#1Famous people · Balderton, Nottinghamshire
George Walpole is the only name on the Balderton list
In 1854, the Scottish bishop George Walpole was born. Their birth falls in the Victorian era. 2 languages have an article about them. Rupert Sheldrake heads the list in Newark-on-Trent, 2 mi away, which has 54 names.
Born here
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notable people
Best known
George Walpole
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1854
George Walpole
Most common field
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1 people
The best known
Born in Balderton
#1Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Newark-on-Trent has the longest list next door: 54.
Questions about famous people from Balderton
Who is the most famous person from Balderton?
George Walpole (Scottish bishop) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 2 languages.
How many famous people were born in Balderton?
1 people born in Balderton have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 2 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Balderton known for?
Among its famous people, ministers and preachers: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 2% across UK towns.
Who counts as from Balderton?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Balderton’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 (5)
- George Walpole: Bain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rupert Sheldrake: Zereshk, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frances Brooke: Catherine Read, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Harvey: Nick Jacuby Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Cranmer: Gerlach Flicke, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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