#1Politics & Law
Alfred Denning, Baron Denning
1899–1999British judge (1899-1999)
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Famous people · Whitchurch, Hampshire
Alfred Denning, Baron Denning tops a list of 7 famous people born in Whitchurch
The best known is the British judge Alfred Denning, Baron Denning, with articles in 12 languages. Most were born in the Victorian era: 4 of them. Per head, the list is long: 13.2 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Hampshire has 2.7. The biggest group are soldiers and sailors: 3.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Alfred Denning, Baron Denning
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1823
William Withers
Youngest
1934
Brian Clifton
Most common field
Military
3 people
The best known
Born in Whitchurch
Ranked by languages covered: Alfred Denning, Baron Denning with 12, then Reginald Denning with 6 and William Withers with 6.
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#3Through the years
When Whitchurch’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1890s than in any other decade: 3.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Whitchurch is known for
Soldiers and sailors stand out most, at 11.7 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Whitchurch
Still to come: 4 more, from 1846 to 1934.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Basingstoke’s, with 82.
Questions about famous people from Whitchurch
Who is the most famous person from Whitchurch?
Alfred Denning, Baron Denning (British judge (1899-1999)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 12 languages. Next come Reginald Denning and William Withers.
How many famous people were born in Whitchurch?
7 people born in Whitchurch have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 8 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Whitchurch known for?
Among its famous people, soldiers and sailors: 3 of the 7. That is 43% of the town’s list, against 4% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Whitchurch?
William Withers, born in 1823. The youngest on the list was born in 1934.
Who counts as from Whitchurch?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Whitchurch’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 (8)
- Alfred Denning, Baron Denning: Fotograaf Onbekend / Anefo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Reginald Denning: Bernard Hailstone, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Withers: AnonymousUnknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Hurley: Colleen Sturtevant, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Reg Presley: Fontana Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Spence: George Vertue, after Isaac Whood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Auberon Herbert: Frederick Hollyer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Williams: Mockridge, Charles H. (Charles Henry), 1844-1913, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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