#1Writing & Arts
Catharine Cappe
1744–1821British writer, memoirist, and philanthropist
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Famous people · Long Preston, North Yorkshire
3 famous people call Long Preston their birthplace
Catharine Cappe leads the list, covered in 4 languages. The next two names are George Lambert and Joseph Allen Harris. The neighbour with the longest list is Skipton, 11 mi away: 34, led by Henry Sidgwick. The first birth on record is Catharine Cappe’s, in 1744, and the last Joseph Allen Harris’, in 1900.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Catharine Cappe
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1744
Catharine Cappe
Youngest
1900
Joseph Allen Harris
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 people
The best known
Born in Long Preston
Catharine Cappe, George Lambert and Joseph Allen Harris are written about in 4, 2 and 2 languages.
#1GL#2
Music
George Lambert
1900–1971English baritone and voice teacher in Canada (1900–1971)
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JH#3
Politics & Law
Joseph Allen Harris
1900–1972Canadian politician and research chemist, discoverer of promethium (1900-1972)
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Known for
What Long Preston 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
Close by, the fullest list is Skipton’s, at 34 names.
Questions about famous people from Long Preston
Who is the most famous person from Long Preston?
Catharine Cappe (British writer, memoirist, and philanthropist) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 4 languages. Next come George Lambert and Joseph Allen Harris.
How many famous people were born in Long Preston?
3 people born in Long Preston have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 4 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Long Preston known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 12% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Long Preston?
Catharine Cappe, born in 1744. The youngest on the list was born in 1900.
Who counts as from Long Preston?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Long Preston’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 (4)
- Catharine Cappe: W.Boad?, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Sidgwick: Elliott & Fry, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Newman: Adam Bielawski, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Foxcroft: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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