#1Famous people · Riccall, North Yorkshire
A single famous person was born in Riccall: Joshua Routledge
Joshua Routledge, the British inventor, was born in 1773. Their birth falls in the Georgian era. One language has an article about them so far. A short trip away, Selby (4 mi) counts 21 famous people, Henry I of England among them.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Joshua Routledge
in 1 Wikipedia languages
First
1773
Joshua Routledge
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 people
The best known
Born in Riccall
#1Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Selby, at 21.
Questions about famous people from Riccall
Who is the most famous person from Riccall?
Joshua Routledge (British inventor) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 1 languages.
How many famous people were born in Riccall?
1 people born in Riccall have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Riccall known for?
Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 7% across UK towns.
Who counts as from Riccall?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Riccall’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)
- Joshua Routledge: Unidentified painter, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry I of England: Matthew Paris, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Montaigne: George Yate (active circa 1617-1622), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Sandys: Robert Alonzo Brock, Virgil Anson Lewis, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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