CB#1
Science & Medicine
Churchill Babington
1821–1889English scholar, archaeologist and naturalist (1821-1889)
18 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Famous people · Mountsorrel, Leicestershire
Most of the 11 famous people born in Mountsorrel came into the world in the Victorian era
Best known of all is Churchill Babington, written about in 18 languages. Close behind are Ernest Gill and George Gill. John Paget, born in 1501, is the earliest name and Mark Collett, born in 1980, the latest. For every 10,000 residents there are 8.5 on the list, well above the typical Leicestershire town’s 4.8.
Born here
11
notable people
Best known
Churchill Babington
in 18 Wikipedia languages
First
1501
John Paget
Youngest
1980
Mark Collett
Most common field
Sports
4 people
The best known
Born in Mountsorrel
The three are covered in 18, 5 and 4 languages: Churchill Babington, Ernest Gill and George Gill.
EG#2
Sports
Ernest Gill
1877–1950English footballer and cricketer (1877-1950)
5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Through the years
When Mountsorrel’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1870s, with 4 people born in that decade.
SportsScience & MedicineWriting & ArtsFaithPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Mountsorrel is known for
Share of Mountsorrel’s famous people in each field.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Mountsorrel
Another 8, 2 of them writers and artists.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 8 have famous names listed.
Questions about famous people from Mountsorrel
Who is the most famous person from Mountsorrel?
Churchill Babington (English scholar, archaeologist and naturalist (1821-1889)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 18 languages. Next come Ernest Gill and George Gill.
How many famous people were born in Mountsorrel?
11 people born in Mountsorrel have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 14 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Mountsorrel known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 4 of the 11. That is 36% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Mountsorrel?
John Paget, born in 1501. The youngest on the list was born in 1980.
Who counts as from Mountsorrel?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Mountsorrel’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 (8)
- George Gill: George Beldam, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Percy Turner: Thebees1889, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rebecca Wakefield: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Mitchell Acworth: Bain News Service (publisher), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnnie Johnson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Molly Smitten-Downes: Albin Olsson, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Luke Thomas: Антон Зайцев, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hugh Latimer: Unidentified painter, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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