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Photo: Chemical Engineer · CC BY-SA 4.0Famous people · Jump, South Yorkshire
Jump is the birthplace of 2 famous people
Larrett Roebuck, the English footballer, is the most widely known, written about in 4 languages. The only other name is the English footballer Ray Taylor. Nearby, Wath upon Dearne, 3 mi away, lists 15, led by Cyril Grant. Born in 1889, Larrett Roebuck is the first name on record, and Ray Taylor, born in 1930, the most recent.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Larrett Roebuck
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1889
Larrett Roebuck
Youngest
1930
Ray Taylor
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Jump
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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town within 12 miles of Jump, with how many people each has.
Questions about famous people from Jump
Who is the most famous person from Jump?
Larrett Roebuck (English footballer (1889-1914)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 4 languages. Next come Ray Taylor.
How many famous people were born in Jump?
2 people born in Jump have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Jump known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 2 of the 2. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Jump?
Larrett Roebuck, born in 1889. The youngest on the list was born in 1930.
Who counts as from Jump?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Jump’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 (1)
- Angela Pleasence: Finition Productions, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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