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James Tomkins
born 1989English association football player (born 1989)
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Famous people · Basildon, Essex
59 famous people were born in Basildon, most of them since 1970
The best known is the English association football player James Tomkins, with articles in 36 languages. Stuart Bingham, the English snooker player, comes second, with Casey Stoney third. From George Walton to Alexei Rojas, the births on the list run from 1664 to 2005. 40 of them are athletes, more than in any other field.
Born here
59
notable people
Best known
James Tomkins
in 36 Wikipedia languages
First
1664
George Walton
Youngest
2005
Alexei Rojas
Most common field
Sports
40 people
What stands out about Basildon’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Basildon’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1980s than in any other ten years, 21 in all.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Basildon
Counted by languages, James Tomkins is ahead of Stuart Bingham and Casey Stoney: 36, 35 and 27.
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Casey Stoney
born 1982English association football player (born 1982)
27 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Known for
What Basildon is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is performers, at 1.4 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Basildon
The other 56 span the years 1664 to 2005.
Justin Edinburgh
1969–2019English association football player and manager (1969-2019)
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Allen Francis Gardiner
1794–1851British Royal Navy officer and missionary to Patagonia (1794-1851)
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Siti Saleha
born 1990Malaysian female actress, model, host and director (born 1990)
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Billericay has the most on record, with 31.
Questions about famous people from Basildon
Who is the most famous person from Basildon?
James Tomkins (English association football player (born 1989)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 36 languages. Next come Stuart Bingham and Casey Stoney.
How many famous people were born in Basildon?
59 people born in Basildon have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 69 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Basildon known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 40 of the 59. That is 68% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Basildon?
George Walton, born in 1664. The youngest on the list was born in 2005.
Who counts as from Basildon?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Basildon’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 (32)
- James Tomkins: joshjdss, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stuart Bingham: Benutzer:Bill da Flute, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Casey Stoney: James Boyes from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Dubovie: Josh_Dubovie_on_pink_carpet_in_Oslo.jpg: Aktiv I Oslo.no from Oslo, Norway derivative work: HOUZI, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Kightly: Moonraker™ at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alice Kinsella: Sandro Halank, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Lockwood: BobbyLockwoodFa, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Bentley: https://www.flickr.com/photos/cfcunofficial/, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Justin Edinburgh: Brian Minkoff-London Pixels, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Denise van Outen: Keven Law from Los Angeles, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Emma Blackery: Rachel Jones, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Zak Surety: Benutzer:Bill da Flute, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andy Barcham: ChrisTheDude, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Darren Caskey: Mark Lee, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Allen Francis Gardiner: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Walker: Gopaalan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Downs: Keithharrod, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Kelman: Timmy96, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jay Howard: Manningmbd, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gemma Ray: https://www.flickr.com/photos/francescospatola/, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Simon Segars: Web Summit, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Siti Saleha: MeleTOP, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Donna Bernard: Awynter, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathaniel Woodard: Flaming Ferrari, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ross McGowan: Pvt pauline, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Brooks: Pvt pauline, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Walton: Bartholomew Dandridge, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenzie Blackheart: Jakk5622, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rico Daniels: Credit to Rico Daniels, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Russell Tovey: Charlotte Pritchard, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chantelle Houghton: See Li, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Graham Bright: Rupertbright at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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