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Famous people · Carlin How, North Yorkshire
3 famous people call Carlin How their birthplace
The best known is the English footballer Des Fawcett, with articles in 4 languages. Second and third on the list are Eddie Latheron and John Stone. Eston, 10 mi off, can claim 37 famous people, the best known Paul Daniels. From Eddie Latheron to John Stone, the births on the list run from 1887 to 1953.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Des Fawcett
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1887
Eddie Latheron
Youngest
1953
John Stone
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known
Born in Carlin How
Languages with an article: 4 for Des Fawcett, 4 for Eddie Latheron, 3 for John Stone.
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Sports
John Stone
born 1953English association football player (born 1953)
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Famous people from the towns next door
8 towns around it have someone on record.
Eston · 10 miPaul Daniels & 36 more
Redcar · 7 miChris Norman & 32 more
Guisborough · 7 miJohn Gilbert Baker & 26 more
Saltburn-by-the-Sea · 3 miDavid Coverdale & 17 moreDCBrotton · 1 miDave Charlton & 3 moreACMarske-by-the-Sea · 5 miAshley Corker & 2 moreGGLoftus · 1 miGeorge Goldsmith & 1 moreDBSkelton (Redcar and Cleveland) · 3 miDon Burluraux & 1 moreQuestions about famous people from Carlin How
Who is the most famous person from Carlin How?
Des Fawcett (English footballer (1905-1968)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 4 languages. Next come Eddie Latheron and John Stone.
How many famous people were born in Carlin How?
3 people born in Carlin How have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Carlin How known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 3 of the 3. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Carlin How?
Eddie Latheron, born in 1887. The youngest on the list was born in 1953.
Who counts as from Carlin How?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Carlin How’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 (5)
- Eddie Latheron: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Daniels: eigenes Werk, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Norman: Elke Wetzig Elya, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Gilbert Baker: Berthold Carl Seemann (1825-1871), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Coverdale: Ralph Arvesen, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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