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James Wilson
born 1995English association football player, born 1995
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Famous people · Biddulph, Staffordshire
Athletes stand out among the 8 famous people born in Biddulph
With articles in 32 languages, James Wilson is the most widely known. Rob Bailey, the English cricketer and umpire, comes second, with John Archer third. The largest group, 6, was born in the 20th century. 2 were born in 1970 or later.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
James Wilson
in 32 Wikipedia languages
First
1935
Dennis Bailey
Youngest
2002
Adam Porter
Most common field
Sports
8 people
What stands out about Biddulph’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Biddulph’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1940s, with 2 births.
Sports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Biddulph
The three best known are all athletes.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Biddulph
Here are 5 more, born from 1935 to 2002.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 8 have famous names listed.
Congleton · 4 miAlan Garner & 31 more
Leek · 6 miAnna Watkins & 31 more
Kidsgrove · 4 miR. J. Mitchell & 11 more
Alsager · 6 miLee Bell & 7 more
Cheddleton · 6 miLee Pearson & 2 moreRBHarriseahead, Mow Cop and Newchapel · 2 miRalph Barlow & 1 moreGCScholar Green · 3 miGeorge Clawley & 1 more
Endon · 3 miT. E. Hulme & 1 moreQuestions about famous people from Biddulph
Who is the most famous person from Biddulph?
James Wilson (English association football player, born 1995) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 32 languages. Next come Rob Bailey and John Archer.
How many famous people were born in Biddulph?
8 people born in Biddulph have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 10 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Biddulph known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 8 of the 8. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Biddulph?
Dennis Bailey, born in 1935. The youngest on the list was born in 2002.
Who counts as from Biddulph?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Biddulph’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 (8)
- James Wilson: Egghead06, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Adam Porter: Dominic Nelson, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alan Garner: Midnightblueowl, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anna Watkins: Jim Thurston from London, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- R. J. Mitchell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee Bell: Jonesy702, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee Pearson: Flickr user Chris Brown, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- T. E. Hulme: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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