#1Famous people · Oakham, Rutland
More famous people were born in Oakham than in any other town in Rutland: 11
The best known is the English perjurer Titus Oates, with articles in 22 languages. Close behind are Katie Hall and Paul Butlin. 5 of them were born since 1970, more than in any other period. The earliest on the list is Titus Oates, born in 1649, and the youngest Katie Hall, born in 1990.
Born here
11
notable people
Best known
Titus Oates
in 22 Wikipedia languages
First
1649
Titus Oates
Youngest
1990
Katie Hall
Most common field
Sports
6 people
What stands out about Oakham’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Oakham’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1970s, with 3 births.
SportsFaithFilm, TV & StageMilitaryPolitics & LawWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Oakham
Three names lead: Titus Oates (22 languages), Katie Hall (4) and Paul Butlin (4).
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Known for
What Oakham is known for
6 of them work in Sports, the biggest field.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Oakham
A further 8 follow, born between 1847 and 1988.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Melton Mowbray, at 40.
Questions about famous people from Oakham
Who is the most famous person from Oakham?
Titus Oates (English perjurer (1649-1705)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 22 languages. Next come Katie Hall and Paul Butlin.
How many famous people were born in Oakham?
11 people born in Oakham have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 13 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Oakham known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 6 of the 11. That is 55% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Oakham?
Titus Oates, born in 1649. The youngest on the list was born in 1990.
Who counts as from Oakham?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Oakham’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)
- Titus Oates: Frederick Wentworth, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Simon Parke: Luděk Kovář, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Florence I. Nicholson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary Knight: Theconcernedphotographer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ada Goodrich Freer: AnonymousUnknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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