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Photo: Martin Dawes · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Loftus, North Yorkshire
Loftus is the birthplace of 2 famous people
Most widely known is George Goldsmith, the English footballer, with articles in 5 languages. The only other name is the English football manager Simon Clifford. Of its neighbours, Eston, 11 mi away, lists the most: 37, Paul Daniels first. The first birth on record is George Goldsmith’s, in 1905, and the last Simon Clifford’s, in 1970.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
George Goldsmith
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1905
George Goldsmith
Youngest
1970
Simon Clifford
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Loftus
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Eston lists the most people: 37.
Eston · 11 miPaul Daniels & 36 more
Redcar · 8 miChris Norman & 32 more
Guisborough · 7 miJohn Gilbert Baker & 26 more
Saltburn-by-the-Sea · 4 miDavid Coverdale & 17 moreDCBrotton · 2 miDave Charlton & 3 moreDFCarlin How · 1 miDes Fawcett & 2 moreACMarske-by-the-Sea · 6 miAshley Corker & 2 moreDBSkelton (Redcar and Cleveland) · 4 miDon Burluraux & 1 moreQuestions about famous people from Loftus
Who is the most famous person from Loftus?
George Goldsmith (English footballer (1905-1974)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 5 languages. Next come Simon Clifford.
How many famous people were born in Loftus?
2 people born in Loftus have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Loftus known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 2 of the 2. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Loftus?
George Goldsmith, born in 1905. The youngest on the list was born in 1970.
Who counts as from Loftus?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Loftus’ 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)
- 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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