#1Famous people · Tyldesley, Greater Manchester
Most of the 17 famous people born in Tyldesley came into the world in the 20th century
Ella Toone, the English association football player, is the most widely known, written about in 28 languages. The list runs from Tom Cannon, born in 1852, to Ella Toone, born in 1999. For every 10,000 residents there are 10.5 on the list, well above the typical Greater Manchester town’s 5.3. 11 of them are athletes, more than in any other field.
Born here
17
notable people
Best known
Ella Toone
in 28 Wikipedia languages
First
1852
Tom Cannon
Youngest
1999
Ella Toone
Most common field
Sports
11 people
The best known
Born in Tyldesley
All three are athletes.
#1FN#2
Sports
Frederick Norris
1921–2006British long-distance runner (1921-2006)
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Through the years
When Tyldesley’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1920s come out on top, with 3 births.
SportsMilitaryWriting & ArtsNotableFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Tyldesley is known for
Tyldesley has 1.3× the usual share of athletes.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Tyldesley
The rest number 14, with 8 athletes among them.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Leigh’s, with 99.
Questions about famous people from Tyldesley
Who is the most famous person from Tyldesley?
Ella Toone (English association football player) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 28 languages. Next come Frederick Norris and Alex Marrow.
How many famous people were born in Tyldesley?
17 people born in Tyldesley have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Tyldesley known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 11 of the 17. That is 65% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Tyldesley?
Tom Cannon, born in 1852. The youngest on the list was born in 1999.
Who counts as from Tyldesley?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Tyldesley’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 (9)
- Ella Toone: James Boyes from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nigel Short: This photo was taken by Przemysław Jahr Autorem zdjęcia jest Przemysław Jahr Wykorzystując zdjęcie proszę podać jako autora: Przemysław Jahr / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alan Ball Jr.: The original uploader was Pyrope at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Keely Hodgkinson: Erik van Leeuwen, attribution: Erik van Leeuwen (bron: Wikipedia)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Shaw: Official Films, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Bamber: Adam Wimpenny, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shaun Ryder: Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ernest Tyldesley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roger Hunt: Christophe95, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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