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The Briars · Photo: David Dixon · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Whitworth, Lancashire
2 famous people call Whitworth their birthplace
At the top of the list is the English footballer Roy Halstead, covered in 4 languages. The list has one more: the English footballer Harold Rudman. The earliest on the list is Harold Rudman, born in 1924, and the youngest Roy Halstead, born in 1931. Nearby, Rochdale, 3 mi away, lists 170, led by Sajid Javid.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Roy Halstead
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1924
Harold Rudman
Youngest
1931
Roy Halstead
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Whitworth
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town within 12 miles of Whitworth, with how many people each has.
Rochdale · 3 miSajid Javid & 169 more
Todmorden · 5 miJohn Cockcroft & 35 moreFGHeywood · 5 miFreddie Goodwin & 28 more
Littleborough · 3 miAgyness Deyn & 24 more
Rawtenstall · 5 miJane Horrocks & 20 more
Bacup · 3 miJohnny Clegg & 19 more
Wardle · 2 miChris Schofield & 2 moreCCMilnrow · 4 miChris Cattlin & 1 moreQuestions about famous people from Whitworth
Who is the most famous person from Whitworth?
Roy Halstead (English footballer (1931-1997)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 4 languages. Next come Harold Rudman.
How many famous people were born in Whitworth?
2 people born in Whitworth have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Whitworth known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 2 of the 2. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Whitworth?
Harold Rudman, born in 1924. The youngest on the list was born in 1931.
Who counts as from Whitworth?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Whitworth’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 (6)
- Sajid Javid: Richard Townshend, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Cockcroft: Nobel foundation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Agyness Deyn: Nate "Igor" Smith from Brooklyn, NY, USA - Drivenbyboredom.com, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jane Horrocks: richiiebam, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnny Clegg: davidata, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Schofield: Gareth Williams from Redhill, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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