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Photo: David Howard · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Shipdham, Norfolk
2 famous people were born in Shipdham
The best known is the British writer Norah Lofts, with articles in 6 languages. The other is Arthur Henry Cross, the recipient of the Victoria cross. Dereham, 4 mi off, can claim 17 famous people, the best known William Hyde Wollaston. Born in 1884, Arthur Henry Cross is the first name on record, and Norah Lofts, born in 1904, the most recent.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Norah Lofts
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1884
Arthur Henry Cross
Youngest
1904
Norah Lofts
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 people
The best known
Born in Shipdham
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Known for
What Shipdham is known for
The largest field is Writing & Arts, with 1 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Dereham has the longest list next door: 17.
Questions about famous people from Shipdham
Who is the most famous person from Shipdham?
Norah Lofts (British writer (1904–1983)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 6 languages. Next come Arthur Henry Cross.
How many famous people were born in Shipdham?
2 people born in Shipdham have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Shipdham known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 12% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Shipdham?
Arthur Henry Cross, born in 1884. The youngest on the list was born in 1904.
Who counts as from Shipdham?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Shipdham’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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