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Photo: Philip Pankhurst · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Clun, Shropshire
2 famous people call Clun their birthplace
The best known is the British historian Keith Kissack, with articles in 8 languages. The other is Martin Woosnam, the footballer. Knighton, 5 mi away, has 8 on its list, the best known Chaz Davies. From Martin Woosnam to Keith Kissack, the births on the list run from 1903 to 1913.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Keith Kissack
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1903
Martin Woosnam
Youngest
1913
Keith Kissack
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 people
The best known
Born in Clun
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Known for
What Clun is known for
The field with the most names is Writing & Arts: 1.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Knighton, with 8.
Questions about famous people from Clun
Who is the most famous person from Clun?
Keith Kissack (British historian (1913–2010)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 8 languages. Next come Martin Woosnam.
How many famous people were born in Clun?
2 people born in Clun have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Clun known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 12% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Clun?
Martin Woosnam, born in 1903. The youngest on the list was born in 1913.
Who counts as from Clun?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Clun’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)
- Chaz Davies: David Pettit, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Howard: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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