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Do you recognise the most famous people from East Lancashire?

Map (Mapbox/Topi Tjukanov). Circle: Jane Horrocks at the premiere of Absolutely Fabulous The Movie (Ian West/PA).
Map (Mapbox/Topi Tjukanov). Circle: Jane Horrocks at the premiere of Absolutely Fabulous The Movie (Ian West/PA).

The most famous people from East Lancashire have been revealed, according to a new interactive map.

Mapbox researcher and geographer, Topi Tjukanov, developed the insightful map which reveals the birthplaces of the most 'notable people' around the world.

The data is based on a study published in June this year from researchers from the University of Paris.

A person's significance was calculated based on information scraped from Wikipedia and Wikidata.

The data accounts for a series of factors including the number of Wikipedia entries, their average length, the average number of views from 2015-18 as well as the total number of external links.

"The data contains a rank value and a notability "sum value" these are used to determine which names are shown and how big they are," Mr Tjukanov explained to users on Twitter.

You can explore the map and view the noteworthy people from all over the world in four different categories:

  • Culture

  • Discovery & Science

  • Leadership

  • Sports & Games

Who are the most notable people from East Lancashire?

The interactive map reveals that the most notable people from East Lancashire include actor Ian McShane from Blackburn, politician John Cryer from Darwen and former footballer David Dunn who is from Great Harwood.

Actress Jane Horrocks is from Rawtenstall while Andy Payton is from Whalley and was a professional footballer.

See if you recognise any notable names by heading to the map now.