#1Writing & Arts
Edward Spencer Beesly
1831–1915British historian and philosopher
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Famous people · Feckenham, Worcestershire
Feckenham is the birthplace of 4 famous people
Edward Spencer Beesly, the British historian and philosopher, is the most widely known, written about in 7 languages. Second and third on the list are Doug Slade and Oobah Butler. From John Wheeley Lea to Oobah Butler, the births on the list run from 1791 to 1991. The biggest group are writers and artists: 2.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Edward Spencer Beesly
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1791
John Wheeley Lea
Youngest
1991
Oobah Butler
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
The best known
Born in Feckenham
The three are covered in 7, 4 and 3 languages: Edward Spencer Beesly, Doug Slade and Oobah Butler.
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Writing & Arts
Oobah Butler
born 1991British writer, journalist and filmmaker
3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Feckenham’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1830s come out on top, with 1 births.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Feckenham is known for
2 of them work in Writing & Arts, the biggest field.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Feckenham
1 more, best known first.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Bromsgrove lists the most people: 62.
Questions about famous people from Feckenham
Who is the most famous person from Feckenham?
Edward Spencer Beesly (British historian and philosopher) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 7 languages. Next come Doug Slade and Oobah Butler.
How many famous people were born in Feckenham?
4 people born in Feckenham have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 5 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Feckenham known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 2 of the 4. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 12% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Feckenham?
John Wheeley Lea, born in 1791. The youngest on the list was born in 1991.
Who counts as from Feckenham?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Feckenham’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)
- Edward Spencer Beesly: Philip Crellin Jr (1823-1912), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Williams: Raboe001, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Styles: Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard of Chichester: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fulke Greville, 1st Baron Brooke: Edmund Lodge, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rob Elvins: https://www.flickr.com/photos/duvallrobbie2/, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wally Freeman: Agence Rol. Agence photographique (commanditaire), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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