#1Science & Medicine
Henry H. Slater
1851–1934British ornithologist, entomologist and botanist (1851-1934)
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Famous people · Stanhope, County Durham
Stanhope is the birthplace of 2 famous people
Henry H. Slater leads the list, covered in 9 languages. One more name completes the list: Robert Alfred Humble. Within 10 mi, Consett lists the most: 77, with Rowan Atkinson first. The list runs from Henry H. Slater, born in 1851, to Robert Alfred Humble, born in 1864.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Henry H. Slater
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1851
Henry H. Slater
Youngest
1864
Robert Alfred Humble
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 people
The best known
Born in Stanhope
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Known for
What Stanhope is known for
1 of them work in Science & Medicine, 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 nearby, 7 have famous names listed.
Questions about famous people from Stanhope
Who is the most famous person from Stanhope?
Henry H. Slater (British ornithologist, entomologist and botanist (1851-1934)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 9 languages. Next come Robert Alfred Humble.
How many famous people were born in Stanhope?
2 people born in Stanhope have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 3 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Stanhope known for?
Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 7% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Stanhope?
Henry H. Slater, born in 1851. The youngest on the list was born in 1864.
Who counts as from Stanhope?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Stanhope’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)
- Henry H. Slater: Henry H. Slater (1851–1934), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rowan Atkinson: Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Greenwell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dora Greenwell: Roshni Ravi Prasad, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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