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Writing & Arts
Audrey Beecham
1915–1989English poet, teacher and historian (1915-1989)
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Photo: Mark Anderson · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Weaverham, Cheshire
2 famous people were born in Weaverham
Best known of all is Audrey Beecham, written about in 3 languages. William Walker Morris is the only other name on the list. The neighbour with the longest list is Winsford, 5 mi away: 22, led by Danny Fox. From William Walker Morris to Audrey Beecham, the births on the list run from 1832 to 1915.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Audrey Beecham
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1832
William Walker Morris
Youngest
1915
Audrey Beecham
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
The best known
Born in Weaverham
WM#2
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Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Winsford, with 22.
Questions about famous people from Weaverham
Who is the most famous person from Weaverham?
Audrey Beecham (English poet, teacher and historian (1915-1989)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 3 languages. Next come William Walker Morris.
How many famous people were born in Weaverham?
2 people born in Weaverham have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Weaverham known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 2 of the 2. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 12% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Weaverham?
William Walker Morris, born in 1832. The youngest on the list was born in 1915.
Who counts as from Weaverham?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Weaverham’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 (4)
- Danny Fox: Nottingham Forest F.C., CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary Barlow: vagueonthehow from Tadcaster, York, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ann Todd: Selznick International Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary-Ann Ochota: Portable Antiquities Scheme from London, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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