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Jessica Gunning
born 1986British television and theatre actress
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Famous people · Holmfirth, West Yorkshire
Most of the 16 famous people born in Holmfirth came into the world in the 20th century
Most widely known is Jessica Gunning, the British television and theatre actress, with articles in 20 languages. Second place goes to the British cyclist Gabriel Cullaigh, third to Roland Boyes. From William Senior in 1850 to Joe Irving in 1998, the births cover 148 years. Athletes make up the largest group, 10 of them.
Born here
16
notable people
Best known
Jessica Gunning
in 20 Wikipedia languages
First
1850
William Senior
Youngest
1998
Joe Irving
Most common field
Sports
10 people
What stands out about Holmfirth’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Holmfirth’s famous people were born
The 1960s saw the most births of any decade: 4.
SportsScience & MedicinePolitics & LawFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Holmfirth
First, Jessica Gunning (20 languages), then Gabriel Cullaigh (11) and Roland Boyes (7).
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Known for
What Holmfirth is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as scientists and doctors, at 2.5 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Holmfirth
13 more, best known first.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Honley has the longest list next door: 5.
Questions about famous people from Holmfirth
Who is the most famous person from Holmfirth?
Jessica Gunning (British television and theatre actress) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 20 languages. Next come Gabriel Cullaigh and Roland Boyes.
How many famous people were born in Holmfirth?
16 people born in Holmfirth have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 20 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Holmfirth known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 10 of the 16. That is 63% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Holmfirth?
William Senior, born in 1850. The youngest on the list was born in 1998.
Who counts as from Holmfirth?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Holmfirth’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)
- Jessica Gunning: JaceMerlyn, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gabriel Cullaigh: Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Senior: Swiss Studios, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gavin J. Wright: Guin Krin, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clement Armitage: Bassano Ltd, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Copley: Mahmoud Osman, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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