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Gerald Smithson
1926–1970Cricket player of England. (1926-1970)
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Photo: Stephen Craven · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Spofforth, North Yorkshire
Gerald Smithson is the only name on the Spofforth list
The cricket player of England Gerald Smithson was born in 1926. Their birth falls in the 20th century. Readers can find them written up in 6 languages. Go 5 mi to Harrogate and the list grows to 123, with H. L. A. Hart at the top.
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Gerald Smithson
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1926
Gerald Smithson
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Sports
1 people
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Harrogate has the most on record: 123.
Questions about famous people from Spofforth
Who is the most famous person from Spofforth?
Gerald Smithson (cricket player of England. (1926-1970)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 6 languages.
How many famous people were born in Spofforth?
1 people born in Spofforth have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Spofforth known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who counts as from Spofforth?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Spofforth’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)
- H. L. A. Hart: Robespierre 7, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mother Shipton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Jackson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Maisie Adam: Louise Meek, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Augustus Pitt Rivers: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nigel Moore: United Autosports, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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