#1Politics & Law
Henry I of England
1068–1135King of England from 1100 to 1135 (1068–1135)
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Famous people · Selby, North Yorkshire
Henry I of England and 20 more famous people were born in Selby
Articles about Henry I of England exist in 81 languages. Second place goes to the British-American actor James Stephenson, third to Jonathan Hutchinson. 8 of them were born in the 20th century, more than in any other period. Births since 1970 account for 3 of the names.
Born here
21
notable people
Best known
Henry I of England
in 81 Wikipedia languages
First
1068
Henry I of England
Youngest
1997
Eden Taylor-Draper
Most common field
Sports
8 people
What stands out about Selby’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Selby
By how many languages cover them, Henry I of England comes first (81), then James Stephenson (21) and Jonathan Hutchinson (17).
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#2Film, TV & Stage
James Stephenson
1889–1941British-American actor (1889-1941)
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#3Science & Medicine
Jonathan Hutchinson
1828–1913English surgeon, ophthalmologist, dermatologist, venereologist, and pathologist (1823-1913)
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Through the years
When Selby’s famous people were born
The 1910s saw the most births of any decade: 3.
SportsPolitics & LawScience & MedicineFilm, TV & StageMusicFaithWriting & ArtsMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Selby is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is scientists and doctors, at 1.9 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Selby
Here are 18 more, born from 1600 to 1997.
Thomas Johnson
1600–1644English botanist and Royalist soldier of the English Civil War
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
4 towns around it have someone on record.
Questions about famous people from Selby
Who is the most famous person from Selby?
Henry I of England (king of England from 1100 to 1135 (1068–1135)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 81 languages. Next come James Stephenson and Jonathan Hutchinson.
How many famous people were born in Selby?
21 people born in Selby have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 24 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Selby known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 8 of the 21. That is 38% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Selby?
Henry I of England, born in 1068. The youngest on the list was born in 1997.
Who counts as from Selby?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Selby’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 (10)
- Henry I of England: Matthew Paris, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Stephenson: Trailer screenshot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan Hutchinson: G. Jerrard, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Johnson: Engraving: unknown; publication: Thomas Johnson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eden Taylor-Draper: DarkGlow, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Dresser Atkinson: Charles Alfred Woolley, 1834-1922, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Woods Hutchinson: George Grantham Bain Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Montaigne: George Yate (active circa 1617-1622), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Hinsley: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joshua Routledge: Unidentified painter, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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