CP#1
Politics & Law
Cecil Parkinson
1931–2016British politician (1931–2016)
12 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Famous people · Carnforth, Lancashire
Carnforth’s famous people span 168 years: 4 births from 1763 to 1931
At the top of the list is the British politician Cecil Parkinson, covered in 12 languages. William Cowherd is second and Albert Halton third. Per head, the list is long: 6.8 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Lancashire has 2.3. The list’s best known name, Cecil Parkinson, dates from 1931.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Cecil Parkinson
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1763
William Cowherd
Youngest
1931
Cecil Parkinson
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known
Born in Carnforth
Cecil Parkinson has articles in 12 languages, William Cowherd in 2 and Albert Halton in 1.
#2Faith
William Cowherd
1763–1816Christian minister and vegetarianism activist (1763–1816)
2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
AH#3
Military
Albert Halton
1893–1971Recipient of the Victoria Cross (1893-1971)
1 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Carnforth’s famous people were born
The 1930s alone account for 1 of the births charted here.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Carnforth is known for
Share of Carnforth’s famous people in each field.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Carnforth
1 more, best known first.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Lancaster leads the towns around it, with 119 names.
Questions about famous people from Carnforth
Who is the most famous person from Carnforth?
Cecil Parkinson (British politician (1931–2016)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 12 languages. Next come William Cowherd and Albert Halton.
How many famous people were born in Carnforth?
4 people born in Carnforth have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Carnforth known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 4. That is 25% of the town’s list, against 9% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Carnforth?
William Cowherd, born in 1763. The youngest on the list was born in 1931.
Who counts as from Carnforth?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Carnforth’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)
- William Cowherd: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Owen: Lock and Whitfield, published by Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington (see [1], Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter J. Ratcliffe: Secretaría de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación Productiva., CC BY 2.5 ar, Wikimedia Commons
- Matthew Hutton: Francis Perry, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rosemary Grant: David Craig from Salem, Oregon, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Perkins: Ingy The Wingy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Felix Borowski: National Photo Company Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Taylor: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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