#1Politics & Law
Kevin Hollinrake
born 1963British politician (born 1963)
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Famous people · Easingwold, North Yorkshire
Easingwold’s famous people span 140 years: 5 births from 1823 to 1963
Most widely known is Kevin Hollinrake, the British politician, with articles in 10 languages. The next two names are Steve Webster and Edward Graham Paley. In the 20th century, 4 were born, the most of any period. Per head, the list is long: 9.9 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in North Yorkshire has 4.3.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Kevin Hollinrake
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1823
Edward Graham Paley
Youngest
1963
Kevin Hollinrake
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
What stands out about Easingwold’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Easingwold’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1960s come out on top, with 2 births.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Easingwold
First, Kevin Hollinrake (10 languages), then Steve Webster (6) and Edward Graham Paley (5).
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#3Writing & Arts
Edward Graham Paley
1823–1895English architect (1823-1895)
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Known for
What Easingwold is known for
Leaders are the most numerous, 2 of them.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Easingwold
2 more, best known first.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Thirsk lists the most people: 17.
Questions about famous people from Easingwold
Who is the most famous person from Easingwold?
Kevin Hollinrake (British politician (born 1963)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 10 languages. Next come Steve Webster and Edward Graham Paley.
How many famous people were born in Easingwold?
5 people born in Easingwold 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 Easingwold known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 5. That is 40% of the town’s list, against 9% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Easingwold?
Edward Graham Paley, born in 1823. The youngest on the list was born in 1963.
Who counts as from Easingwold?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Easingwold’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 (7)
- Kevin Hollinrake: Chris McAndrew, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Webster: Stu Newby, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Graham Paley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Eeles Dresser: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Isabella Bird: G.P. Putnam's Sons, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Flora Sandes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Grainge: Thomas Holroyd (d.1904), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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