Most Famous People without a Wikipedia Article
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I've seen a few discussions of this over the years, and Mark Deeks put something on Facebook about it the other day, but amazingly it would appear that there's no thread on here about it. Consider that changed.
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I don't think anyone has a Wikipeda article.
I'm not dead yet. In a rut right now because of stress from work. I'll be back later in S89. I also plan to bring back the Mastergram - if I can find a way to run a timer or clock through pure MediaWiki without having to upload to Vimeo every time.
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Shovell from M People.
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Saracen from Gladiators.
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Maureen Nolan.
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The Chuckle Brothers as individuals.
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^ Lest there be any doubt, Mark grew up in England in the 90s and measures the world as a whole on that basis.
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The Wright brothers as well.
I don't think much of Shovell from the M People though. I was perfectly well aware of the M People at the time, but the only individual I was aware of was Heather Small.
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I can Imagine lots of members of even greater groups than M People will have members without Wiki pages
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Chiyo Miyako, third oldest living person, just because pretty much everyone on this list has one
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There is no article for the actual person Madeleine McCann.
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Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Fri Apr 21, 2017 12:31 pm There is no article for the actual person
Without wanting to be indelicate she didn't achieve much of note apart from Disappearance of Madeleine McCann.
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Again on a touchy issue, neither Ian Brady or Myra Hindley have individual pages.sean d wrote: ↑Sun Apr 23, 2017 11:59 pmGavin Chipper wrote: ↑Fri Apr 21, 2017 12:31 pm There is no article for the actual person
Without wanting to be indelicate she didn't achieve much of note apart from Disappearance of Madeleine McCann.
Definitely not Jamie McNeill or Schrodinger's Cat....
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Interesting. We could ignore people who have a de facto page about events strongly related to them, although it's not very precise.James Laverty wrote: ↑Mon Apr 24, 2017 10:44 amAgain on a touchy issue, neither Ian Brady or Myra Hindley have individual pages.sean d wrote: ↑Sun Apr 23, 2017 11:59 pmGavin Chipper wrote: ↑Fri Apr 21, 2017 12:31 pm There is no article for the actual person
Without wanting to be indelicate she didn't achieve much of note apart from Disappearance of Madeleine McCann.
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These are nearly as
obscure as some of the people on my famous names list
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I think sometimes when one is familiar with some people one can assume that they are more well known than they are in general. In the case of Gabriela Cowperthwaite, its amazing how many people know the Blackfish movie so maybe i have just assumed its director is as famous as the movie itself (obviously a bad assumption)Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Mon Apr 24, 2017 10:51 pmThese are nearly as
obscure as some of the people on my famous names list
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Virginia Roberts/Giuffre/Roberts-Giuffre/Roberts Giuffre has emerged as a contender.
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These people are just currently in the news and won't be considered famous in five years.
And Strictly contestant? Kind of means she wasn't famous enough to even make the show if that's how people refer to her since it's meant to be for people who are already celebrities.
And Strictly contestant? Kind of means she wasn't famous enough to even make the show if that's how people refer to her since it's meant to be for people who are already celebrities.
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I knew there was a page like this somewhere on this site, but couldn't be arse to find it two weeks ago when I discovered that Jethro doesn't have a page.
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Solely remarked on the Strictly thing because I have followed the wiki Strictly page, and Barker is only the 2nd contestant to not have a wiki page, which does prove your point....Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Mon Nov 18, 2019 3:09 pm These people are just currently in the news and won't be considered famous in five years.
And Strictly contestant? Kind of means she wasn't famous enough to even make the show if that's how people refer to her since it's meant to be for people who are already celebrities.
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Tiger Lily Hutchence/Geldof was another which surprised me, at least.
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I wouldn't expect a member of any group, no matter how famous, to have a member with its own Wikipedia page, but perhaps I'm naive.Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Fri Apr 21, 2017 8:54 am I can Imagine lots of members of even greater groups than M People will have members without Wiki pages
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This stands out to me as a particularly good find.Ben Wilson wrote: ↑Mon Nov 18, 2019 5:12 pm I knew there was a page like this somewhere on this site, but couldn't be arse to find it two weeks ago when I discovered that Jethro doesn't have a page.
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Carrie Henn.
She played "Newt" in the 1986 film Aliens.
She played "Newt" in the 1986 film Aliens.
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That's a bit obscure .Paul Worsley wrote: ↑Sat Jul 18, 2020 11:04 am Carrie Henn.
She played "Newt" in the 1986 film Aliens.
Speaking of Obscure , what about the baby in Teletubbies and the child who played Jessica in Some Mother's do have 'Em
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She played a principal role in a blockbuster movie. Hardly obscure.
The reason she doesn't get a wiki page is because she never did anything else (out of choice).
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That in itself doesn't exclude you from a wiki page.Paul Worsley wrote: ↑Sat Jul 18, 2020 12:29 pmShe played a principal role in a blockbuster movie. Hardly obscure.
The reason she doesn't get a wiki page is because she never did anything else (out of choice).
The boy who played Charlie in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory has one
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I have a vague recollection of the child appearing on Wogan or somesuch as a teenager in a surprise reunion with Michael Crawford, and the whole thing falling a bit flat after Crawford revealed that the two had never previously met at all - the baby scenes were filmed entirely separately.Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Sat Jul 18, 2020 11:48 am the child who played Jessica in Some Mother's do have 'Em
Which reminds me, didn't a Countdown contestant from a few years ago claim to be the receptionist's baby that was always kept in a drawer in the Brittas Empire?
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When I watch Question Time I often Google the panellists and quite often they don't have a Wikipedia article. Camilla Tominey has appeared on quite a few things but doesn't appear to have one.
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Pat Seed.
She died in 1984, but everyone of my age has heard of Pat Seed. She was even the subject of an Eammon Andrews "This is Your Life".
She died in 1984, but everyone of my age has heard of Pat Seed. She was even the subject of an Eammon Andrews "This is Your Life".
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<googles>Paul Worsley wrote: ↑Mon Aug 17, 2020 8:35 pm Pat Seed.
She died in 1984, but everyone of my age has heard of Pat Seed. She was even the subject of an Eammon Andrews "This is Your Life".
Nope, don't remember her at all
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You don't say what your age is, but from the above statement I can deduce you're not 59 as that's my age and I've never heard of her.Paul Worsley wrote: ↑Mon Aug 17, 2020 8:35 pm She died in 1984, but everyone of my age has heard of Pat Seed.
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When I saw the name it took a second or two. Cancer survivor, raised a lot of money, husband was killed in the Abbeystead explosion and she went downhill very quickly after that? Correct! Certainly well-known at the time, but it was forty years ago. And not as famous as Kay Kelly? (Who probably no-one else remembers either.)
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By "everyone" I meant my wife and my in-laws.Phil Reynolds wrote: ↑Tue Aug 18, 2020 11:38 pmYou don't say what your age is, but from the above statement I can deduce you're not 59 as that's my age and I've never heard of her.Paul Worsley wrote: ↑Mon Aug 17, 2020 8:35 pm She died in 1984, but everyone of my age has heard of Pat Seed.
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The boy who played Charlie in Charlie and the Chocolate factory has been in loads of films.Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Sat Jul 18, 2020 2:52 pmThat in itself doesn't exclude you from a wiki page.Paul Worsley wrote: ↑Sat Jul 18, 2020 12:29 pmShe played a principal role in a blockbuster movie. Hardly obscure.
The reason she doesn't get a wiki page is because she never did anything else (out of choice).
The boy who played Charlie in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory has one
However, the boy who played Charlie in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate factory hasn't been in anything else.
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I often mix the titles up. To be fair I referred to it as Charlie and The Chocolate Factory long before the sub par remake with Johnny Depp tapping into his Michael Jackson , as Willy WonkaNoel Mc wrote: ↑Wed Aug 19, 2020 8:31 pmThe boy who played Charlie in Charlie and the Chocolate factory has been in loads of films.Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Sat Jul 18, 2020 2:52 pmThat in itself doesn't exclude you from a wiki page.Paul Worsley wrote: ↑Sat Jul 18, 2020 12:29 pm
She played a principal role in a blockbuster movie. Hardly obscure.
The reason she doesn't get a wiki page is because she never did anything else (out of choice).
The boy who played Charlie in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory has one
However, the boy who played Charlie in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate factory hasn't been in anything else.
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I decided to go on Ranker to find out the top ten 'Celebrities ' without a Wiki Page.
No 1 was Scott Dissik.....something to do with the Kardashian and he has s show called Flip it like Dissik.
So I thought I would find out more about him and lo and behold it took me to his Wiki page
No 1 was Scott Dissik.....something to do with the Kardashian and he has s show called Flip it like Dissik.
So I thought I would find out more about him and lo and behold it took me to his Wiki page
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Wincey Willis.
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I had to look her up, but reading this, she seems like quite a good call.
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I'm surprised the Wachowski sisters (who directed the Matrix films among some other big stuff) don't have individual pages, especially since they're now making things individually rather than as a duo
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obsolete.Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Fri Dec 20, 2019 6:37 pmThis stands out to me as a particularly good find.Ben Wilson wrote: ↑Mon Nov 18, 2019 5:12 pm I knew there was a page like this somewhere on this site, but couldn't be arse to find it two weeks ago when I discovered that Jethro doesn't have a page.
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Not exactly the most famous, but the current artist who's #2 in the charts is without a wiki profile.
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Chris Wadsworth, if you've ever looked at TV programme credits.
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Never heard of.
Looks like he's a stand-in member of ZZ Top. Hmm.
Looks like he's a stand-in member of ZZ Top. Hmm.
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Permanent.Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Sat May 21, 2022 4:20 pm Never heard of.
Looks like he's a stand-in member of ZZ Top. Hmm.
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Would not brand them as the most famous people by any means, but the current #1 holders LF System don't have a Wiki page.
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Alex Jacques. I mean, need I say more!
(OK, he commentates on C4's F1 coverage.)
(OK, he commentates on C4's F1 coverage.)
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Matty Healy.
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