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Famous people · Baildon, West Yorkshire
Of the 8 famous people born in Baildon, an unusual share are athletes
At the top of the list is the English cricketer Arthur Mitchell, covered in 7 languages. The English footballer Bert Hoyle ranks second, ahead of Cliff Godfrey. The first birth on record is William Wadsworth’s, in 1823, and the last Sam Thornton’s, in 1996. Per 10,000 residents, the town has 4.7, close to the 5 of the typical West Yorkshire town.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Arthur Mitchell
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1823
William Wadsworth
Youngest
1996
Sam Thornton
Most common field
Sports
7 people
What stands out about Baildon’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Baildon is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 1.8 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Baildon
The three best known are all athletes.
BH#2
CG#3
Through the years
When Baildon’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1880s, at 3.
SportsWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Baildon
Here are 5 more, born from 1823 to 1996.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Bradford lists the most people: 669.
Bradford · 4 miEdward Victor Appleton & 668 more
Shipley · 1 miTony Richardson & 35 moreFHBingley · 2 miFred Hoyle & 26 moreDWYeadon · 4 miDavid Wilman & 5 more
Calverley · 4 miFrederick William Faber & 4 more
Rawdon · 4 miBrian Close & 3 moreWBBurley in Wharfedale · 4 miWalter Burley & 2 more
Menston · 3 miSam Riley & 1 moreQuestions about famous people from Baildon
Who is the most famous person from Baildon?
Arthur Mitchell (English cricketer (1902-1976)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 7 languages. Next come Bert Hoyle and Cliff Godfrey.
How many famous people were born in Baildon?
8 people born in Baildon have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 10 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Baildon known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 7 of the 8. That is 88% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Baildon?
William Wadsworth, born in 1823. The youngest on the list was born in 1996.
Who counts as from Baildon?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Baildon’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)
- Bertie Snowball: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Hermon Cawthra: Mark Surry, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Victor Appleton: Nobel foundation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Richardson: Reginald Gray, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick William Faber: Joseph Brown, engraver, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Close: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Riley: Manfred Werner - Tsui, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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