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Photo: Geographer · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Attleborough, Norfolk
Attleborough’s famous people span 172 years: 2 births from 1735 to 1907
At the top of the list is the British politician Bert Hazell, covered in 4 languages. The only other name is the English writer on agriculture Edmund Rack. Bert Hazell was born in 1907. The nearest list is in Wymondham, 6 mi away: 8 names, starting with John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Bert Hazell
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1735
Edmund Rack
Youngest
1907
Bert Hazell
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known
Born in Attleborough
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Known for
What Attleborough is known for
The largest field is Politics & Law, with 1 people.
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
Of the towns nearby, Wymondham lists the most people: 8.
Wymondham · 6 miJohn Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley & 7 moreSSWatton · 8 miSquire Sprigge & 3 moreSLHingham · 5 miSamuel Lincoln & 1 moreNLShipdham · 9 miNorah Lofts & 1 more
Roydon (South Norfolk) · 10 miBeatrix Havergal & 1 moreRRHethersett · 9 miRussell Sidney ReeveMBLong Stratton · 9 miMargaret Lumley BrownQuestions about famous people from Attleborough
Who is the most famous person from Attleborough?
Bert Hazell (British politician (1907-2009)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 4 languages. Next come Edmund Rack.
How many famous people were born in Attleborough?
2 people born in Attleborough 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 Attleborough known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 9% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Attleborough?
Edmund Rack, born in 1735. The youngest on the list was born in 1907.
Who counts as from Attleborough?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Attleborough’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 (2)
- John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley: E. Passingham, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Beatrix Havergal: Cecil Beaton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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