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Famous people · Mildenhall, Suffolk
Most of the 9 famous people born in Mildenhall came into the world in the 20th century
The best known is the racecar driver Andy Sutcliffe, with articles in 16 languages. The next two names are Pelham Aldrich and David P. Cooley. The list comes to 9.3 for every 10,000 residents, against 3.3 in the typical town in Suffolk. Only 9 of the 80 towns in Suffolk with anyone on record list more.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Andy Sutcliffe
in 16 Wikipedia languages
First
1400
William Gregory
Youngest
1964
Galand Thaxton
Most common field
Sports
3 people
What stands out about Mildenhall’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Mildenhall’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1960s, with 3 births.
SportsMilitaryWriting & ArtsNotablePolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Mildenhall
Two of the three are soldiers and sailors.
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What Mildenhall is known for
Athletes are the most numerous, 3 of them.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Mildenhall
A further 6 follow, born between 1400 and 1964.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
7 towns around it have someone on record.
Questions about famous people from Mildenhall
Who is the most famous person from Mildenhall?
Andy Sutcliffe (racecar driver) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 16 languages. Next come Pelham Aldrich and David P. Cooley.
How many famous people were born in Mildenhall?
9 people born in Mildenhall have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Mildenhall known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 3 of the 9. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Mildenhall?
William Gregory, born in 1400. The youngest on the list was born in 1964.
Who counts as from Mildenhall?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Mildenhall’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 (9)
- Pelham Aldrich: Alfred H. Cade, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David P. Cooley: Staff Sgt. Desiree N. Palacios, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Bunbury: Thomas Ryder / After Thomas Lawrence, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Young: Maull & Co, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nate James: Gill Rickson from London, London, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Pope: Charltonkyle, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Merika Coleman: Terri Sewell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick Parry: Stephen D. Strowes from San Francisco, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Palmer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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