#1Famous people · Holbeach, Lincolnshire
14 famous people were born in Holbeach, more of them leaders than in most towns
Articles in 62 languages make the English politician Norman Angell the best known. In the 20th century, 6 were born, the most of any period. From Henry Holbeach in 1477 to Danny Andrew in 1990, the births cover 513 years. The list is still growing: 2 were born since 1970.
Born here
14
notable people
Best known
Norman Angell
in 62 Wikipedia languages
First
1477
Henry Holbeach
Youngest
1990
Danny Andrew
Most common field
Sports
5 people
What stands out about Holbeach’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Holbeach is known for
Set against the usual town, leaders come out 3.3 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Holbeach
Two of the three are leaders.
#1
#2Writing & Arts
William Stukeley
1687–1765English antiquarian (1687–1765)
27 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Politics & Law
Geoff Capes
1949–2024British shot putter and strongman (1949–2024)
20 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Holbeach’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1940s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsMilitaryFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Holbeach
Another 11, 5 of them athletes.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
4 towns around it have someone on record.
Questions about famous people from Holbeach
Who is the most famous person from Holbeach?
Norman Angell (English politician (1872–1967)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 62 languages. Next come William Stukeley and Geoff Capes.
How many famous people were born in Holbeach?
14 people born in Holbeach have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 15 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Holbeach known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 5 of the 14. That is 36% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Holbeach?
Henry Holbeach, born in 1477. The youngest on the list was born in 1990.
Who counts as from Holbeach?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Holbeach’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)
- Norman Angell: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Stukeley: English school, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Geoff Capes: Artur Andrzej, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cyril Lowe: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dora West: Unknown (photographer not specifically credited by the Illustrated London News), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred Piccaver: Unknown (Bain News Service, publisher), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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