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Photo: Mtaylor848 · CC BY-SA 3.0Famous people · Killinghall, North Yorkshire
Killinghall has one famous person on record
In 1939, the English County cricketer Tony Clarkson was born. That places their birth in the 20th century. Readers can find them written up in 4 languages. The nearest list is in Harrogate, 2 mi away: 123 names, starting with H. L. A. Hart.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Tony Clarkson
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1939
Tony Clarkson
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Killinghall
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Harrogate, at 123.
Questions about famous people from Killinghall
Who is the most famous person from Killinghall?
Tony Clarkson (English County cricketer (born 1939)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 4 languages.
How many famous people were born in Killinghall?
1 people born in Killinghall have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Killinghall known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who counts as from Killinghall?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Killinghall’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 (6)
- H. L. A. Hart: Robespierre 7, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Julian Sands: 5of7, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mother Shipton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Jackson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Isabella Bird: G.P. Putnam's Sons, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Maisie Adam: Louise Meek, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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