#1Writing & Arts
Margaret MacDonald
1864–1933British artist (1865-1933)
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Famous people · Tipton, West Midlands
40 famous people come from Tipton, Margaret MacDonald the best known
The best known is the British artist Margaret MacDonald, with articles in 24 languages. Steve Bull and Philip Bradbourn follow. Born in 1769, Ben Boucher is the first name on record, and Chris Brookes, born in 1991, the most recent. The largest group, 17, was born in the Victorian era.
Born here
40
notable people
Best known
Margaret MacDonald
in 24 Wikipedia languages
First
1769
Ben Boucher
Youngest
1991
Chris Brookes
Most common field
Sports
27 people
What stands out about Tipton’s famous people
The best known
Born in Tipton
Margaret MacDonald leads with articles in 24 languages, ahead of Steve Bull (21) and Philip Bradbourn (12).
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#2Sports
Steve Bull
born 1965English footballer and manager (born 1965)
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#3Through the years
When Tipton’s famous people were born
The 1930s top the chart, with 5 births in the decade.
SportsPolitics & LawScience & MedicineWriting & ArtsMilitaryMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Tipton is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 1.4 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Tipton
37 more names, born between 1769 and 1991.
Richard Smith
1783–1868English-born mining engineer, industrialist and politician
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Joseph John Davies
1889–1976British soldier (1889–1976); recipient of the Victoria Cross
MilitaryWikipedia ↗
George Benjamin Thorneycroft
1791–1851British politician, Ironmaster (1791-1851)
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Dudley, at 115.
Dudley · 3 miDuncan Edwards & 114 moreGCWednesbury · 2 miGarry Cook & 61 moreJFBilston · 2 miJames Fleet & 44 more
Oldbury · 4 miJack Judge & 28 more
Willenhall · 4 miAllan Clarke & 23 more
Sedgley · 3 miBrian Berry & 17 moreBADarlaston · 2 miBill Arblaster & 16 moreCPCradley Heath · 4 miCharles Palmer & 13 moreQuestions about famous people from Tipton
Who is the most famous person from Tipton?
Margaret MacDonald (British artist (1865-1933)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 24 languages. Next come Steve Bull and Philip Bradbourn.
How many famous people were born in Tipton?
40 people born in Tipton have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 44 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Tipton known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 27 of the 40. That is 68% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Tipton?
Ben Boucher, born in 1769. The youngest on the list was born in 1991.
Who counts as from Tipton?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Tipton’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 (14)
- Margaret MacDonald: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Bull: VEO15, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Philip Bradbourn: Me, User:Mholland, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jem Bayliss: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Brookes: Cjx59940, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Jones: Ebenezer Pannell of Church Road, Hove, the official photographer to Brighton & Hove Football Club. See Ebenezer Pannell - Brighton & Hove Photographer, which confirms Mr Pannell died in 1934., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Hobson: Thebees1889, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel J. Drew: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph John Davies: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Benjamin Thorneycroft: Simon Harriyott from Uckfield, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Duncan Edwards: ChrisTheDude, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Judge: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Allan Clarke: lufcfilms, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Berry: Ybargal, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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