#1Famous people · Eccleston, Lancashire
From 1548 to 1991, Eccleston was the birthplace of 4 famous people
At the top of the list is the English Roman Catholic martyr John Rigby, covered in 7 languages. Close behind are John Finch and David Makinson. John Rigby, the best known, was born in 1570. The list comes to 8.8 for every 10,000 residents, against 2.3 in the typical town in Lancashire.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
John Rigby
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1548
John Finch
Youngest
1991
George Miller
Most common field
Faith
2 people
The best known
Born in Eccleston
Ministers and preachers take two of the three places.
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Through the years
When Eccleston’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1570s, with 1 people born in that decade.
FaithSports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Eccleston is known for
Share of Eccleston’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 Eccleston
1 more, best known first.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
5 towns around it have someone on record.
Questions about famous people from Eccleston
Who is the most famous person from Eccleston?
John Rigby (English Roman Catholic martyr) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 7 languages. Next come John Finch and David Makinson.
How many famous people were born in Eccleston?
4 people born in Eccleston have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Eccleston known for?
Among its famous people, ministers and preachers: 2 of the 4. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 2% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Eccleston?
John Finch, born in 1548. The youngest on the list was born in 1991.
Who counts as from Eccleston?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Eccleston’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 (5)
- John Rigby: Matthew, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Finch: Roberta Estes, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Lightoller: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leonora Carrington: WendyAvilesR, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Doug Hoyle, Baron Hoyle: Chris McAndrew, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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