#1Science & Medicine
James Dyson
born 1947British inventor, industrial designer and founder of the Dyson company (born 1947)
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Famous people · Cromer, Norfolk
12 famous people from Cromer, many of them scientists and doctors
Best known of all is James Dyson, written about in 29 languages. Second and third on the list are Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer and Gillian Shephard. 7 of them were born in the 20th century, more than in any other period. The earliest on the list is William Henry Ransom, born in 1823, and the youngest James Dyson, born in 1947.
Born here
12
notable people
Best known
James Dyson
in 29 Wikipedia languages
First
1823
William Henry Ransom
Youngest
1947
James Dyson
Most common field
Science & Medicine
4 people
What stands out about Cromer’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Cromer is known for
Compared with the usual town, scientists and doctors are the most over-represented field, at 4.5 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Cromer
Leaders take two of the three places.
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#2Politics & Law
Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer
1841–1917British statesman, diplomat and colonial administrator (1841-1917)
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#3Politics & Law
Gillian Shephard
born 1940British politician (born 1940)
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Through the years
When Cromer’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1910s, at 4.
Science & MedicineWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Cromer
Another 9, the earliest born in 1823.
Joan Chissell
1919–2007English writer and lecturer on music, and music reviewer (1919-2007)
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William Henry Ransom
1823–1907English physician and embryologist; (1803-1907)
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
North Walsham leads the towns around it, with 12 names.
Questions about famous people from Cromer
Who is the most famous person from Cromer?
James Dyson (British inventor, industrial designer and founder of the Dyson company (born 1947)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 29 languages. Next come Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer and Gillian Shephard.
How many famous people were born in Cromer?
12 people born in Cromer have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 14 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Cromer known for?
Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 4 of the 12. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 7% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Cromer?
William Henry Ransom, born in 1823. The youngest on the list was born in 1947.
Who counts as from Cromer?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Cromer’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 (11)
- James Dyson: Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer: Contemporary photograph. Image part of the Hulton archive. Getty image library lists no named author, recorded as by a stringer., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gillian Shephard: Chris McAndrew, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Malcolm Sayer: Pat Sayer (deceased), wife of Malcolm Sayer., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Emma Marshall: Marshall, Beatrice, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Blogg: Stavros1 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Thomas Davies: Stavros1 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lauren Hemp: Katie Chan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matthew Pinsent: Keith Page, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Thomas Clover: Photographer unknown, but apparently set up by and on behalf of Clover himself for publicity purposes. Uploaded by Chiswick Chap at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Craig Murray: FreeCraigMurray, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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