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Photo: Mat Fascione · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Barlestone, Leicestershire
A single famous person was born in Barlestone: Arthur Smith
Arthur Smith came into the world in 1872. That places their birth in the Victorian era. One language has an article about them so far. Just 5 mi away, Coalville’s list holds 17 names, Tom Hopper the best known.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Arthur Smith
in 1 Wikipedia languages
First
1872
Arthur Smith
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Barlestone
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Coalville has the most people on record, 17 of them.
Questions about famous people from Barlestone
Who is the most famous person from Barlestone?
Arthur Smith (English cricketer, born 1872) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 1 languages.
How many famous people were born in Barlestone?
1 people born in Barlestone have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Barlestone 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 Barlestone?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Barlestone’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 (2)
- Tom Hopper: Miguel Discart, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Adcock: Lafayette Ltd, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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