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Photo: Robin Stott · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Blakeney, Norfolk
One famous person was born in Blakeney
The Royal Marines officer Patrick Kay was born in 1921. Their birth falls in the 20th century. An article about them exists in one language. Of its neighbours, Cromer, 12 mi away, lists the most: 12, James Dyson first.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Patrick Kay
in 1 Wikipedia languages
First
1921
Patrick Kay
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known
Born in Blakeney
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Cromer has the most on record: 12.
Questions about famous people from Blakeney
Who is the most famous person from Blakeney?
Patrick Kay (Royal Marines officer (1921-2013)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 1 languages.
How many famous people were born in Blakeney?
1 people born in Blakeney have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Blakeney known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 9% across UK towns.
Who counts as from Blakeney?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Blakeney’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 (3)
- James Dyson: Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matthew Pinsent: Keith Page, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Craig Murray: FreeCraigMurray, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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