#1Famous people · Corfe Castle, Dorset
A single famous person was born in Corfe Castle: John Mathieson
The British cinematographer John Mathieson was born in 1961. That places their birth in the 20th century. Their story is told in 12 languages. Bournemouth, 11 mi away, has 205 on its list, the best known Virginia Wade.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
John Mathieson
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1961
John Mathieson
The best known
Born in Corfe Castle
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Questions about famous people from Corfe Castle
Who is the most famous person from Corfe Castle?
John Mathieson (British cinematographer) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 12 languages.
How many famous people were born in Corfe Castle?
1 people born in Corfe Castle have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 2 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
Who counts as from Corfe Castle?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Corfe Castle’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)
- John Mathieson: Paul Katzenberger, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Virginia Wade: UKinUSA, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John le Carré: Krimidoedel, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Mellor: Chris Golds, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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