JH#1
Sports
John Hampshire
1941–2017English Test and County cricketer, umpire (1941-2017)
7 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Church of St Helen · Photo: Jonathan Thacker · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Thurnscoe, South Yorkshire
Most of the 10 famous people born in Thurnscoe came into the world in the 20th century
With articles in 7 languages, John Hampshire is the most widely known. The list comes to 10.9 for every 10,000 residents, against 3.3 in the typical town in South Yorkshire. Births span 1819 to 1968, from Francis Bashforth to Brian Dawson. 6 of them are athletes, more than in any other field.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
John Hampshire
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1819
Francis Bashforth
Youngest
1968
Brian Dawson
Most common field
Sports
6 people
The best known
Born in Thurnscoe
John Hampshire has articles in 7 languages, Terry Atkinson in 7 and Francis Bashforth in 5.
TA#2
FB#3
Science & Medicine
Francis Bashforth
1819–1912British ballistics expert and mathematician (1819-1912)
5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Thurnscoe’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1940s, at 3.
SportsWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Thurnscoe is known for
The largest field is Sports, with 6 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Thurnscoe
The other 7 span the years 1908 to 1968.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town within 12 miles of Thurnscoe, with how many people each has.
Questions about famous people from Thurnscoe
Who is the most famous person from Thurnscoe?
John Hampshire (English Test and County cricketer, umpire (1941-2017)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 7 languages. Next come Terry Atkinson and Francis Bashforth.
How many famous people were born in Thurnscoe?
10 people born in Thurnscoe have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 13 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Thurnscoe 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 Thurnscoe?
Francis Bashforth, born in 1819. The youngest on the list was born in 1968.
Who counts as from Thurnscoe?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Thurnscoe’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)
- Mike Hawthorn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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