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Famous people · Fakenham, Norfolk
Athletes stand out among the 8 famous people born in Fakenham
Most widely known is Kurt Burnette, the American Byzantine Catholic bishop, with articles in 9 languages. The largest group, 4, was born since 1970. The list comes to 9.5 for every 10,000 residents, against 1.1 in the typical town in Norfolk. Only 8 of the 85 towns in Norfolk with anyone on record list more.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Kurt Burnette
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1880
Jim Syder Sr.
Youngest
1988
Rossi Jarvis
Most common field
Sports
7 people
What stands out about Fakenham’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Fakenham’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1980s, with 3 births.
SportsFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Fakenham is known for
Set against the usual town, athletes come out 1.8 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Fakenham
Ranked by languages covered: Kurt Burnette with 9, then Ronnie Bacon with 7 and Ryan Jarvis with 6.
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#3Sports
Ryan Jarvis
born 1986English association football player (born 1986)
6 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Everyone
Everyone else born in Fakenham
Another 5, the earliest born in 1880.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Dereham, at 17.
Questions about famous people from Fakenham
Who is the most famous person from Fakenham?
Kurt Burnette (American Byzantine Catholic bishop) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 9 languages. Next come Ronnie Bacon and Ryan Jarvis.
How many famous people were born in Fakenham?
8 people born in Fakenham have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Fakenham known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 7 of the 8. That is 88% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Fakenham?
Jim Syder Sr., born in 1880. The youngest on the list was born in 1988.
Who counts as from Fakenham?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Fakenham’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 (4)
- Ryan Jarvis: https://www.flickr.com/photos/sophiethesax/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rossi Jarvis: Skippo10, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Hyde Wollaston: John Jackson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matthew Pinsent: Keith Page, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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