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Writing & Arts
Olaf Stapledon
1886–1950British novelist and philosopher (1886–1950)
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Famous people · Wallasey, Merseyside
Soldiers and sailors stand out among the 114 famous people born in Wallasey
Most widely known is Olaf Stapledon, the British novelist and philosopher, with articles in 51 languages. Jonathan Walters and Jay Spearing follow. More than half were born in the 20th century, 73 in all. The first birth on record is Fortunatus Wright’s, in 1712, and the last Tyler Morton’s, in 2002.
Born here
114
notable people
Best known
Olaf Stapledon
in 51 Wikipedia languages
First
1712
Fortunatus Wright
Youngest
2002
Tyler Morton
Most common field
Sports
45 people
What stands out about Wallasey’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Wallasey is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is soldiers and sailors, at 2.6 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Wallasey
Olaf Stapledon, Jonathan Walters and Jay Spearing are written about in 51, 35 and 34 languages.
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#3Through the years
When Wallasey’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1910s, at 15.
SportsWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageMilitaryScience & MedicineMusicNotableBusinessPolitics & LawFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Wallasey
111 more, from 1712 to 2002.
Charles Crichton
1910–1999British film director, film editor, screenwriter and film producer (1910-1999)
Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
Graham Stark
1922–2013British comedian, actor, writer and director (1922-2013)
Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
Jackie Lomax
1944–2013English recording artist; guitarist and singer-songwriter
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Brooke Benjamin
1929–1995British mathematician and physicist (1929–1995)
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Robert Loraine
1876–1935British stage actor, actor, manager and soldier (1876-1935)
Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
Nina Graham
1891–1974First woman to graduate in engineering in Britain (in 1912)
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Derek Llewellyn-Jones
1923–1997Australian gynaecologist and author (1923–1997)
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Louis Stanley
1912–2004Formula One team owner, journalist, author and hotel manager
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No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Liverpool counts 2,441 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
Liverpool · 6 miJohn Lennon & 2,440 more
Birkenhead · 2 miGlenda Jackson & 333 more
Bebington · 6 miLottie Dod & 81 more
Bootle · 5 miJamie Carragher & 72 moreGGCrosby · 5 miGerald Gardner & 52 more
Hoylake · 5 miChris Boardman & 18 more
Heswall · 6 miJohn Peel & 17 more
West Kirby · 6 miJoanna Scanlan & 16 moreQuestions about famous people from Wallasey
Who is the most famous person from Wallasey?
Olaf Stapledon (British novelist and philosopher (1886–1950)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 51 languages. Next come Jonathan Walters and Jay Spearing.
How many famous people were born in Wallasey?
114 people born in Wallasey have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 128 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Wallasey known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 45 of the 114. That is 39% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Wallasey?
Fortunatus Wright, born in 1712. The youngest on the list was born in 2002.
Who counts as from Wallasey?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Wallasey’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 (49)
- Jonathan Walters: Michael Kranewitter, CC BY-SA 3.0 at, Wikimedia Commons
- Jay Spearing: Anthony Booker, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Miles Dempsey: War Office official photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Saunders Lewis: Y Drych, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tyler Morton: Werner100359, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Heather Couper: Gallina3795, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nigel Olsson: B. Kim Hagar, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Steadman: Dave, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Graham Stark: TV episode screenshot (ABC), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leslie Graham: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jackie Lomax: Apple Records / Photographer Justin de Villeneuve, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jenny Frost: Martin.o ( pl:Wikipedysta:Martin.o ), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maxwell Fry: P0mbal, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robbie Williams: Benutzer:Bill da Flute, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sidonie Goossens: Edwardx, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Tilman: Daveglen, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Hollywood: Tim Fields, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Vivian Lockett: William Albert Rouch, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Loraine: Tonnele Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dickie Davies: Hrse12, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Les Maguire: Paul Wide (uploaded onto "Manchester Pop Trail" YouTube channel), CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lindsay Owen-Jones: Michel Ravassard, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sid Clewlow: Philly0fish, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William May: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Annie Royle Taylor: Photographer not named., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Fernihough: Agence Rol, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Barrie: Virgil Lucky, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray Stubbs: Simon Spracklng of funnyman films, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Woodley, Baron Woodley: ©House of Lords / photography by Roger Harris, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Warren Lamb: Jeffrey Scott Longstaff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Alfred Dimoline: CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Ilabaca: Jon Lucas, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Felice Lascelles: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nina Graham: Pininfarinas, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Neely: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Aeneas Francon Williams: .mw-parser-output .messagebox{margin:4px 0;width:auto;border-collapse:collapse;border:2px solid var(--border-color-progressive,#6485d1);background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#fbfcff)…, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Annie Higdon: unknown no attribution given by owners, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Noel Hill: LatticeTheorist, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maggie Helwig: Dwebsterbu, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Simon Rimmer: Annie Mole, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Dougal Williams: Sevenseaocean, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Lindesay: 中国新闻社, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Lennon: Tony Barnard, Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glenda Jackson: Studio Publicity, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lottie Dod: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Scewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jamie Carragher: Ludovic Péron, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Boardman: Cs-wolves, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Peel: JP_BBC.jpg: Arno Matthias derivative work: January, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joanna Scanlan: Marcus Liversedge, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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