#1Famous people · Brampton, Cumbria
The 6 famous people born in Brampton, led by Darwin Shaw
Most widely known is Darwin Shaw, the British actor, with articles in 12 languages. 4 of them were born in the 20th century, more than in any other period. The oldest name on the list belongs to George Routledge, born in 1812, the newest to Darwin Shaw, born in 2000. The biggest group are athletes: 4.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Darwin Shaw
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1812
George Routledge
Youngest
2000
Darwin Shaw
Most common field
Sports
4 people
The best known
Born in Brampton
Darwin Shaw, Geoff Twentyman and George Routledge are written about in 12, 8 and 5 languages.
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Through the years
When Brampton’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 2000s, at 1.
SportsFilm, TV & StageWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Brampton is known for
Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, at 1.4 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Brampton
The other 3 span the years 1908 to 1951.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Carlisle’s, at 198 names.
Questions about famous people from Brampton
Who is the most famous person from Brampton?
Darwin Shaw (British actor) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 12 languages. Next come Geoff Twentyman and George Routledge.
How many famous people were born in Brampton?
6 people born in Brampton have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Brampton known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 4 of the 6. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Brampton?
George Routledge, born in 1812. The youngest on the list was born in 2000.
Who counts as from Brampton?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Brampton’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)
- Darwin Shaw: SilentKisses1, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Geoff Twentyman: RonalLee, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Grant Holt: Jon Candy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Boertien: en:user:TuborgLight, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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