#1Famous people · Bedworth, Warwickshire
13 famous people were born in Bedworth, more of them athletes than in most towns
At the top of the list is the British equestrian Nick Skelton, covered in 16 languages. Second place goes to the British musician Brian Locking, third to Diane Elson. 9 of them were born in the 20th century, more than in any other period. Births span 1868 to 1998, from Joseph Richards to Chris Camwell.
Born here
13
notable people
Best known
Nick Skelton
in 16 Wikipedia languages
First
1868
Joseph Richards
Youngest
1998
Chris Camwell
Most common field
Sports
11 people
What stands out about Bedworth’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Bedworth is known for
Bedworth has 1.7× the usual share of athletes.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Bedworth
By how many languages cover them, Nick Skelton comes first (16), then Brian Locking (11) and Diane Elson (9).
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Through the years
When Bedworth’s famous people were born
The 1940s alone account for 3 of the births charted here.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Bedworth
Of the other 10, 10 are athletes.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town within 12 miles of Bedworth, with how many people each has.
Questions about famous people from Bedworth
Who is the most famous person from Bedworth?
Nick Skelton (British equestrian) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 16 languages. Next come Brian Locking and Diane Elson.
How many famous people were born in Bedworth?
13 people born in Bedworth have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Bedworth known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 11 of the 13. That is 85% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Bedworth?
Joseph Richards, born in 1868. The youngest on the list was born in 1998.
Who counts as from Bedworth?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Bedworth’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 (6)
- Nick Skelton: Berit from Redhill/Surrey, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clive Owen: Alfonso_Cuarón_y_Clive_Owen_(Children_of_men).jpg: Mario Antonio Pena Zapatería derivative work: Jan Arkesteijn, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Eliot: replica by François D’Albert Durade (1804–1886), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roger Cotes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Drayton: Sylvester Harding, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Pawsey: Chris McAndrew, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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