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William Hodson
1841–1896English cricketer, born 1841 (1841–1896)
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Photo: Charlesdrakew · Public domainFamous people · Cocking, West Sussex
One famous person was born in Cocking
William Hodson was born in 1841. That places their birth in the Victorian era. Their story is told in 3 languages. Nearby, Chichester, 8 mi away, lists 110, led by Tom Odell.
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William Hodson
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William Hodson
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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town within 12 miles of Cocking, with how many people each has.
Chichester · 8 miTom Odell & 109 more
Petersfield · 9 miCalum Chambers & 20 more
Petworth · 7 miWilfrid Scawen Blunt & 15 moreALiss · 9 miAeone & 6 more
Midhurst · 2 miHelen Joseph & 4 more
Westhampnett · 7 miJames Lillywhite & 2 moreRBEasebourne · 3 miRobert Benedict Bourdillon
Tangmere · 7 miCharles BucknerQuestions about famous people from Cocking
Who is the most famous person from Cocking?
William Hodson (English cricketer, born 1841 (1841–1896)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 3 languages.
How many famous people were born in Cocking?
1 people born in Cocking have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Cocking known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who counts as from Cocking?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Cocking’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)
- Tom Odell: Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Calum Chambers: Ronnie McDonald, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wilfrid Scawen Blunt: The original uploader was Montanabw at English Wikipedia. (Original text: Unknown, uploaded by (Montanabw)), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Helen Joseph: AnonymousUnknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Lillywhite: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Buckner: English School, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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