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Edmund Arrowsmith
1585–1628Lancaster Jesuit priest; one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales
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Famous people · Haydock, Merseyside
Athletes stand out among the 12 famous people born in Haydock
Edmund Arrowsmith leads the list, covered in 14 languages. Behind the leader come Harry Burrows and Cliff Birkett. 6 of them were born in the 20th century, more than in any other period. Births since 1970 account for 2 of the names.
Born here
12
notable people
Best known
Edmund Arrowsmith
in 14 Wikipedia languages
First
1585
Edmund Arrowsmith
Youngest
1991
Scott Hale
Most common field
Sports
11 people
What stands out about Haydock’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Haydock is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 1.9 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Haydock
Ranked by languages covered: Edmund Arrowsmith with 14, then Harry Burrows with 10 and Cliff Birkett with 9.
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Through the years
When Haydock’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1940s come out on top, with 3 births.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Haydock
Of the other 9, 9 are athletes.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Wigan lists the most people: 327.
Wigan · 5 miLeon Osman & 326 more
St Helens · 3 miDavid Yates & 223 more
Newton-le-Willows · 2 miRick Astley & 24 more
Orrell · 5 miCatherine Ashton & 23 more
Golborne · 4 miDavey Boy Smith & 19 more
Billinge · 2 miKen Owen & 17 moreJCAshton-in-Makerfield · 2 miJune Croft & 13 more
Platt Bridge and Abram · 5 miSydney Battersby & 6 moreQuestions about famous people from Haydock
Who is the most famous person from Haydock?
Edmund Arrowsmith (lancaster Jesuit priest; one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 14 languages. Next come Harry Burrows and Cliff Birkett.
How many famous people were born in Haydock?
12 people born in Haydock have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 13 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Haydock known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 11 of the 12. That is 92% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Haydock?
Edmund Arrowsmith, born in 1585. The youngest on the list was born in 1991.
Who counts as from Haydock?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Haydock’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 (10)
- Edmund Arrowsmith: Arrowsmith, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Burrows: Jonesy702, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmy Taylor: https://www.flickr.com/photos/26298797@N07/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leon Osman: The Bohs, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Yates: Joella Marano, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rick Astley: Wjack12, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Catherine Ashton: ©House of Lords / photography by Roger Harris, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Davey Boy Smith: James, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ken Owen: Shadowgate, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sydney Battersby: photographer of IOC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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