Bizarre interactive map fails to mention Ronnie Barker and John Le Mesurier as notable Bedford people

Who exactly is the most significant person to hail from your Bedford?

Well, it depends on your outlook.

If you’re a sports lover, it might be rower Tim Foster.

Or if you have a passion for music, it might be Tom Grennan.

Well, an incredible interactive map has been developed, revealing the birthplaces of the most 'notable people' around the world.

And under Bedford – wait for it – the main one is John Bunyan, closely followed by:

Roy Babbington of Soft Machine

Olympic champion Harold Maurice Abrahams CBE

Actor and comedian Matt Berry

Elizabethan poet George Gascoigne

Bizarrely the map includes Agent Provocateur co-founder Joseph Corré – but he was born in Clapham, London NOT Clapham, Bedford.

But most unforgivable is the fact they left out comedy royalty Ronnie Barker – born in Garfield Street – and Dad’s Army legend John Le Mesurier.

It’s the brainchild of Mapbox researcher and geographer Topi Tjukanov – researchers from the University of Paris calculated a person's notability based on information from Wikipedia and Wikidata and you can view it here

Maybe go back to the drawing board though ...