#1Famous people · Lymington, Hampshire
Of the 22 famous people born in Lymington, an unusual share are soldiers and sailors
Most widely known is Birdy, the British singer, with articles in 52 languages. Behind the leader come Robbie Kay and Frederick Keeping. In the 20th century, 8 were born, the most of any period. The list is still growing: 5 were born since 1970.
Born here
22
notable people
Best known
Birdy
in 52 Wikipedia languages
First
1593
Nicholas Easton
Youngest
1996
Birdy
Most common field
Sports
6 people
What stands out about Lymington’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Lymington is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as soldiers and sailors, at 5 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Lymington
By how many languages cover them, Birdy comes first (52), then Robbie Kay (34) and Frederick Keeping (26).
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Through the years
When Lymington’s famous people were born
The 1990s alone account for 4 of the births charted here.
SportsMusicMilitaryPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineWriting & ArtsFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Lymington
The other 19 span the years 1593 to 1992.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Lyndhurst has the most on record, with 14.
Questions about famous people from Lymington
Who is the most famous person from Lymington?
Birdy (British singer) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 52 languages. Next come Robbie Kay and Frederick Keeping.
How many famous people were born in Lymington?
22 people born in Lymington have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 28 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Lymington known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 6 of the 22. That is 27% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Lymington?
Nicholas Easton, born in 1593. The youngest on the list was born in 1996.
Who counts as from Lymington?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Lymington’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 (13)
- Birdy: Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robbie Kay: Heroes & Villains, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Blakiston: en:User:Fawcett5, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adamski: Nana Klimek, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Elgar Hicks: George Elgar Hicks, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hector Hurst: Chris501, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Lockheart: Richard Kaby, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mabel Hardy: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Luke Furner: Terence McGann, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Gore: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frances Fisher: PhilipRomanoPhoto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jamie Redknapp: Will Palmer from Leeds, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Hooke: Mary Beale, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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