#1Politics & Law
Billy Beldham
1766–1862Early English professional cricketer (1766-1862)
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Famous people · Wrecclesham, Surrey
Wrecclesham, birthplace of the early English professional cricketer Billy Beldham
Billy Beldham, the early English professional cricketer, was born in 1766. That places their birth in the Georgian era. Articles about them exist in 4 languages. The nearest list is in Aldershot, 4 mi away: 122 names, starting with Martin Freeman.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 8 have famous names listed.
Aldershot · 4 miMartin Freeman & 121 moreRCFleet · 6 miRaquel Cassidy & 12 more
Hindhead · 6 miColin Firth & 8 more
Bordon · 6 miTony Rolt & 3 more
Crondall · 3 miHarold Maxwell-Lefroy & 2 more
Headley Down and Headley · 5 miJessica Hawkins & 2 more
Bentley · 3 miHew Pike & 1 moreASFarnham · 1 miAntoine SeilernQuestions about famous people from Wrecclesham
Who is the most famous person from Wrecclesham?
Billy Beldham (early English professional cricketer (1766-1862)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 4 languages.
How many famous people were born in Wrecclesham?
1 people born in Wrecclesham have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Wrecclesham known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 9% across UK towns.
Who counts as from Wrecclesham?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Wrecclesham’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?
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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 (7)
- Billy Beldham: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Martin Freeman: Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Colin Firth: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Rolt: Daan Noske / Anefo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harold Maxwell-Lefroy: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jessica Hawkins: Mitchea99, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hew Pike: Jack1956, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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