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Daniel Gooch
1816–1889British railway engineer (1816-1889)
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Famous people · Bedlington, Northumberland
26 famous people were born in Bedlington, more of them athletes than in most towns
The best known is the British railway engineer Daniel Gooch, with articles in 14 languages. 16 of them were born in the 20th century, more than in any other period. Chris Dobey, born in 1990, is the youngest, and John Viret Gooch, born in 1812, the first on record. Only 6 of the 36 towns in Northumberland with anyone on record list more.
Born here
26
notable people
Best known
Daniel Gooch
in 14 Wikipedia languages
First
1812
John Viret Gooch
Youngest
1990
Chris Dobey
Most common field
Sports
21 people
What stands out about Bedlington’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Bedlington is known for
Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, at 1.6 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Bedlington
First, Daniel Gooch (14 languages), then Chris Dobey (7) and Dickie Stobbart (6).
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Through the years
When Bedlington’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1930s, with 4 births.
SportsScience & MedicinePolitics & LawFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Bedlington
Of the other 23, 19 are athletes.
Bill Thompson
1940–2011English footballer; played for Newcastle United, Rotherham United and Darlington in the 1960s
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Ashington has the most on record, with 83.
Ashington · 3 miBobby Charlton & 82 more
Morpeth · 5 miRobert Morrison & 45 more
Blyth · 3 miDan Burn & 40 more
Cramlington · 3 miAndy Sinton & 17 more
Newbiggin-by-the-Sea · 4 miDavid Loggie & 6 moreCBStakeford · 2 miCharlie Brown & 3 moreBKPegswood · 4 miBilly Kidd & 1 moreFLNew Hartley · 4 miFred LeederQuestions about famous people from Bedlington
Who is the most famous person from Bedlington?
Daniel Gooch (British railway engineer (1816-1889)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 14 languages. Next come Chris Dobey and Dickie Stobbart.
How many famous people were born in Bedlington?
26 people born in Bedlington have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 27 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Bedlington known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 21 of the 26. That is 81% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Bedlington?
John Viret Gooch, born in 1812. The youngest on the list was born in 1990.
Who counts as from Bedlington?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Bedlington’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 (11)
- Daniel Gooch: Thomas Dewell Scott, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Dobey: Sandro Halank, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Henderson: T. Humphrey & Co., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jayne Middlemiss: S Pakhrin from DC, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Hardy: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ted Brewis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Charlton: Panini, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Morrison: John R. Wildman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Burn: Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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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