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George Porter
1920–2002British chemist (1920–2002)
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Famous people · Stainforth, South Yorkshire
George Porter tops a list of 4 famous people born in Stainforth
George Porter, the British chemist, is the most widely known, written about in 61 languages. The london merchant and philanthropist Richard Foster ranks second, ahead of Brian Tarrant. Athletes make up the largest group, 2 of them. Over 134 years of births, the list goes from Richard Foster (1822) to Eddie Van Hoof (1956).
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
George Porter
in 61 Wikipedia languages
First
1822
Richard Foster
Youngest
1956
Eddie Van Hoof
Most common field
Sports
2 people
What stands out about Stainforth’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Stainforth
Counted by languages, George Porter is ahead of Richard Foster and Brian Tarrant: 61, 3 and 1.
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Through the years
When Stainforth’s famous people were born
Most were born in the 20th century (3); the busiest decade is the 1920s (1).
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Stainforth is known for
Share of Stainforth’s famous people in each field.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Stainforth
1 more, best known first.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Thorne has the most on record: 15.
Questions about famous people from Stainforth
Who is the most famous person from Stainforth?
George Porter (British chemist (1920–2002)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 61 languages. Next come Richard Foster and Brian Tarrant.
How many famous people were born in Stainforth?
4 people born in Stainforth have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Stainforth known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 2 of the 4. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Stainforth?
Richard Foster, born in 1822. The youngest on the list was born in 1956.
Who counts as from Stainforth?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Stainforth’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 (4)
- George Porter: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Crapper: Unknown photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Keegan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Janet Baker: Ron Kroon for Anefo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
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