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Photo: Philip Halling · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Hallow, Worcestershire
Hallow, birthplace of the English cricketer Herbert Isaac
The English cricketer Herbert Isaac was born in 1899. Their birth falls in the Victorian era. Readers can find them written up in 3 languages. Nearby, Worcester, 3 mi away, lists 198, led by Nathan Baker.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Herbert Isaac
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1899
Herbert Isaac
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Hallow
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Worcester has the most on record: 198.
Questions about famous people from Hallow
Who is the most famous person from Hallow?
Herbert Isaac (English cricketer (1899-1962)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 3 languages.
How many famous people were born in Hallow?
1 people born in Hallow have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Hallow known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who counts as from Hallow?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Hallow’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 (4)
- Nathan Baker: CFC Unofficial (Debs), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard of Chichester: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray Thomas: Nationaal Archief, Den Haag, Rijksfotoarchief: Fotocollectie Algemeen Nederlands Fotopersbureau (ANEFO), 1945-1989 - negatiefstroken zwart/wit, nummer toegang 2.24.01.05, bestanddeelnummer 923-9509, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Elgar: not stated, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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