#1Famous people · Blockley, Gloucestershire
Blockley has just one famous person to its name: Cecil Sandford
The British motorcycle racer Cecil Sandford was born in 1928. Their birth falls in the 20th century. Readers can find them written up in 15 languages. The neighbour with the longest list is Moreton-in-Marsh, 3 mi away: 8, led by Gabrielle Glaister.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Cecil Sandford
in 15 Wikipedia languages
First
1928
Cecil Sandford
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Blockley
#1Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Moreton-in-Marsh: 8.
GGMoreton-in-Marsh · 3 miGabrielle Glaister & 7 moreFHShipston-on-Stour · 6 miFrancis J. Haverfield & 5 more
Stow-on-the-Wold · 6 miFrederic Bartlett & 4 more
Bourton-on-the-Water · 9 miWilfrid Hyde-White & 4 more
Chipping Campden · 3 miMatthew Gotrel & 3 more
Mickleton · 5 miRichard Graves & 3 more
Lower Quinton · 7 miRichard Whatcoat
Stow-on-the-Wold · 6 miFrederic Bartlett & 4 moreBourton-on-the-Water · 9 miWilfrid Hyde-White & 4 moreChipping Campden · 3 miMatthew Gotrel & 3 moreMickleton · 5 miRichard Graves & 3 moreLower Quinton · 7 miRichard WhatcoatQuestions about famous people from Blockley
Who is the most famous person from Blockley?
Cecil Sandford (British motorcycle racer (1928–2023)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 15 languages.
How many famous people were born in Blockley?
1 people born in Blockley 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.
What is Blockley known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who counts as from Blockley?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Blockley’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 (6)
- Cecil Sandford: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederic Bartlett: Bassano Ltd, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wilfrid Hyde-White: derivative work: Rossrs Wilfred_Hyde-White_in_Ada_trailer.jpg: Trailer screenshot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matthew Gotrel: Gregor Rom, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Graves: James Northcote, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Whatcoat: Dsdugan, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
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