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Writing & Arts
Alexander Chancellor
1940–2017British journalist (1940–2017)
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Photo: Nigel Cox · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Dane End, Hertfordshire
Dane End has just one famous person to its name: Alexander Chancellor
In 1940, the British journalist Alexander Chancellor was born. Their birth falls in the 20th century. Readers can find them written up in 3 languages. Catherine of Lancaster tops the 59 names on record in Hertford, 5 mi away.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Alexander Chancellor
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1940
Alexander Chancellor
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 people
The best known
Born in Dane End
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Hertford’s, with 59.
Hertford · 5 miCatherine of Lancaster & 58 moreLHStevenage · 6 miLewis Hamilton & 50 more
Ware · 5 miDerek Saunders & 21 more
Puckeridge and Standon · 4 miArthur Martin-Leake & 4 moreDWKnebworth · 5 miDavid Whitaker & 2 moreTBGreat Amwell · 6 miTimothy Bevington & 1 moreACWalkern · 4 miAnthony John CampTBWoolmer Green · 5 miTom BridgerQuestions about famous people from Dane End
Who is the most famous person from Dane End?
Alexander Chancellor (British journalist (1940–2017)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 3 languages.
How many famous people were born in Dane End?
1 people born in Dane End have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Dane End known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 12% across UK towns.
Who counts as from Dane End?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Dane End’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 (3)
- Catherine of Lancaster: AnonymousUnknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Derek Saunders: Wim van Rossem for Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Martin-Leake: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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