#1Famous people · Maryport, Cumbria
Glenn Murray tops a list of 23 famous people born in Maryport
At the top of the list is the British footballer Glenn Murray, covered in 25 languages. Thomas Henry Ismay and Jack Connor follow. 9 of them were born in the Victorian era, more than in any other period. Born in 1820, Thomas English is the first name on record, and Daniel Bewley, born in 1999, the most recent.
Born here
23
notable people
Best known
Glenn Murray
in 25 Wikipedia languages
First
1820
Thomas English
Youngest
1999
Daniel Bewley
Most common field
Sports
16 people
The best known
Born in Maryport
First, Glenn Murray (25 languages), then Thomas Henry Ismay (13) and Jack Connor (5).
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Through the years
When Maryport’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1930s than in any other ten years, 4 in all.
SportsPolitics & LawBusinessMilitaryFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Maryport is known for
Compared with the usual town, leaders are the most over-represented field, at 1.5 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Maryport
20 more names, born between 1820 and 1999.
James Coulthard
1868–1952English trades unionist, politician and rugby league footballer
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James Lomas
1879–1960English rugby union footballer, and rugby league footballer and coach (1879–1960)
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Workington’s, with 58.
Questions about famous people from Maryport
Who is the most famous person from Maryport?
Glenn Murray (British footballer (born 1983)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 25 languages. Next come Thomas Henry Ismay and Jack Connor.
How many famous people were born in Maryport?
23 people born in Maryport have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 27 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Maryport known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 16 of the 23. That is 70% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Maryport?
Thomas English, born in 1820. The youngest on the list was born in 1999.
Who counts as from Maryport?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Maryport’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)
- Glenn Murray: Jamesboyes@Flickr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Henry Ismay: Unidentified photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Bewley: Hubczaj, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Smith: The original uploader was Rcbutcher at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas English: credited to Carey, Page and Co. printers in Adelaide, South Australia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Iredale: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Wordsworth: Benjamin Haydon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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