#1Famous people · Higher Walton, Lancashire
One famous person was born in Higher Walton
Kathleen Ferrier, the English contralto singer, was born in 1912. Their birth falls in the 20th century. Articles about them exist in 36 languages. Within 3 mi, Preston lists the most: 346, with Phil Jones first.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Kathleen Ferrier
in 36 Wikipedia languages
First
1912
Kathleen Ferrier
Most common field
Music
1 people
The best known
Born in Higher Walton
#1Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Preston has the longest list next door: 346.
Questions about famous people from Higher Walton
Who is the most famous person from Higher Walton?
Kathleen Ferrier (English contralto singer (1912–1953)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 36 languages.
How many famous people were born in Higher Walton?
1 people born in Higher Walton have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Higher Walton known for?
Among its famous people, musicians: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 5% across UK towns.
Who counts as from Higher Walton?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Higher Walton’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)
- Kathleen Ferrier: Polygoon Hollands Nieuws, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl, Wikimedia Commons
- Phil Jones: Matt Janzer from Missoula, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leonora Carrington: WendyAvilesR, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ian McCulloch: Benutzer:Bill da Flute, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wade Barrett: Shamsuddin Muhammad from Fort Hood, TX, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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