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Famous people · Brandon, County Durham
Of the 9 famous people born in Brandon, an unusual share are athletes
George Bertram, the English footballer, is the most widely known, written about in 5 languages. Close behind are Stephen Ball and Stephen Pears. 5 of them were born in the 20th century, more than in any other period. The list comes to 9.5 for every 10,000 residents, about the same as the typical town in County Durham, at 12.7.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
George Bertram
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1868
David C. Coates
Youngest
1965
Stephen Ball
Most common field
Sports
8 people
What stands out about Brandon’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Brandon is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 1.8 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Brandon
All three are athletes.
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Through the years
When Brandon’s famous people were born
The 1890s saw the most births of any decade: 3.
SportsPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Brandon
Another 6, the earliest born in 1868.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Durham has the most on record, with 225.
Durham · 3 miAnthony Eden & 224 more
Spennymoor · 3 miJohn Bain & 17 moreWAWillington · 4 miWilliam Ashurst & 10 more
Ushaw Moor and Bearpark · 2 miSammy Crooks & 8 moreAAEsh Winning · 4 miAlf Agar & 7 moreGALangley Park · 4 miGeorge Ardley & 5 more
Sacriston · 5 miBobby Robson & 5 moreDWBowburn · 4 miDick WithamQuestions about famous people from Brandon
Who is the most famous person from Brandon?
George Bertram (English footballer (1896-1963)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 5 languages. Next come Stephen Ball and Stephen Pears.
How many famous people were born in Brandon?
9 people born in Brandon have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 10 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Brandon known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 8 of the 9. That is 89% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Brandon?
David C. Coates, born in 1868. The youngest on the list was born in 1965.
Who counts as from Brandon?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Brandon’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 (5)
- David C. Coates: Ryancoates, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anthony Eden: Walter Stoneman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Bain: FlamingCow TV, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sammy Crooks: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Robson: rockface from Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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