#1Famous people · Halford, Warwickshire
Halford, birthplace of the British flying ace Michael Crossley
The British flying ace Michael Crossley was born in 1912. Their birth falls in the 20th century. Readers can find them written up in one language. The neighbour with the longest list is Stratford-upon-Avon, 7 mi away: 50, led by William Shakespeare.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Michael Crossley
in 1 Wikipedia languages
First
1912
Michael Crossley
Most common field
Military
1 people
The best known
Born in Halford
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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Stratford-upon-Avon, at 50.
Stratford-upon-Avon · 7 miWilliam Shakespeare & 49 moreFHShipston-on-Stour · 3 miFrancis J. Haverfield & 5 more
Mickleton · 6 miRichard Graves & 3 more
Chipping Campden · 8 miMatthew Gotrel & 3 moreEMWellesbourne · 6 miEustace Mordaunt & 2 more
Ettington · 2 miWilliam Croft
Lower Quinton · 5 miRichard Whatcoat
Blockley · 9 miCecil SandfordQuestions about famous people from Halford
Who is the most famous person from Halford?
Michael Crossley (British flying ace) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 1 languages.
How many famous people were born in Halford?
1 people born in Halford have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Halford known for?
Among its famous people, soldiers and sailors: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 4% across UK towns.
Who counts as from Halford?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Halford’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)
- Michael Crossley: Miller (P/O), Royal Air Force official photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Shakespeare: Attributed to John Taylor, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Graves: James Northcote, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matthew Gotrel: Gregor Rom, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Croft: Unidentified painter, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Whatcoat: Dsdugan, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cecil Sandford: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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