#1Famous people · Lyndhurst, Hampshire
14 famous people were born in Lyndhurst, most of them in the 20th century
Arthur Gore, the British tennis player, is the most widely known, written about in 26 languages. Second and third on the list are Caroline Nokes and Michael Scammell. Fewer than a quarter of the 93 towns in Hampshire with famous people list more. Births span 1844 to 1972, from Frederick Tate to Caroline Nokes.
Born here
14
notable people
Best known
Arthur Gore
in 26 Wikipedia languages
First
1844
Frederick Tate
Youngest
1972
Caroline Nokes
Most common field
Sports
7 people
The best known
Born in Lyndhurst
By how many languages cover them, Arthur Gore comes first (26), then Caroline Nokes (13) and Michael Scammell (6).
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#2Politics & Law
Caroline Nokes
born 1972British politician (born 1972)
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#3Through the years
When Lyndhurst’s famous people were born
The 1840s alone account for 3 of the births charted here.
SportsMusicWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Lyndhurst is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as musicians, at 4.2 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Lyndhurst
A further 11 follow, born between 1844 and 1966.
David Wynne
1926–2014(1926 - 2014) British sculptor of figures, animals, and portraits (1926–2014)
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Southampton has the longest list next door: 502.
Questions about famous people from Lyndhurst
Who is the most famous person from Lyndhurst?
Arthur Gore (British tennis player (1868–1928)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 26 languages. Next come Caroline Nokes and Michael Scammell.
How many famous people were born in Lyndhurst?
14 people born in Lyndhurst have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 18 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Lyndhurst known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 7 of the 14. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Lyndhurst?
Frederick Tate, born in 1844. The youngest on the list was born in 1972.
Who counts as from Lyndhurst?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Lyndhurst’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 (6)
- Arthur Gore: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Caroline Nokes: Chris McAndrew, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Scammell: Stephen Scammell, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Birdy: Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Laura Michelle Kelly: Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bruce Parry: BritishExpeditions, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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