#1Politics & Law
William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley
1520–1598English statesman and chief adviser to Queen Elizabeth I (1520-1598)
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Famous people · Bourne, Lincolnshire
10 famous people were born in Bourne from 1520 to 1993
Best known of all is William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, written about in 31 languages. In the 20th century, 5 were born, the most of any period. The list comes to 5.7 for every 10,000 residents, against 2.6 in the typical town in Lincolnshire. Only 15 of the 100 towns in Lincolnshire with anyone on record list more.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley
in 31 Wikipedia languages
First
1520
William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley
Youngest
1993
Alistair Slater
Most common field
Sports
5 people
The best known
Born in Bourne
Three names lead: William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley (31 languages), Charles Frederick Worth (28) and Dick Gibson (16).
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#2Writing & Arts
Charles Frederick Worth
1825–1895English fashion designer (1825-1895)
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Through the years
When Bourne’s famous people were born
The 1910s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsNotableFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Bourne is known for
The largest field is Sports, with 5 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Bourne
The rest number 7, with 4 athletes among them.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 7 have famous names listed.
Questions about famous people from Bourne
Who is the most famous person from Bourne?
William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley (English statesman and chief adviser to Queen Elizabeth I (1520-1598)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 31 languages. Next come Charles Frederick Worth and Dick Gibson.
How many famous people were born in Bourne?
10 people born in Bourne 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 Bourne known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 5 of the 10. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Bourne?
William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, born in 1520. The youngest on the list was born in 1993.
Who counts as from Bourne?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Bourne’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 (7)
- William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley: Unidentified painter, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Frederick Worth: Nadar, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Dodd: John Russell (died 1806), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alistair Slater: Cs-wolves, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Hussey Packe: Maull & Polyblank, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Gray: Christian Werner; upload by Tmv23, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Chaplin, 1st Viscount Chaplin: Arthur Stockdale Cope, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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