#1Film, TV & Stage
Carl Harbord
1908–1958English-American actor (1908–1958)
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Famous people · Salcombe, Devon
One famous person was born in Salcombe
Carl Harbord, the English-American actor, was born in 1908. Their birth falls in the 20th century. 4 languages have an article about them. Within 11 mi, Dartmouth lists the most: 15, with Thomas Newcomen first.
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notable people
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Carl Harbord
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1908
Carl Harbord
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
1 people
The best known
Born in Salcombe
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Famous people from the towns next door
Dartmouth leads the towns around it, with 15 names.
Questions about famous people from Salcombe
Who is the most famous person from Salcombe?
Carl Harbord (English-American actor (1908–1958)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 4 languages.
How many famous people were born in Salcombe?
1 people born in Salcombe have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Salcombe known for?
Among its famous people, performers: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 9% across UK towns.
Who counts as from Salcombe?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Salcombe’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)
- Carl Harbord: Film screenshot (Universal Pictures), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Giselle Ansley: fourthandfifteen, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Savery: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Peek: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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