TB#1
Sports
Thomas Southey Baker
1848–1902British-New Zealand sports person (1848-1902)
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Famous people · Droxford, Hampshire
3 famous people were born in Droxford from 1848 to 1957
Most widely known is Thomas Southey Baker, the British-New Zealand sports person, with articles in 4 languages. Close behind are Michael Howells and Tom Hayhoe. For more famous names, Waterlooville is 8 mi away: its list has 12, led by Michael Giles. Thomas Southey Baker, the best known, was born in 1848.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Thomas Southey Baker
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1848
Thomas Southey Baker
Youngest
1957
Michael Howells
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Droxford
Thomas Southey Baker leads with articles in 4 languages, ahead of Michael Howells (1) and Tom Hayhoe (1).
#2Writing & Arts
Michael Howells
1957–2018Production designer (1957-2018)
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#3Known for
What Droxford is known for
Athletes are the most numerous, 1 of them.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Waterlooville: 12.
Questions about famous people from Droxford
Who is the most famous person from Droxford?
Thomas Southey Baker (British-New Zealand sports person (1848-1902)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 4 languages. Next come Michael Howells and Tom Hayhoe.
How many famous people were born in Droxford?
3 people born in Droxford have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Droxford known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Droxford?
Thomas Southey Baker, born in 1848. The youngest on the list was born in 1957.
Who counts as from Droxford?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Droxford’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)
- Michael Howells: SALVAHOUSE, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Hayhoe: AmphitheatreA35, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Beckett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary of Waltham: Thomas Hollis and George Hollis, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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