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Photo: Robert Graham · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Craghead, County Durham
3 famous people call Craghead their birthplace
The best known is the English footballer Andy Graver, with articles in 5 languages. Fred Graver, the English footballer, comes second, with Alfie Sams third. Of its neighbours, Chester-le-Street, 3 mi away, lists the most: 55, Bryan Robson first. The first birth on record is Fred Graver’s, in 1897, and the last Andy Graver’s, in 1927.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Andy Graver
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1897
Fred Graver
Youngest
1927
Andy Graver
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known
Born in Craghead
Andy Graver leads with articles in 5 languages, ahead of Fred Graver (3) and Alfie Sams (2).
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Chester-le-Street lists the most people: 55.
Chester-le-Street · 3 miBryan Robson & 54 moreLMStanley · 1 miLewis Miley & 34 more
Lanchester · 4 miDora Greenwell & 14 more
Annfield Plain · 3 miAlun Armstrong & 10 more
Sacriston · 3 miBobby Robson & 5 moreJBBurnhope · 2 miJames Barron & 2 moreMMWhitehill · 2 miMaurice McDermott & 1 moreBBNewfield · 2 miBill BlenkironQuestions about famous people from Craghead
Who is the most famous person from Craghead?
Andy Graver (English footballer (1927-2014)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 5 languages. Next come Fred Graver and Alfie Sams.
How many famous people were born in Craghead?
3 people born in Craghead have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Craghead known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 3 of the 3. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Craghead?
Fred Graver, born in 1897. The youngest on the list was born in 1927.
Who counts as from Craghead?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Craghead’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)
- Bryan Robson: Government of Thailand, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dora Greenwell: Roshni Ravi Prasad, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alun Armstrong: Garry Knight, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Robson: rockface from Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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