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Famous people · Liss, Hampshire
Liss is the birthplace of 7 famous people
Aeone, the singer, is the most widely known, written about in 6 languages. The British professional wrestler Andrew Simmons ranks second, ahead of Cliff Lazarenko. More than half were born in the 20th century, 4 in all. 3 were born in 1970 or later.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Aeone
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1950
Caroline Walker
Youngest
1984
Andrew Simmons
Most common field
Sports
5 people
What stands out about Liss’ famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Liss’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1950s come out on top, with 3 births.
SportsMusicWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Liss
Two of the three are athletes.
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#3Known for
What Liss is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 1.5 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Liss
4 more names, born between 1950 and 1981.
Caroline Walker
1950–1988British nutritionist, writer, author and campaigner
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Haslemere’s, with 28.
RPHaslemere · 8 miRachel Portman & 27 more
Petersfield · 3 miCalum Chambers & 20 more
Hindhead · 8 miColin Firth & 8 more
Midhurst · 8 miHelen Joseph & 4 more
Bordon · 5 miTony Rolt & 3 morePWLiphook · 4 miPete Wingfield & 2 more
Headley Down and Headley · 6 miJessica Hawkins & 2 moreENWhitehill · 4 miEdward Newton
Petersfield · 3 miCalum Chambers & 20 moreHindhead · 8 miColin Firth & 8 moreMidhurst · 8 miHelen Joseph & 4 moreBordon · 5 miTony Rolt & 3 morePWLiphook · 4 miPete Wingfield & 2 moreHeadley Down and Headley · 6 miJessica Hawkins & 2 moreENWhitehill · 4 miEdward NewtonQuestions about famous people from Liss
Who is the most famous person from Liss?
Aeone (singer) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 6 languages. Next come Andrew Simmons and Cliff Lazarenko.
How many famous people were born in Liss?
7 people born in Liss have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Liss known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 5 of the 7. That is 71% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Liss?
Caroline Walker, born in 1950. The youngest on the list was born in 1984.
Who counts as from Liss?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Liss’ 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)
- Andrew Simmons: Sammybadge, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cliff Lazarenko: Nicola, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Portsmouth Football Club Westwood: Thom32, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Caroline Walker: Geoffrey Cannon, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Calum Chambers: Ronnie McDonald, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Colin Firth: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Helen Joseph: AnonymousUnknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Rolt: Daan Noske / Anefo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jessica Hawkins: Mitchea99, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
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