#1Famous people · Southport, Merseyside
Of the 162 famous people born in Southport, an unusual share are performers
At the top of the list is the British actress Miranda Richardson, covered in 53 languages. The largest group, 84, was born in the 20th century. 42 of them were born since 1970. Births span 1854 to 1999, from Adrian Scott Stokes to Ben Aitchison.
Born here
162
notable people
Best known
Miranda Richardson
in 53 Wikipedia languages
First
1854
Adrian Scott Stokes
Youngest
1999
Ben Aitchison
Most common field
Sports
79 people
What stands out about Southport’s famous people
Known worldwideRead in 53 languages, Miranda Richardson is known far beyond the town.A town of performersAmong the 162 people born here, 24 are performers: 1.7 times the usual share.Still making names78 were born since 1950, the youngest in 1999.162 notable peopleSouthport lists 162 notable people, more than most towns.
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Southport
Writers and artists take two of the three places.
#1
#2Writing & Arts
A. J. P. Taylor
1906–1990English historian (1906-1990)
49 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Known for
What Southport is known for
Set against the usual town, performers come out 1.7 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Southport’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1950s than in any other decade: 19.
SportsFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineMusicPolitics & LawMilitaryNotableFaithBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Southport
The other 159 span the years 1854 to 1999.
Richard Corbett
born 1955British politician; Member of the European Parliament (born 1955)
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Darren Johnson
born 1966English politician of the Green Party of England and Wales (born 1966)
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Arthur Herbert Lindsay Richardson
1872–1932Canadian soldier recipient of the Victoria Cross (1872-1932)
MilitaryWikipedia ↗
Adele Roberts
born 1979British broadcaster, reality television star and DJ
Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
Jonathan Joannides
born 1958SportsWikipedia ↗
Matt Williams
born 1971English sports presenter and reporter on BBC Radio 2
Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
Rosemary Nicholson
1919–2004[née Weeks], (1919–2004), garden historian and museum founder
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
David Myerscough-Jones
1934–2010Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
No one matches both filters.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Ormskirk has the most people on record, 68 of them.
Ormskirk · 7 miJames Hopwood Jeans & 67 more
Lytham St Anne's · 8 miSteve Barclay & 36 moreWCFormby · 6 miWilliam Guy Carr & 14 moreRECroston · 9 miRobert Etherington & 5 moreBLBurscough · 7 miBobby Langton & 4 more
Tarleton and Hesketh Bank · 8 miNancy Rothwell & 3 more
Maghull · 9 miJames Graham & 2 moreJBBanks · 4 miJack BallQuestions about famous people from Southport
Who is the most famous person from Southport?
Miranda Richardson (British actress) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 53 languages. Next come A. J. P. Taylor and David Mitchell.
How many famous people were born in Southport?
162 people born in Southport have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 185 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Southport known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 79 of the 162. That is 49% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Southport?
Adrian Scott Stokes, born in 1854. The youngest on the list was born in 1999.
Who counts as from Southport?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Southport’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 (54)
- Miranda Richardson: Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- A. J. P. Taylor: Gillman & Soame, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Mitchell: Mariusz Kubik, http://www.mariuszkubik.pl, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Rodwell: Leon Queeley derivative work: Dudek1337, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marc Almond: shiver_shi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Jones: Devon78, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- E. T. Whittaker: Arthur Trevor Haddon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fran Halsall: The Wolf, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tommy Fleetwood: Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Waiters: Joop van Bilsen for Anefo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sally Walton: West Midlands Police from West Midlands, United Kingdom, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jake Bidwell: Jrppezza, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nigel Davies: Stefan64, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee Mack: amanda benson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Corbett: Copyright holder releases image per ticket below, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Adrian Scott Stokes: Michael Ancher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leslie Stuart: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Milton Rosmer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Victor: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ollie Halsall: TimDuncan, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Williams: Cs-wolves, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stewart Haslinger: Stefan64, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Cole: United Autosports, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Clarke: Jon Candy from Cardiff, Wales, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Roukin: Ebbielp at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Holland: RexGregorian, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Owen Vaughan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brendan Barber: ©House of Lords / photography by Roger Harris, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leonard Stokes: William Orpen, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matthew Hudson: Preston North End F.C., CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Howard: Kane Brooker, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Teresa Pearce: Chris McAndrew, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Victor P. Whittaker: Victor Percy Whittaker, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Darren Johnson: Kaihsu Tai, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ian Ball: Brian Marks, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Culshaw: Joop van Bilsen for Anefo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee Slattery: Pvt pauline, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Liam Bond: Usien, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matthew Baldwin: Pvt pauline, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Herbert Lindsay Richardson: Image of a public domain photograph of Sgt. Arthur Herbert Lindsay Richardson (circa 1904)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Haydn Rigby: Atkinsonhd 19:11, 19 July 2011 (UTC), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marcus Wareing: The British Library, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Aitchison: Dave Morton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Sutch: Photographer unidentified, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harold Ackroyd: Wellcome Library, London, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- HP Tinker: HPTinker, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Margaret Harker: Dr Sartaj Din Jouhar FRPS FPSA., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Prescott: DarkGlow, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ed Herring: GosheronGaucheron, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gordon Rimmer: Unknown (Crown Studios of Wellington), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Hopwood Jeans: Kokorik (Uploader), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Barclay: Richard Townshend, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nancy Rothwell: Manchester University Maths, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Graham: Gérard Barrau, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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