#1Science & Medicine
Charles James
1880–1928British chemist in the United States
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Famous people · Earls Barton, Northamptonshire
3 famous people were born in Earls Barton
At the top of the list is the British chemist in the United states Charles James, covered in 6 languages. Close behind are Caterina Edwards and Ambrose Barker. A short trip away, Northampton (6 mi) counts 354 famous people, Francis Crick among them. From Ambrose Barker to Caterina Edwards, the births on the list run from 1859 to 1948.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Charles James
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1859
Ambrose Barker
Youngest
1948
Caterina Edwards
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 people
The best known
Born in Earls Barton
Ranked by languages covered: Charles James with 6, then Caterina Edwards with 2 and Ambrose Barker with 1.
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Known for
What Earls Barton is known for
The largest field is Science & Medicine, with 1 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Northampton has the most on record: 354.
Questions about famous people from Earls Barton
Who is the most famous person from Earls Barton?
Charles James (British chemist in the United States) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 6 languages. Next come Caterina Edwards and Ambrose Barker.
How many famous people were born in Earls Barton?
3 people born in Earls Barton have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Earls Barton known for?
Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 7% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Earls Barton?
Ambrose Barker, born in 1859. The youngest on the list was born in 1948.
Who counts as from Earls Barton?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Earls Barton’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)
- Charles James: Harold Augustus Iddles (1896-1976), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thom Yorke: Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Felix Carey: Unknown authorUnknown author, Engraved by W. Chapin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Archibald Robertson: A. Robertson (Miss), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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