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Photo: Hassocks5489 · CC0Famous people · Steep, Hampshire
Steep has one famous person on record
In 1908, the English cricketer William Dodd was born. That places their birth in the 20th century. Readers can find them written up in 4 languages. The neighbour with the longest list is Petersfield, 1 mi away: 21, led by Calum Chambers.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
William Dodd
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1908
William Dodd
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Steep
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Petersfield, at 21.
Petersfield · 1 miCalum Chambers & 20 moreALiss · 3 miAeone & 6 more
Midhurst · 9 miHelen Joseph & 4 more
Bordon · 7 miTony Rolt & 3 morePWLiphook · 7 miPete Wingfield & 2 moreWBHorndean · 8 miWalter Bettesworth & 2 more
Headley Down and Headley · 9 miJessica Hawkins & 2 moreENWhitehill · 6 miEdward NewtonQuestions about famous people from Steep
Who is the most famous person from Steep?
William Dodd (English cricketer (1908-1993)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 4 languages.
How many famous people were born in Steep?
1 people born in Steep have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Steep known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who counts as from Steep?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Steep’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)
- Calum Chambers: Ronnie McDonald, CC BY 2.0, 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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