#1Famous people · Kidderminster, Worcestershire
Soldiers and sailors stand out among the 61 famous people born in Kidderminster
At the top of the list is the British racing driver Peter Collins, covered in 29 languages. The largest group, 26, was born in the 20th century. Only 2 towns in Worcestershire list more. Born in 1555, Christopher Blount is the first name on record, and Josh Haynes, born in 1999, the most recent.
Born here
61
notable people
Best known
Peter Collins
in 29 Wikipedia languages
First
1555
Christopher Blount
Youngest
1999
Josh Haynes
Most common field
Sports
28 people
What stands out about Kidderminster’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Kidderminster is known for
Compared with the usual town, soldiers and sailors are the most over-represented field, at 1.8 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Kidderminster
Languages with an article: 29 for Peter Collins, 29 for Rowland Hill, 18 for Robert Hamer.
#1
#2Politics & Law
Rowland Hill
1795–1879English educational, social and postal reformer (1795-1879)
29 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
RH#3
Film, TV & Stage
Robert Hamer
1911–1963British film director and screenwriter (1911–1963)
18 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Kidderminster’s famous people were born
The 1910s alone account for 6 of the births charted here.
SportsWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineMilitaryMusicBusinessFaithNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Kidderminster
Of the other 58, 27 are athletes.
Frederick W. Hinitt
1866–1927American academic administrator (1866-1927)
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Todd Cooper
born 1983British swimmer, Olympic athlete, Commonwealth Games bronze medallist
SportsWikipedia ↗
Eustace Jotham
1883–1915English military officer (1883–1915); recipient of the Victoria Cross
MilitaryWikipedia ↗
Walter W. Law
1837–1924English businessman and the founder of Briarcliff Manor, New York
BusinessWikipedia ↗
Frederick Earp
1841–1928Goldminer, farmer, surveyor, market gardener (1841-1928)
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Connie Christie
1908–1989(1908-1989) writer and illustrator of children's books, designer and photographer
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Stourbridge has the most on record: 112.
Stourbridge · 6 miJude Bellingham & 111 more
Brierley Hill · 8 miDanny Batth & 24 more
Stourport-on-Severn · 3 miRay Thomas & 11 more
Bewdley · 3 miStanley Baldwin & 10 more
Kinver · 5 miNancy Price & 2 moreASHighley · 8 miAubrey Scriven & 2 moreRMWaresley · 4 miRaymond Morris & 1 moreKJCookley · 2 miKenneth St JosephQuestions about famous people from Kidderminster
Who is the most famous person from Kidderminster?
Peter Collins (British racing driver (1931-1958)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 29 languages. Next come Rowland Hill and Robert Hamer.
How many famous people were born in Kidderminster?
61 people born in Kidderminster have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 68 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Kidderminster known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 28 of the 61. That is 46% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Kidderminster?
Christopher Blount, born in 1555. The youngest on the list was born in 1999.
Who counts as from Kidderminster?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Kidderminster’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 (25)
- Peter Collins: Jitesh Jagadish from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rowland Hill: The photographer is not credited in the book. I've found one other (poor quality) copy of the photo on the internet - at corbis.com, also uncredited., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Nash: Geoffrey Perry, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Melissa Lawley: Katie Chan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Palmer: James Cracknell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Wyer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Frampton: GrayhamWebb, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Bradley: Edward Bradley (1827–1889), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Helmore: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Jenns: Film screenshot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Heath: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick W. Hinitt: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Francis Young: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kyle Wootton: MGPetch, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lant Carpenter: Russell Lant Carpenter, 1842, cropped by me for Bio pic., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Donna Mansell: Aaran Mansell Uploaded by Azmansell at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eustace Jotham: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josiah Mason: Henry Penn, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter W. Law: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jowe Head: Joly MacFie, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jude Bellingham: Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Danny Batth: Æthelred, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- Stanley Baldwin: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nancy Price: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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