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Harold Stabler
1872–1945English ceramicist and metalwork designer (1872-1945)
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Photo: Chris Heaton · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Levens, Cumbria
The English ceramicist and metalwork designer Harold Stabler is the one famous person from Levens
The English ceramicist and metalwork designer Harold Stabler was born in 1872. Their birth falls in the Victorian era. Articles about them exist in 2 languages. Nearby, Kendal, 4 mi away, lists 73, led by Arthur Eddington.
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Harold Stabler
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Harold Stabler
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 8 have famous names listed.
Kendal · 4 miArthur Eddington & 72 more
Windermere · 9 miG. M. B. Dobson & 12 moreJCGrange-over-Sands · 8 miJack Crayston & 3 more
Arnside · 5 miRosemary Grant & 2 more
Warton (Lancaster) · 8 miMatthew Hutton & 2 more
Burton-in-Kendal · 6 miFelix Borowski & 1 more
Milnthorpe · 3 miJohn TaylorJBStaveley · 8 miJohn BrookesQuestions about famous people from Levens
Who is the most famous person from Levens?
Harold Stabler (English ceramicist and metalwork designer (1872-1945)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 2 languages.
How many famous people were born in Levens?
1 people born in Levens have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Levens known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 12% across UK towns.
Who counts as from Levens?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Levens’ 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.
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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 (6)
- Arthur Eddington: George Grantham Bain Collection, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- G. M. B. Dobson: Elliott & Fry, Public domain, 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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