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Famous people · Brierfield, Lancashire
9 famous people from Brierfield, many of them athletes
Most widely known is Anna Cropper, the British actress, with articles in 7 languages. The largest group, 7, was born in the 20th century. The oldest name on the list belongs to Stephen Tillotson, born in 1884, the newest to Bernie Calvert, born in 1942. For every 10,000 residents there are 8.4 on the list, well above the typical Lancashire town’s 2.3.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Anna Cropper
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1884
Stephen Tillotson
Youngest
1942
Bernie Calvert
Most common field
Sports
7 people
What stands out about Brierfield’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Brierfield is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 1.6 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Brierfield
Languages with an article: 7 for Anna Cropper, 7 for Bernie Calvert, 7 for Neville Bannister.
#2Music
Bernie Calvert
born 1942British musician and member of The Hollies
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Through the years
When Brierfield’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1930s, with 2 people born in that decade.
SportsFilm, TV & StageMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Brierfield
Still to come: 6 more, from 1884 to 1921.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Burnley has the most on record: 209.
Questions about famous people from Brierfield
Who is the most famous person from Brierfield?
Anna Cropper (British actress (1938-2007)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 7 languages. Next come Bernie Calvert and Neville Bannister.
How many famous people were born in Brierfield?
9 people born in Brierfield have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Brierfield known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 7 of the 9. That is 78% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Brierfield?
Stephen Tillotson, born in 1884. The youngest on the list was born in 1942.
Who counts as from Brierfield?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Brierfield’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 (7)
- Bernie Calvert: Juhani Salonen / Lehtikuva, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ian McKellen: Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Phelan: Saadick Dhansay, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wallace Hartley: Wallace Henry Harvey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harold Davenport: Konrad Jacobs, CC BY-SA 2.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexander Nowell: British – School Details on Google Art Project, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carey Foster: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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