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Famous people · Amble, Northumberland
Athletes stand out among the 11 famous people born in Amble
The best known is the English footballer John Angus, with articles in 14 languages. Most were born in the 20th century: 7 of them. The first birth on record is James Calvert Spence’s, in 1892, and the last Luke James’, in 1994. Births since 1970 account for 2 of the names.
Born here
11
notable people
Best known
John Angus
in 14 Wikipedia languages
First
1892
James Calvert Spence
Youngest
1994
Luke James
Most common field
Sports
9 people
What stands out about Amble’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Amble is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 1.7 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Amble
The three best known are all athletes.
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Through the years
When Amble’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1910s than in any other decade: 3.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Amble
Of the other 8, 6 are athletes.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Alnwick has the most on record, with 47.
Questions about famous people from Amble
Who is the most famous person from Amble?
John Angus (English footballer (1938-2021)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 14 languages. Next come Jimmy Allen and Phil Airey.
How many famous people were born in Amble?
11 people born in Amble have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Amble known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 9 of the 11. That is 82% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Amble?
James Calvert Spence, born in 1892. The youngest on the list was born in 1994.
Who counts as from Amble?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Amble’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 (3)
- Luke James: CLEMENATOR, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Biddell Airy: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Loggie: Hans van Dijk for Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl, Wikimedia Commons
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