EW#1
Writing & Arts
Ernest Walbourn
1872–1927British landscape painter (1872-1927)
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Famous people · Dalston, Cumbria
Dalston is the birthplace of 2 famous people
Most widely known is Ernest Walbourn, the British landscape painter, with articles in 2 languages. The list has one more: the British translator Georgiana Harcourt. Within 4 mi, Carlisle lists the most: 198, with Grant Holt first. The earliest on the list is Georgiana Harcourt, born in 1807, and the youngest Ernest Walbourn, born in 1872.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Ernest Walbourn
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1807
Georgiana Harcourt
Youngest
1872
Ernest Walbourn
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
The best known
Born in Dalston
#2Writing & Arts
Georgiana Harcourt
1807–1886British translator (1807–1886)
2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Carlisle’s, with 198.
Questions about famous people from Dalston
Who is the most famous person from Dalston?
Ernest Walbourn (British landscape painter (1872-1927)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 2 languages. Next come Georgiana Harcourt.
How many famous people were born in Dalston?
2 people born in Dalston 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 Dalston known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 2 of the 2. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 12% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Dalston?
Georgiana Harcourt, born in 1807. The youngest on the list was born in 1872.
Who counts as from Dalston?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Dalston’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)
- Georgiana Harcourt: John Burke, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Grant Holt: Jon Candy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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