A new interactive map has been created by researchers at Paris University, using information scraped from Wikipedia and Wikidata, to show the birth places of some of the most notable people around the world.
There are some familiar names noted in Wigan borough, including Edmund Arrowsmith, Davey Boy Smith – aka wrestler British Bulldog – and actress Eva Pope.
But some of the people featured may not be quite as well-known to Wiganers.
But some of the people featured may not be quite as well-known to Wiganers.
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