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Steve James
born 1967English rugby union footballer and cricketer (born 1967)
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Famous people · Lydney, Gloucestershire
5 famous people were born in Lydney
At the top of the list is the English rugby union footballer and cricketer Steve James, covered in 5 languages. Christopher Herbert is second and Steve Smith third. Most were born in the 20th century: 4 of them. The oldest name on the list belongs to Lionel Beaumont Thomas, born in 1893, the newest to Steve James, born in 1967.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Steve James
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1893
Lionel Beaumont Thomas
Youngest
1967
Steve James
Most common field
Sports
3 people
What stands out about Lydney’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Lydney’s famous people were born
The 1960s saw the most births of any decade: 2.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Lydney
Three names lead: Steve James (5 languages), Christopher Herbert (4) and Steve Smith (3).
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Known for
What Lydney is known for
Athletes are the most numerous, 3 of them.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Lydney
A further 2 follow, born between 1893 and 1962.
Lionel Beaumont Thomas
1893–1942British Army officer and Conservative Member of Parliament (1893-1942)
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Berkeley lists the most people: 14.
Questions about famous people from Lydney
Who is the most famous person from Lydney?
Steve James (English rugby union footballer and cricketer (born 1967)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 5 languages. Next come Christopher Herbert and Steve Smith.
How many famous people were born in Lydney?
5 people born in Lydney have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 8 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Lydney known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 3 of the 5. That is 60% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Lydney?
Lionel Beaumont Thomas, born in 1893. The youngest on the list was born in 1967.
Who counts as from Lydney?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Lydney’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 (7)
- Lionel Beaumont Thomas: Lafayette, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Nicholls: Danskel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Jenner: James Northcote, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Howitt: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John McAfee: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gilbert Barling: Lafayette Ltd., CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Falconer Madan: Artist Percy Bigland (1858–1926), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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