#1Famous people · Beadnell, Northumberland
A single famous person was born in Beadnell: George Kerr
George Kerr, the Australian politician, was born in 1853. Their birth falls in the Victorian era. 2 languages have an article about them. Nearby, Alnwick, 11 mi away, lists 47, led by George Biddell Airy.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
George Kerr
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1853
George Kerr
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known
Born in Beadnell
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Alnwick lists the most people: 47.
Questions about famous people from Beadnell
Who is the most famous person from Beadnell?
George Kerr (Australian politician) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 2 languages.
How many famous people were born in Beadnell?
1 people born in Beadnell have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Beadnell 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 Beadnell?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Beadnell’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)
- George Kerr: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Biddell Airy: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Coldstream: Elliott & Fry, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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