CS#1
Politics & Law
Charles Surtees
1823–1906British politician (1823-1906)
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Photo: DabbyNorthmead · CC BY-SA 3.0Famous people · Heighington, County Durham
3 famous people call Heighington their birthplace
At the top of the list is the British politician Charles Surtees, covered in 2 languages. The next two names are William Pryce Cumby and John Marley. William Pryce Cumby, born in 1771, is the earliest name and John Marley, born in 1823, the latest. Of its neighbours, Darlington, 5 mi away, lists the most: 176, James Morrison first.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Charles Surtees
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1771
William Pryce Cumby
Youngest
1823
John Marley
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known
Born in Heighington
Counted by languages, Charles Surtees is ahead of William Pryce Cumby and John Marley: 2, 2 and 1.
WC#2
JM#3
Science & Medicine
John Marley
1823–1891English mining engineer and geologist
1 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Known for
What Heighington is known for
1 of them work in Politics & Law, the biggest 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 around it, Darlington has the most on record: 176.
Questions about famous people from Heighington
Who is the most famous person from Heighington?
Charles Surtees (British politician (1823-1906)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 2 languages. Next come William Pryce Cumby and John Marley.
How many famous people were born in Heighington?
3 people born in Heighington have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Heighington known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 9% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Heighington?
William Pryce Cumby, born in 1771. The youngest on the list was born in 1823.
Who counts as from Heighington?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Heighington’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 (3)
- James Morrison: Warwick Gastinger, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ross Turnbull: Ross_Turnbull_in_2009.jpg: p_a_h from United Kingdom derivative work: Ytoyoda, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jason Steele: Jon Candy from Cardiff, Wales, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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