewich, Cheshire
8 famous people were born in Middlewich from 1723 to 1989
At the top of the list is the English theologian and clergyman Theophilus Lindsey, covered in 6 languages. Theophilus Lindsey, the best known, was born in 1723. The biggest group are athletes: 5. Per 10,000 residents, the town has 5.5, close to the 5.4 of the typical Cheshire town.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Theophilus Lindsey
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1723
Theophilus Lindsey
Youngest
1989
Sean Taylforth
Most common field
Sports
5 people
The best known
Born in Middlewich
Counted by languages, Theophilus Lindsey is ahead of Craig McDean and Jack Wilkinson: 6, 5 and 5.
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Through the years
When Middlewich’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1720s than in any other decade: 1.
SportsWriting & ArtsFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Middlewich is known for
The field with the most names is Sports: 5.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Middlewich
The other 5 span the years 1860 to 1989.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 5 have famous names listed.
Questions about famous people from Middlewich
Who is the most famous person from Middlewich?
Theophilus Lindsey (English theologian and clergyman) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 6 languages. Next come Craig McDean and Jack Wilkinson.
How many famous people were born in Middlewich?
8 people born in Middlewich have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 9 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Middlewich known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 5 of the 8. That is 63% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Middlewich?
Theophilus Lindsey, born in 1723. The youngest on the list was born in 1989.
Who counts as from Middlewich?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Middlewich’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 (7)
- Theophilus Lindsey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Challinor: Thebees1889, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- E. A. Jenns: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Danny Fox: Nottingham Forest F.C., CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- I. A. Richards: © Richards family archive, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Ford: National Lottery Good Causes, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ann Todd: Selznick International Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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