#1Famous people · Kippax, West Yorkshire
8 famous people were born in Kippax, more of them athletes than in most towns
Most widely known is James Gullen, the British bicycle racer, with articles in 6 languages. More than half were born in the 20th century, 6 in all. For every 10,000 residents there are 7.8 on the list, well above the typical West Yorkshire town’s 5. Births span 1907 to 1989, from Gordon Presgrave to James Gullen.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
James Gullen
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1907
Gordon Presgrave
Youngest
1989
James Gullen
Most common field
Sports
6 people
What stands out about Kippax’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Kippax’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1980s, with 2 births.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Kippax is known for
Kippax has 1.5× the usual share of athletes.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Kippax
Two of the three are athletes.
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Everyone else born in Kippax
Another 5, 4 of them athletes.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Castleford counts 74 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
Questions about famous people from Kippax
Who is the most famous person from Kippax?
James Gullen (British bicycle racer) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 6 languages. Next come Mike Astbury and Andi Watson.
How many famous people were born in Kippax?
8 people born in Kippax have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Kippax known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 6 of the 8. That is 75% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Kippax?
Gordon Presgrave, born in 1907. The youngest on the list was born in 1989.
Who counts as from Kippax?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Kippax’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)
- James Gullen: Aaron Hemsley, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Harvey: Miss Emma Gibbs, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Moore: Allan warren, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alan Smith: Toni Marsh, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Lowther: Leslie Ward, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin Markham: Leslie Ward, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Vassall: Reginald Grenville Eves, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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