Draft:Chris Spargo
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| Submission declined on 13 August 2025 by HitroMilanese (talk). This submission's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article—that is, they do not show significant coverage (not just passing mentions) about the subject in published, reliable, secondary sources that are independent of the subject (see the guidelines on the notability of people). Before any resubmission, additional references meeting these criteria should be added (see technical help and learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue). If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia. Declined by HitroMilanese 2 months ago. | |
Comment: Where is the significant coverage in reliable independent secondary sources? And please provide better citations - not bare URLs. Paul W (talk) 19:13, 15 August 2025 (UTC)
Chris Spargo | |
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| Born | 1995[citation needed] |
| Education | University of Reading |
| Occupation(s) | videographer, filmmaker, researcher, and Youtuber |
| YouTube information | |
| Channel | |
| Years active | 2021–present |
| Subscribers | 230K subscribers |
| Views | 18,774,768 views |
| Website | chrisspargo.co.uk |
Chris Spargo (born 1995)[citation needed] is an English videographer, film-maker, researcher, and Youtuber.[1] He rose to prominence in 2025[according to whom?] with his series of YouTube videos "Small Questions," with a signature deadpan style of delivery, making videos on the topic of small quirks in British life and history.[citation needed] He previously worked as a videographer.[2]
In 2025, Spargo posted a video titled "Why do UK supermarkets have clock towers?"[3] [4] This lead to some media attention, including an article in the Daily Express and an interview on BBC Essex.[5] Since then, he has produced regular, short, documentary-style videos on his YouTube channel, including "Why does Reading University have a nuclear bunker?"[6] His video style - short, informative, largely on location discussions - has been compared to Tom Scott, who ceased to make regular videos[7] shortly before Spargo gained popularity.
References
[edit]- ^ "Chris Spargo: YouTube documentarian solves mundane mysteries".
- ^ "How I suddenly became a YouTuber". YouTube. 23 June 2025.
- ^ "Why do UK supermarkets have clock towers?". YouTube. 3 February 2025.
- ^ "People are only just realising why UK supermarkets have clock towers". 10 February 2025.
- ^ "BBC Essex - BBC Essex, Why do Essex supermarkets have clocks?". 28 February 2025.
- ^ "My uni wouldn't let me see their nuclear bunker". YouTube. 11 August 2025.
- ^ "Tom Scott is Done Releasing Weekly YouTube Videos". 4 January 2024.