#1Famous people · Rawmarsh, South Yorkshire
18 famous people from Rawmarsh, many of them athletes
Most widely known is Peter Elliott, the British middle-distance runner, with articles in 20 languages. Close behind are David Clapham and Alonzo Drake. In the 20th century, 9 were born, the most of any period. From Frederick Townsend to Peter Elliott, the births on the list run from 1822 to 1962.
Born here
18
notable people
Best known
Peter Elliott
in 20 Wikipedia languages
First
1822
Frederick Townsend
Youngest
1962
Peter Elliott
Most common field
Sports
15 people
What stands out about Rawmarsh’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Rawmarsh is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 1.7 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Rawmarsh
All three are athletes.
#1DC#2
Sports
David Clapham
1931–2005Racing driver and motor sport journalist from South Africa
12 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Sports
Alonzo Drake
1884–1919English footballer and county cricketer (1884-1919)
6 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Rawmarsh’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1930s than in any other ten years, 4 in all.
SportsMusicScience & MedicinePolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Rawmarsh
Of the other 15, 12 are athletes.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Rotherham: 214.
Rotherham · 3 miHoward Webb & 213 more
Mexborough · 3 miMike Hawthorn & 42 moreBBSwinton · 2 miBert Barlow & 23 moreCGWath upon Dearne · 3 miCyril Grant & 14 moreJBDenaby Main · 4 miJack Barker & 11 more
Thrybergh and Dalton · 2 miPaul Shane & 7 moreWWBolton upon Dearne · 4 miWillie Watson & 7 moreDCWickersley and Bramley · 4 miDavid CarverQuestions about famous people from Rawmarsh
Who is the most famous person from Rawmarsh?
Peter Elliott (British middle-distance runner) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 20 languages. Next come David Clapham and Alonzo Drake.
How many famous people were born in Rawmarsh?
18 people born in Rawmarsh have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 19 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Rawmarsh known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 15 of the 18. That is 83% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Rawmarsh?
Frederick Townsend, born in 1822. The youngest on the list was born in 1962.
Who counts as from Rawmarsh?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Rawmarsh’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)
- Peter Elliott: Joe Mann, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alonzo Drake: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard Webb: Katie Chan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Hawthorn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Shane: Jonathan Parramint, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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