#1Famous people · Croxdale, County Durham
3 famous people were born in Croxdale from 1799 to 1983
At the top of the list is the English architect Anthony Salvin, covered in 5 languages. David Borthwick is second and Daniel Shurben third. Go 4 mi to Durham and the list grows to 225, with Anthony Eden at the top. The list’s best known name, Anthony Salvin, dates from 1799.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Anthony Salvin
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1799
Anthony Salvin
Youngest
1983
Daniel Shurben
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Croxdale
First, Anthony Salvin (5 languages), then David Borthwick (3) and Daniel Shurben (2).
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Known for
What Croxdale is known for
Share of Croxdale’s famous people in each field.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 8 have famous names listed.
Durham · 4 miAnthony Eden & 224 moreEGFerryhill · 3 miEric Gates & 21 more
Spennymoor · 2 miJohn Bain & 17 moreWAWillington · 4 miWilliam Ashurst & 10 moreGBBrandon · 2 miGeorge Bertram & 8 more
Ushaw Moor and Bearpark · 4 miSammy Crooks & 8 moreAMCoxhoe · 3 miAndy Mitchell & 3 moreTDCornforth · 3 miTommy Duff & 2 moreQuestions about famous people from Croxdale
Who is the most famous person from Croxdale?
Anthony Salvin (English architect (1799-1881)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 5 languages. Next come David Borthwick and Daniel Shurben.
How many famous people were born in Croxdale?
3 people born in Croxdale have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Croxdale known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 2 of the 3. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Croxdale?
Anthony Salvin, born in 1799. The youngest on the list was born in 1983.
Who counts as from Croxdale?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Croxdale’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)
- Anthony Salvin: Public domain, 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
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