#1Famous people · Poynton, Cheshire
The 7 famous people born in Poynton, led by Alan Beith
Most widely known is Alan Beith, the British politician, with articles in 11 languages. Behind the leader come Graham Evans and Laurie Bell. 4 of them were born in the 20th century, more than in any other period. Over 107 years of births, the list goes from James Meunier (1885) to Laurie Bell (1992).
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Alan Beith
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1885
James Meunier
Youngest
1992
Laurie Bell
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
What stands out about Poynton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Poynton’s famous people were born
The 1940s saw the most births of any decade: 2.
Politics & LawSportsWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Poynton
Two of the three are leaders.
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#2LB#3
Sports
Laurie Bell
born 1992English association football player (born 1992)
5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Known for
What Poynton is known for
The field with the most names is Politics & Law: 2.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Poynton
A further 4 follow, born between 1885 and 1976.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Prestbury’s, with 15.
Prestbury · 4 miBrian Houghton Hodgson & 14 more
Cheadle · 5 miChristopher Priest & 14 more
Cheadle Hulme · 3 miTim McInnerny & 13 more
Stockport · 4 miMargaret Burbidge & 13 more
Bramhall · 2 miSacha Dhawan & 6 moreJBBollington · 4 miJames Bailey & 6 moreGTRomiley · 5 miGeorge Thornewell & 6 more
Marple · 4 miMabel Hardie & 4 moreQuestions about famous people from Poynton
Who is the most famous person from Poynton?
Alan Beith (British politician (born 1943)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 11 languages. Next come Graham Evans and Laurie Bell.
How many famous people were born in Poynton?
7 people born in Poynton have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Poynton known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 7. That is 29% of the town’s list, against 9% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Poynton?
James Meunier, born in 1885. The youngest on the list was born in 1992.
Who counts as from Poynton?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Poynton’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 (8)
- Alan Beith: Chris McAndrew, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Graham Evans: ©House of Lords / photography by Roger Harris, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Houghton Hodgson: Louisa Starr, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christopher Priest: Éric Messel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim McInnerny: eye4images, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Margaret Burbidge: Michael Webb, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sacha Dhawan: German Comic Con, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mabel Hardie: unknown - Mabel Hardie in 1887 or 1888, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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