#1Business
Henry Bloom Noble
1816–1903Eminent Businessman and Philanthropist
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Famous people · Clifton, Cumbria
One famous person was born in Clifton
In 1816, the eminent businessman and philanthropist Henry Bloom Noble was born. Their birth falls in the Georgian era. Readers can find them written up in 2 languages. Nearby, Penrith, 3 mi away, lists 46, led by Oliver Turvey.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Henry Bloom Noble
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1816
Henry Bloom Noble
Most common field
Business
1 people
The best known
Born in Clifton
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Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Penrith has the most on record, with 46.
Questions about famous people from Clifton
Who is the most famous person from Clifton?
Henry Bloom Noble (eminent Businessman and Philanthropist) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 2 languages.
How many famous people were born in Clifton?
1 people born in Clifton have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Clifton known for?
Among its famous people, business people: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 2% across UK towns.
Who counts as from Clifton?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Clifton’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 (2)
- Henry Bloom Noble: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Oliver Turvey: Jake Archibald from London, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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