Philip Astley

The source records Newcastle-under-Lyme as this person's birthplace. The pin marks the area, not an exact birth address or later home.

What is recorded here

Why this person is known: English equestrian, circus owner, and inventor, regarded as being the "father of the modern circus"

From Wikidata Q2003149

Birthplace

Newcastle-under-Lyme

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• Jonathan Kington, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Brian Deegan, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• John Simons, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Jonathan Hutchins, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Glyn Baker, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Dave Kelly, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Stephen Craven, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

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