#1Famous people · Prudhoe, Northumberland
Prudhoe’s famous people span 213 years: 12 births from 1781 to 1994
At the top of the list is the English footballer Ben Alnwick, covered in 23 languages. Close behind are George Honeyman and Billy Callender. Ben Alnwick, the best known, was born in 1987. 5 of them were born in the 20th century, more than in any other period.
Born here
12
notable people
Best known
Ben Alnwick
in 23 Wikipedia languages
First
1781
William Nicholson
Youngest
1994
George Honeyman
Most common field
Sports
8 people
The best known
Born in Prudhoe
All three are athletes.
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George Honeyman
born 1994English association football player (born 1994)
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Through the years
When Prudhoe’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1900s than in any other ten years, 5 in all.
SportsWriting & ArtsMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Prudhoe is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is writers and artists, at 2.2 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Prudhoe
Here are 9 more, born from 1781 to 1909.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
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High Spen · 4 miStuart Bell & 8 more
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Who is the most famous person from Prudhoe?
Ben Alnwick (English footballer (born 1987)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 23 languages. Next come George Honeyman and Billy Callender.
How many famous people were born in Prudhoe?
12 people born in Prudhoe have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 15 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Prudhoe known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 8 of the 12. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Prudhoe?
William Nicholson, born in 1781. The youngest on the list was born in 1994.
Who counts as from Prudhoe?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Prudhoe’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 (10)
- Ben Alnwick: Phil Butcher, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Honeyman: Timmy96, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Thompson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mason Jackson: R. & E. Taylor (Firm), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Nicholson: William Nicholson (1781–1844), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick William Dobson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard Kendall: Rodhullandemu, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Hedley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stuart Bell: Steve Punter, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Ryan: James English, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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