WS#1
Science & Medicine
Wallace L. W. Sargent
1935–2012American astronomer (1935–2012)
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Famous people · Elsham, Lincolnshire
2 famous people come from Elsham, Wallace L. W. Sargent the best known
At the top of the list is the American astronomer Wallace L. W. Sargent, covered in 12 languages. One more name completes the list: George Green. Joan Plowright heads the list in Brigg, 4 mi away, which has 11 names. Born in 1840, George Green is the first name on record, and Wallace L. W. Sargent, born in 1935, the most recent.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Wallace L. W. Sargent
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1840
George Green
Youngest
1935
Wallace L. W. Sargent
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 people
The best known
Born in Elsham
#2Military
George Green
1840–1898American soldier of the American Civil War, recipient of the Medal of Honor (1840-1898)
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Known for
What Elsham is known for
Share of Elsham’s famous people in each field.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
6 towns around it have someone on record.
Questions about famous people from Elsham
Who is the most famous person from Elsham?
Wallace L. W. Sargent (American astronomer (1935–2012)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 12 languages. Next come George Green.
How many famous people were born in Elsham?
2 people born in Elsham have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 3 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Elsham known for?
Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 7% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Elsham?
George Green, born in 1840. The youngest on the list was born in 1935.
Who counts as from Elsham?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Elsham’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 (5)
- George Green: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joan Plowright: Associated Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David George Hogarth: Lowell Thomas (photographer), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Carter: not stated, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Little Heath: no coneguts, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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