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Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge
1385–1415English nobleman and conspirator of the Southampton Plot
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Famous people · Conisbrough, South Yorkshire
Most of the 10 famous people born in Conisbrough came into the world in the 20th century
Best known of all is Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge, written about in 26 languages. Behind the leader come Tony Christie and Alan Sunderland. As early as 1375, Constance of York was born here, one of 3 born before the Georgians. Per head, the list is long: 8.7 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in South Yorkshire has 3.3.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge
in 26 Wikipedia languages
First
1375
Constance of York
Youngest
1967
Sean Joyce
Most common field
Sports
6 people
The best known
Born in Conisbrough
Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge, Tony Christie and Alan Sunderland are written about in 26, 16 and 14 languages.
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Through the years
When Conisbrough’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1940s than in any other decade: 2.
SportsPolitics & LawMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Conisbrough is known for
Leaders stand out most, at 3.4 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Conisbrough
7 more, best known first.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town within 12 miles of Conisbrough, with how many people each has.
Mexborough · 2 miMike Hawthorn & 42 moreBBSwinton · 3 miBert Barlow & 23 more
Maltby · 4 miLiam Kirk & 21 more
Rawmarsh · 5 miPeter Elliott & 17 moreJBDenaby Main · 1 miJack Barker & 11 more
Thrybergh and Dalton · 4 miPaul Shane & 7 moreWWBolton upon Dearne · 4 miWillie Watson & 7 moreITWarmsworth · 2 miInigo ThomasQuestions about famous people from Conisbrough
Who is the most famous person from Conisbrough?
Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge (English nobleman and conspirator of the Southampton Plot) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 26 languages. Next come Tony Christie and Alan Sunderland.
How many famous people were born in Conisbrough?
10 people born in Conisbrough have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 12 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Conisbrough known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 6 of the 10. That is 60% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Conisbrough?
Constance of York, born in 1375. The youngest on the list was born in 1967.
Who counts as from Conisbrough?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Conisbrough’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 (6)
- Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Christie: Wonker from London, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Hawthorn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Liam Kirk: Sandro Halank, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Elliott: Joe Mann, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Shane: Jonathan Parramint, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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