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Mark Ellis
born 1962Former List A cricketer from England, played domestically for Norfolk (born 1962)
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Photo: Michael Garlick · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Castle Acre, Norfolk
Mark Ellis, born in 1962, is Castle Acre’s famous person on record
Mark Ellis came into the world in 1962. Their birth falls in the 20th century. 4 languages have an article about them. For more famous names, Dereham is 11 mi away: its list has 17, led by William Hyde Wollaston.
Born here
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notable people
Best known
Mark Ellis
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1962
Mark Ellis
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Castle Acre
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Dereham, with 17.
Questions about famous people from Castle Acre
Who is the most famous person from Castle Acre?
Mark Ellis (former List A cricketer from England, played domestically for Norfolk (born 1962)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 4 languages.
How many famous people were born in Castle Acre?
1 people born in Castle Acre 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 Castle Acre known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who counts as from Castle Acre?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Castle Acre’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)
- William Hyde Wollaston: John Jackson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Wilson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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