#1Politics & Law
Brian Houghton Hodgson
1800–1894British diplomat and naturalist (1800/1801–1894)
36 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Famous people · Prestbury, Cheshire
15 famous people were born in Prestbury, most of them in the 20th century
Brian Houghton Hodgson, the British diplomat and naturalist, is the most widely known, written about in 36 languages. From Thomas Henshaw to Ian Seddon, the births on the list run from 1731 to 1950. Athletes make up the largest group, 7 of them. Only 12 of the 56 towns in Cheshire with anyone on record list more.
Born here
15
notable people
Best known
Brian Houghton Hodgson
in 36 Wikipedia languages
First
1731
Thomas Henshaw
Youngest
1950
Ian Seddon
Most common field
Sports
7 people
The best known
Born in Prestbury
The three are covered in 36, 19 and 8 languages: Brian Houghton Hodgson, Ian Livingstone and Paul Aimson.
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#2Writing & Arts
Ian Livingstone
born 1949Fantasy writer and entrepreneur
19 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
PA#3
Sports
Paul Aimson
1943–2008English association footballer (1943-2008)
8 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Prestbury’s famous people were born
The 1940s saw the most births of any decade: 9.
SportsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineMilitaryMusicNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Prestbury is known for
Share of Prestbury’s famous people in each field.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Prestbury
12 more, 6 of them athletes.
Lord Tim Hudson
1940–2019British radio DJ, voice actor, talent and sports manager
Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Macclesfield has the most people on record, 94 of them.
Macclesfield · 2 miPeter Crouch & 93 moreCNWilmslow · 4 miChris Nicholl & 15 more
Cheadle Hulme · 6 miTim McInnerny & 13 more
Alderley Edge · 4 miArthur Penrhyn Stanley & 7 moreJBBollington · 2 miJames Bailey & 6 more
Poynton · 4 miAlan Beith & 6 more
Bramhall · 5 miSacha Dhawan & 6 more'BDisley · 7 mi'Molly' Clutton Brock & 3 moreQuestions about famous people from Prestbury
Who is the most famous person from Prestbury?
Brian Houghton Hodgson (British diplomat and naturalist (1800/1801–1894)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 36 languages. Next come Ian Livingstone and Paul Aimson.
How many famous people were born in Prestbury?
15 people born in Prestbury have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 17 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Prestbury known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 7 of the 15. That is 47% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Prestbury?
Thomas Henshaw, born in 1731. The youngest on the list was born in 1950.
Who counts as from Prestbury?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Prestbury’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)
- Brian Houghton Hodgson: Louisa Starr, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ian Livingstone: This image was improved or created by the Wikigraphists of the Graphic Lab (fr). You can propose images to clean up, improve, create or translate as well., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clifford Cocks: Royal Society uploader, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Crouch: Original: CFC Unofficial (Debs) / Derivative work: Danyele, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim McInnerny: eye4images, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Penrhyn Stanley: Lowes Cato Dickinson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alan Beith: Chris McAndrew, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sacha Dhawan: German Comic Con, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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