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Science & Medicine
Thomas Wheatley
1821–1883Railway engineer (1821–1883)
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Photo: Mtaylor848 · CC BY-SA 3.0Famous people · Micklefield, West Yorkshire
The railway engineer Thomas Wheatley is the one famous person from Micklefield
In 1821, the railway engineer Thomas Wheatley was born. Their birth falls in the Georgian era. One language has an article about them so far. For more famous names, Castleford is 5 mi away: its list has 74, led by Henry Moore.
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Thomas Wheatley
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Castleford counts 74 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
Castleford · 5 miHenry Moore & 73 moreWBGarforth · 2 miWill Boyle & 11 more
Kippax · 2 miJames Gullen & 7 more
Aberford · 3 miEdwin Markham & 2 more
Swillington · 4 miJames Lowther & 2 moreAHMickletown · 5 miArthur Haigh & 2 moreARSherburn in Elmet · 3 miArthur Riscoe & 1 more
Barwick in Elmet · 4 miHarry VassallQuestions about famous people from Micklefield
Who is the most famous person from Micklefield?
Thomas Wheatley (railway engineer (1821–1883)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 1 languages.
How many famous people were born in Micklefield?
1 people born in Micklefield have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Micklefield known for?
Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 7% across UK towns.
Who counts as from Micklefield?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Micklefield’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 (5)
- Henry Moore: Allan warren, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Gullen: Aaron Hemsley, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin Markham: Leslie Ward, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Lowther: Leslie Ward, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Vassall: Reginald Grenville Eves, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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