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Famous people · Erpingham, Norfolk
Erpingham’s famous people span 120 years: 5 births from 1840 to 1960
At the top of the list is the English footballer Steve Goble, covered in 5 languages. Cyril Simpson and Grace Marcon follow. More than half were born in the Victorian era, 3 in all. The list’s best known name, Steve Goble, dates from 1960.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Steve Goble
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1840
William Frederick Windham
Youngest
1960
Steve Goble
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Erpingham
Three names lead: Steve Goble (5 languages), Cyril Simpson (4) and Grace Marcon (4).
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#3Through the years
When Erpingham’s famous people were born
The 1960s alone account for 1 of the births charted here.
SportsPolitics & LawNotableMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Erpingham is known for
Sports leads the fields, with 2 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Erpingham
A further 2 follow, born between 1840 and 1901.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, North Walsham counts 12 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
North Walsham · 6 miLauren Hemp & 11 more
Cromer · 6 miJames Dyson & 11 more
Aylsham · 3 miJoseph Thomas Clover & 7 more
Holt · 8 miMatthew Pinsent & 7 more
Hevingham · 7 miVictoria Williamson & 1 more
Cawston · 6 miPeter Russell
West Runton and Beeston Regis · 7 miCraig MurrayTTReepham · 8 miTony TuddenhamQuestions about famous people from Erpingham
Who is the most famous person from Erpingham?
Steve Goble (English footballer (born 1960)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 5 languages. Next come Cyril Simpson and Grace Marcon.
How many famous people were born in Erpingham?
5 people born in Erpingham have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 6 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Erpingham known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 2 of the 5. That is 40% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Erpingham?
William Frederick Windham, born in 1840. The youngest on the list was born in 1960.
Who counts as from Erpingham?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Erpingham’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 (8)
- Grace Marcon: London Metropolitan Police, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lauren Hemp: Katie Chan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Dyson: Eva Rinaldi, 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
- Matthew Pinsent: Keith Page, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Victoria Williamson: Nicola, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Russell: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Craig Murray: FreeCraigMurray, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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