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Photo: Andrew Hill · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Wessington, Derbyshire
2 famous people were born in Wessington
Charlie Calladine, the British footballer, is the most widely known, written about in 4 languages. The list has one more: the English footballer Charlie Calladine. The earliest on the list is Charlie Calladine, born in 1888, and the youngest Charlie Calladine, born in 1911. Within 4 mi, Matlock lists the most: 19, with Keith Ellis first.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Charlie Calladine
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1888
Charlie Calladine
Youngest
1911
Charlie Calladine
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Wessington
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Matlock, at 19.
Matlock · 4 miKeith Ellis & 18 moreABAlfreton · 3 miAlf Bentley & 16 moreESSomercotes and Swanwick · 4 miErnald Scattergood & 13 more
Newton and Blackwell · 4 miSophie Baggaley & 11 more
Clay Cross · 4 miDennis Skinner & 9 more
Shirland and Stonebroom · 2 miNiamh Emerson & 5 moreGGPilsley and Lower Pilsley · 4 miGeorge Gregory & 5 moreABMorton · 3 miAlbert Blount & 2 moreQuestions about famous people from Wessington
Who is the most famous person from Wessington?
Charlie Calladine (British footballer (1911-1983)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 4 languages. Next come Charlie Calladine.
How many famous people were born in Wessington?
2 people born in Wessington have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Wessington known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 2 of the 2. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Wessington?
Charlie Calladine, born in 1888. The youngest on the list was born in 1911.
Who counts as from Wessington?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Wessington’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 (4)
- Keith Ellis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sophie Baggaley: Katie Chan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dennis Skinner: Robin Hood, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Niamh Emerson: filip bossuyt from Kortrijk, Belgium, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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