#1Politics & Law
Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax
1661–1715English politician and noble (1661-1715)
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Famous people · Horton, Northamptonshire
One famous person was born in Horton
The English politician and noble Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax was born in 1661. That places their birth before the Georgians. Readers can find them written up in 15 languages. Northampton, 6 mi away, has 354 on its list, the best known Francis Crick.
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Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax
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1661
Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax
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Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Northampton has the most on record, with 354.
Questions about famous people from Horton
Who is the most famous person from Horton?
Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax (English politician and noble (1661-1715)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 15 languages.
How many famous people were born in Horton?
1 people born in Horton have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 2 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Horton known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 9% across UK towns.
Who counts as from Horton?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Horton’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 (2)
- Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax: Attributed to Michael Dahl, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles James: Harold Augustus Iddles (1896-1976), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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