#1Famous people · Settle, North Yorkshire
The 12 famous people born in Settle, led by John Newman
The best known is the British singer-songwriter John Newman, with articles in 36 languages. The largest group, 6, was born in the Victorian era. The list runs from Theophylact Bache, born in 1735, to John Newman, born in 1990. Only 18 of the 108 towns in North Yorkshire with anyone on record list more.
Born here
12
notable people
Best known
John Newman
in 36 Wikipedia languages
First
1735
Theophylact Bache
Youngest
1990
John Newman
Most common field
Music
2 people
The best known
Born in Settle
By how many languages cover them, John Newman comes first (36), then James Newman (27) and Richard Bache (8).
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Richard Bache
1737–1811American businessman and Postmaster General
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Through the years
When Settle’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1730s come out on top, with 2 births.
MusicBusinessSportsMilitaryPolitics & LawScience & MedicineWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Settle is known for
Music leads the fields, with 2 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Settle
Of the other 9, 2 are athletes.
Ted Bateson
1902–1972English rugby union, rugby league and association footballer, and cricketer (1902-1972)
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Theodore Rigg
1888–1972New Zealand agricultural chemist, scientific administrator (1888–1972)
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
William Henry Birkbeck
1863–1929British Army officer and administrator (1863-1929)
MilitaryWikipedia ↗
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 5 have famous names listed.
Questions about famous people from Settle
Who is the most famous person from Settle?
John Newman (British singer-songwriter) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 36 languages. Next come James Newman and Richard Bache.
How many famous people were born in Settle?
12 people born in Settle have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 14 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Settle known for?
Among its famous people, musicians: 2 of the 12. That is 17% of the town’s list, against 5% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Settle?
Theophylact Bache, born in 1735. The youngest on the list was born in 1990.
Who counts as from Settle?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Settle’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 (9)
- John Newman: Adam Bielawski, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Bache: John Hoppner, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin Waugh: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Theodore Rigg: Unknown photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Henry Birkbeck: Bain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Theophylact Bache: John Ramage, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Morphet Twisleton: Archives New Zealand from New Zealand, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Foxcroft: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Lister: vagueonthehow from Tadcaster, York, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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