#1Writing & Arts
John Lockwood Kipling
1837–1911British artist (1837-1911)
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Famous people · Pickering, North Yorkshire
9 famous people were born in Pickering, most of them in the Victorian era
Most widely known is John Lockwood Kipling, the British artist, with articles in 19 languages. Second and third on the list are Paul Davison and Arthur Lee Dixon. The oldest name on the list belongs to Francis Nicholson, born in 1753, the newest to Paul Davison, born in 1971. 3 of them are athletes, more than in any other field.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
John Lockwood Kipling
in 19 Wikipedia languages
First
1753
Francis Nicholson
Youngest
1971
Paul Davison
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known
Born in Pickering
John Lockwood Kipling, Paul Davison and Arthur Lee Dixon are written about in 19, 10 and 6 languages.
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Through the years
When Pickering’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1860s come out on top, with 2 births.
SportsWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawScience & MedicineFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Pickering is known for
Share of Pickering’s famous people in each field.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Pickering
The other 6 span the years 1753 to 1965.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Malton counts 17 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
FJMalton · 7 miFrancis Jackson & 16 moreRBThornton-le-Dale · 2 miRichard Lockwood Boulton & 2 moreASKirkbymoorside · 7 miArnold Sullivan & 2 more
Norton-on-Derwent · 8 miJames Iremonger & 2 more
Helmsley · 11 miJane Glover & 2 more
East Ayton and West Ayton · 12 miPhilip Cunliffe-Lister, 1st Earl of Swinton
Norton-on-Derwent · 8 miJames Iremonger & 2 moreHelmsley · 11 miJane Glover & 2 moreEast Ayton and West Ayton · 12 miPhilip Cunliffe-Lister, 1st Earl of SwintonQuestions about famous people from Pickering
Who is the most famous person from Pickering?
John Lockwood Kipling (British artist (1837-1911)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 19 languages. Next come Paul Davison and Arthur Lee Dixon.
How many famous people were born in Pickering?
9 people born in Pickering have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 11 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Pickering known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 3 of the 9. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Pickering?
Francis Nicholson, born in 1753. The youngest on the list was born in 1971.
Who counts as from Pickering?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Pickering’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)
- John Lockwood Kipling: Hollinger & Co., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Davison: Prasopestilence, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Nicholson: Francis Nicholson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Iremonger: George Beldam, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jane Glover: File:Music of the Baroque Orchestra and Chorus with Jane Glover.jpg, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Philip Cunliffe-Lister, 1st Earl of Swinton: Bassano Ltd, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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