#1Science & Medicine
Geoffrey Bibby
1917–2001British archaeologist (1917–2001)
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Famous people · Heversham, Cumbria
2 famous people call Heversham their birthplace
Most widely known is Geoffrey Bibby, the British archaeologist, with articles in 8 languages. The other is Jocelin Winthrop Young, the British head teacher. Born in 1917, Geoffrey Bibby is the first name on record, and Jocelin Winthrop Young, born in 1919, the most recent. Arthur Eddington tops the 73 names on record in Kendal, 6 mi away.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Geoffrey Bibby
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1917
Geoffrey Bibby
Youngest
1919
Jocelin Winthrop Young
Most common field
Science & Medicine
2 people
The best known
Born in Heversham
#1JY#2
Science & Medicine
Jocelin Winthrop Young
1919–2012British head teacher
2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Kendal counts 73 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
Kendal · 6 miArthur Eddington & 72 more
Kirkby Lonsdale · 8 miFiona Crackles & 7 moreJCGrange-over-Sands · 7 miJack Crayston & 3 moreCPCarnforth · 8 miCecil Parkinson & 3 more
Arnside · 4 miRosemary Grant & 2 more
Warton (Lancaster) · 7 miMatthew Hutton & 2 more
Burton-in-Kendal · 5 miFelix Borowski & 1 more
Milnthorpe · 1 miJohn TaylorQuestions about famous people from Heversham
Who is the most famous person from Heversham?
Geoffrey Bibby (British archaeologist (1917–2001)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 8 languages. Next come Jocelin Winthrop Young.
How many famous people were born in Heversham?
2 people born in Heversham 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 Heversham known for?
Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 2 of the 2. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 7% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Heversham?
Geoffrey Bibby, born in 1917. The youngest on the list was born in 1919.
Who counts as from Heversham?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Heversham’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 (7)
- Geoffrey Bibby: Anonymous photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Eddington: George Grantham Bain Collection, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fiona Crackles: Natasha Iles, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rosemary Grant: David Craig from Salem, Oregon, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matthew Hutton: Francis Perry, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Felix Borowski: National Photo Company Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Taylor: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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