#1Famous people · Worcester, Worcestershire
No town in Worcestershire has more famous people than Worcester: 198
The best known is the English footballer Nathan Baker, with articles in 29 languages. Second and third on the list are Edward Kelley and Philip Henry Gosse. Since 1970, 68 were born, the most of any period. The biggest group are athletes: 97.
Born here
198
notable people
Best known
Nathan Baker
in 29 Wikipedia languages
First
700
Egwin of Evesham
Youngest
2003
Laura Blindkilde
Most common field
Sports
97 people
What stands out about Worcester’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Worcester’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1980s, with 24 births.
SportsWriting & ArtsScience & MedicinePolitics & LawMusicFilm, TV & StageMilitaryNotableBusinessFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Worcester
Three names lead: Nathan Baker (29 languages), Edward Kelley (27) and Philip Henry Gosse (26).
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#3Science & Medicine
Philip Henry Gosse
1810–1888English naturalist (1810-1888)
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Known for
What Worcester is known for
Business people stand out most, at 1.3 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Worcester
Another 195, 96 of them athletes.
William Morris, 1st Viscount Nuffield
1877–1963English motor manufacturer and philanthropist (1877–1963)
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Walter R. Booth
1869–1938British magician and early pioneer of British film (1869–1938)
Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
Carleton Rea
1861–1946English mycologist, botanist, and naturalist (1861-1946)
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
E. J. Bowen
1898–1980British physical chemist, photochemist, geologist (1898-1980)
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Mike O'Brien
born 1954Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom (born 1954)
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Francis Moore
1708–1756(bap. 1708, d. in or after 1756), English geographer
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Isabelle Jane Foulkes
1970–2001Deaf artist, designer and campaigner (1970-2001)
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
William Lightband
1834–1909New Zealand boot manufacturer and gold miner (1834–1909)
BusinessWikipedia ↗
Ivor Frederick Wentworth Schofield
1904–1979British military personnel (1904-1979)
MilitaryWikipedia ↗
William Smith
1711–1787Dean of Chester and a Greek and Latin scholar (1711–1787)
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town within 12 miles of Worcester, with how many people each has.
Questions about famous people from Worcester
Who is the most famous person from Worcester?
Nathan Baker (English footballer (born 1991)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 29 languages. Next come Edward Kelley and Philip Henry Gosse.
How many famous people were born in Worcester?
198 people born in Worcester have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 246 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Worcester known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 97 of the 198. That is 49% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Worcester?
Egwin of Evesham, born in 700. The youngest on the list was born in 2003.
Who counts as from Worcester?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Worcester’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 (76)
- Nathan Baker: CFC Unofficial (Debs), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Philip Henry Gosse: Maull & Polybank, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Mason: Carl Lender at https://www.flickr.com/photos/clender/, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ernest Payne: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nell Hudson: Nellrosehudson, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellen Wood: Joseph Sydney Willis Hodges, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Muriel Freeman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ian Walker: lotsemann, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Morris, 1st Viscount Nuffield: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hannah Snell: John Faber, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Inglis: Douglas Gordon Shields, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Egwin of Evesham: Jules & Jenny from Lincoln, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Vesta Tilley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Laura Blindkilde: Katie Chan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Little: Ben Sutherland from Crystal Palace, London, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Kingsnorth: Navjoat Kingsnorth, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen Dorrell: NHS Confederation, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Brock: James Russell & Sons, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Pyke Hullah: Elliott & Fry, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sheila Scott: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nicholas Shakespeare: Amrei-Marie, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carleton Rea: Alfred Clarke (d.1907), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Helen Lewis: Decoding the Gurus, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Williams: Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Simon Andrews: Stuart Bassil from Norwich, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin Williams Leader: Benjamin Williams Leader, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chelsea Weston: BCLFC photographer Jaskirt Dhaliwal, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- E. J. Bowen: Jpbowen, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Stezaker: Lou051, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Duggan: Unknown (for the Evening Post of Wellington), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike O'Brien: Flickr user Steve Punter, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Bradley: Skippo10, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ann Hatton: William John Watkeys, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Jennings: Eric Koch for Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Lonsdale: Harold Bell Wright Story-Picture Corporation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Janet Birkmyre: Jun, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Philip Newth: Eirik Newth, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Burrowes: Thomas Burrowes, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Annie Ure: University of Reading, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Vaughan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kai Alexander: Senior Airman Christopher Campbell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Luke Narraway: RV66, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Wainwright: Trafigura Beheer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Wilding: Gerald Ganglbauer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sophie Le Marchand: Harrias, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Fergus Binns: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Ballance: Edinburgh Greens, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Pennell: Charlie, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Francis Burney: Template:Francis Edward Burney, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Leader Williams: Leech, B. T., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elliott Stooke: Stefano Delfrate, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ginny Lemon: Sleepytimecat, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Palmer: Frank Schwichtenberg, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Malins: J. H. Lile, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nicky Gavron: Allen Simon (Simon Uploads), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Timothy Garden, Baron Garden: Tgarden at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Laslett: CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Adam Barry: User:Smokinblackrose, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Feild: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellis Perks: Loco Steve, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Lightband: not stated, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Godfrey Hewitt: XCalPab, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hugh Blair: Unknown photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Isabelle Jane Foulkes: Gareth R Foulkes, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jamie Insall: Insall2016, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Sandon: Portable Antiquities Scheme from London, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mel Nicholls: Mike Finn, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Ackrill: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Lightband: Tyree Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Neath: Noel C. Neath, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Holden: FelixFarley, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Harvey Insole: Unknown photographer but this photo of James Harvey Insole (1821-1901) was taken in the UK no later than 1880 so it is reasonable to assume the photographer died more than 70 years ago., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonny Arr: Charlie, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cher Lloyd: Mila Austin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard of Chichester: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Elgar: not stated, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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