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Famous people · Kirkham, Lancashire
10 famous people were born in Kirkham from 1782 to 1993
The best known is the English footballer George Wilson, with articles in 7 languages. Behind the leader come Adam Dodd and Phil Doughty. In the Victorian era, 4 were born, the most of any period. George Wilson, the best known, was born in 1892.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
George Wilson
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1782
Philip Shuttleworth
Youngest
1993
Adam Dodd
Most common field
Sports
7 people
The best known
Born in Kirkham
Ranked by languages covered: George Wilson with 7, then Adam Dodd with 5 and Phil Doughty with 5.
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Through the years
When Kirkham’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1890s than in any other ten years, 3 in all.
SportsWriting & ArtsFaithScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Kirkham is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 1.4 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Kirkham
7 more, best known first.
Harry Hodgkinson
1913–1994British journalist and intelligence officer (1913–1994)
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Philip Shuttleworth
1782–1842English churchman and academic, Bishop of Chichester
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Lytham St Anne's has the most on record, with 37.
Questions about famous people from Kirkham
Who is the most famous person from Kirkham?
George Wilson (English footballer (1892-1961)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 7 languages. Next come Adam Dodd and Phil Doughty.
How many famous people were born in Kirkham?
10 people born in Kirkham have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 13 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Kirkham known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 7 of the 10. That is 70% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Kirkham?
Philip Shuttleworth, born in 1782. The youngest on the list was born in 1993.
Who counts as from Kirkham?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Kirkham’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)
- John Bilsborrow: RexGregorian, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Philip Shuttleworth: Unidentified painter, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Barclay: Richard Townshend, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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