#1Famous people · Barford, Warwickshire
3 famous people were born in Barford
Most widely known is Joseph Arch, the British politician, with articles in 9 languages. Second place goes to the British politician Arthur Mills, third to William Ivens. Within 5 mi, Royal Leamington Spa lists the most: 131, with Aleister Crowley first. William Ivens, born in 1878, is the youngest, and Arthur Mills, born in 1816, the first on record.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Joseph Arch
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1816
Arthur Mills
Youngest
1878
William Ivens
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known
Born in Barford
Three names lead: Joseph Arch (9 languages), Arthur Mills (4) and William Ivens (1).
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Famous people from the towns next door
Royal Leamington Spa leads the towns around it, with 131 names.
Questions about famous people from Barford
Who is the most famous person from Barford?
Joseph Arch (British politician (1826-1919)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 9 languages. Next come Arthur Mills and William Ivens.
How many famous people were born in Barford?
3 people born in Barford have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Barford known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 3 of the 3. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 9% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Barford?
Arthur Mills, born in 1816. The youngest on the list was born in 1878.
Who counts as from Barford?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Barford’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 (7)
- Joseph Arch: Canadian Illustrated News, vol.VIII, no. 16, 248. Reproduced from Library and Archives Canada's website Images in the News: Canadian Illustrated News., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Mills: William Holl, Jr. (d. 1871), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Ivens: Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Aleister Crowley: Aleister Crowley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Richard Hicks: Unknown (Associated Press), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Wootton: Gawen Hamilton (died 1737), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alice Buxton Winnicott: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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