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Edward Barrett
1879–1950English cricketer and rugby union footballer (1879-1950)
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Photo: Ben Gamble · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Churt, Surrey
Churt has just one famous person to its name: Edward Barrett
Edward Barrett, the English cricketer and rugby union footballer, was born in 1879. Their birth falls in the Victorian era. Readers can find them written up in 4 languages. Within 4 mi, Haslemere lists the most: 28, with Rachel Portman first.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Edward Barrett
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1879
Edward Barrett
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Churt
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Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Haslemere has the most on record, with 28.
RPHaslemere · 4 miRachel Portman & 27 more
Hindhead · 2 miColin Firth & 8 more
Bordon · 4 miTony Rolt & 3 moreHMMilford and Witley · 6 miHerbert Lewis Mellersh & 3 more
Headley Down and Headley · 2 miJessica Hawkins & 2 morePWLiphook · 4 miPete Wingfield & 2 more
Bentley · 6 miHew Pike & 1 more
Wrecclesham · 4 miBilly Beldham
Hindhead · 2 miColin Firth & 8 moreBordon · 4 miTony Rolt & 3 moreHMMilford and Witley · 6 miHerbert Lewis Mellersh & 3 moreHeadley Down and Headley · 2 miJessica Hawkins & 2 morePWLiphook · 4 miPete Wingfield & 2 moreBentley · 6 miHew Pike & 1 moreWrecclesham · 4 miBilly BeldhamQuestions about famous people from Churt
Who is the most famous person from Churt?
Edward Barrett (English cricketer and rugby union footballer (1879-1950)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 4 languages.
How many famous people were born in Churt?
1 people born in Churt have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 2 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Churt known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who counts as from Churt?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Churt’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)
- Colin Firth: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Rolt: Daan Noske / Anefo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jessica Hawkins: Mitchea99, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hew Pike: Jack1956, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Beldham: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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