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Photo: Trevor Rickard · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Egmanton, Nottinghamshire
George McGhee, born in 1883, is Egmanton’s famous person on record
The English footballer George McGhee was born in 1883. That places their birth in the Victorian era. Their name appears in articles in 3 languages. Retford, 8 mi away, has 19 on its list, the best known Philip Jackson.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
George McGhee
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1883
George McGhee
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Egmanton
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Retford has the most on record, with 19.
Questions about famous people from Egmanton
Who is the most famous person from Egmanton?
George McGhee (English footballer (1883-1944)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 3 languages.
How many famous people were born in Egmanton?
1 people born in Egmanton have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Egmanton known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who counts as from Egmanton?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Egmanton’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 (2)
- Kathleen Frances Barker: Storye book, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Augustus Charles Gregory: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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