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Photo: Dr Neil Clifton · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Sough, Lancashire
Sough, birthplace of the English footballer William Shuttleworth
The English footballer William Shuttleworth was born in 1868. That places their birth in the Victorian era. Their story is told in 2 languages. Mike Phelan heads the list in Nelson, 5 mi away, which has 35 names.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
William Shuttleworth
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1868
William Shuttleworth
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Sough
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Nelson lists the most people: 35.
Nelson · 5 miMike Phelan & 34 more
Colne · 3 miWallace Hartley & 15 moreADBarrowford · 5 miArthur Dixon & 4 moreSLCarleton-in-Craven · 5 miSusanna Lister & 2 moreHCBarnoldswick · 2 miHarry Crabtree & 1 more
Gargrave · 6 miPeter Foxcroft & 1 more
Cross Hills · 6 miRichard Robson & 1 moreHAEarby · 1 miHarold AndrewsQuestions about famous people from Sough
Who is the most famous person from Sough?
William Shuttleworth (English footballer (1868–1929)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 2 languages.
How many famous people were born in Sough?
1 people born in Sough have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Sough known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who counts as from Sough?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Sough’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 (4)
- Mike Phelan: Saadick Dhansay, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wallace Hartley: Wallace Henry Harvey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Foxcroft: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Robson: Karen Zhou, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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