#1Sports
Bobby Charlton
1937–2023English association football player and manager (1937–2023)
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Famous people · Ashington, Northumberland
Ashington leads Northumberland with 83 famous people
Bobby Charlton leads the list, covered in 83 languages. The English footballer and manager Jack Charlton ranks second, ahead of Michael Oliver. 49 of them were born in the 20th century, more than in any other period. With 69 athletes, the list holds 1.7 times the share found across UK towns.
Born here
83
notable people
Best known
Bobby Charlton
in 83 Wikipedia languages
First
1887
William Carrier
Youngest
2003
Leon Flint
Most common field
Sports
69 people
What stands out about Ashington’s famous people
Known worldwideRead in 83 languages, Bobby Charlton is known far beyond the town.A town of athletes69 of the 83 people born here are athletes, 1.7× the usual share.Still making namesSince 1950, 41 of them have been born here, the latest in 2003.83 notable peopleMore than most towns: 83 notable people were born in Ashington.
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Ashington
All three are athletes.
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Jack Charlton
1935–2020English footballer and manager (1935-2020)
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What Ashington 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.
Through the years
When Ashington’s famous people were born
The 1970s top the chart, with 12 births in the decade.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Ashington
Another 80, 66 of them athletes.
Billy Ions
born 1994British athletics competitor and association football player (born 1994)
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George Thompson
born 1895English professional association football player, born 1895
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Morpeth lists the most people: 46.
Morpeth · 5 miRobert Morrison & 45 more
Blyth · 4 miDan Burn & 40 more
Bedlington · 3 miDaniel Gooch & 25 more
Cramlington · 6 miAndy Sinton & 17 more
Newbiggin-by-the-Sea · 2 miDavid Loggie & 6 moreCBStakeford · 2 miCharlie Brown & 3 moreCIEllington · 3 miCecil Irwin & 1 moreBKPegswood · 3 miBilly Kidd & 1 moreQuestions about famous people from Ashington
Who is the most famous person from Ashington?
Bobby Charlton (English association football player and manager (1937–2023)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 83 languages. Next come Jack Charlton and Michael Oliver.
How many famous people were born in Ashington?
83 people born in Ashington have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 91 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Ashington known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 69 of the 83. That is 83% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Ashington?
William Carrier, born in 1887. The youngest on the list was born in 2003.
Who counts as from Ashington?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Ashington’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 (23)
- Bobby Charlton: Panini, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Charlton: Bert Verhoeff for Anefo , Den Haag, Rijksfotoarchief: Fotocollectie Algemeen Nederlands Fotopersbureau (ANEFO), 1945-1989 - negatiefstroken zwart/wit, nummer toegang 2.24.01.05, bestanddeelnummer 922…, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Oliver: Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jackie Milburn: Nigel Green, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Martin Taylor: Jon Candy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Wood: Ytfc23, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Adamson: Jonesy702, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ian Lavery: ©House of Commons / Laurie Noble, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Harmison: Blnguyen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Harmison: Harrias, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Macaulay Gillesphey: Timmy96, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenneth Ferrie: Pvt pauline, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Ions: Peltimikko, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hugh Cairns: Canada. Dept. of National Defence/Library and Archives Canada, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adam Wilson: Bradford City AFC, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Darren Newton: Jamnewt69, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jamie Courtney: Michig, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cyrus Ramone Pattinson: Cyrusramone, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Morrison: John R. Wildman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Burn: Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Gooch: Thomas Dewell Scott, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andy Sinton: Jonesy702, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Loggie: Hans van Dijk for Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl, Wikimedia Commons
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