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Famous people · Coniston, Cumbria
2 famous people call Coniston their birthplace
Most widely known is Darren Edmondson, the English footballer, with articles in 5 languages. The other is James Hewitson. From James Hewitson to Darren Edmondson, the births on the list run from 1892 to 1971. The neighbour with the longest list is Windermere, 7 mi away: 13, led by G. M. B. Dobson.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Darren Edmondson
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1892
James Hewitson
Youngest
1971
Darren Edmondson
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Coniston
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James Hewitson
1892–1963English soldier (1892–1963); recipient of the Victoria Cross
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Known for
What Coniston is known for
The largest field is Sports, with 1 people.
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
Windermere has the longest list next door: 13.
Questions about famous people from Coniston
Who is the most famous person from Coniston?
Darren Edmondson (English footballer (born 1971)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 5 languages. Next come James Hewitson.
How many famous people were born in Coniston?
2 people born in Coniston have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 4 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Coniston known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Coniston?
James Hewitson, born in 1892. The youngest on the list was born in 1971.
Who counts as from Coniston?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Coniston’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)
- James Hewitson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- G. M. B. Dobson: Elliott & Fry, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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