#1Famous people · Nottingham
4 famous people were born in Nottingham
The best known is the American politician and farmer Joseph Cilley, with articles in 9 languages. Close behind are Jonathan Cilley and Bradbury Cilley. The list comes to 7.5 for every 10,000 residents, about the same as the typical town in New Hampshire, at 5.8. The biggest group are leaders: 4.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Joseph Cilley
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1734
Joseph Cilley
Youngest
1802
Jonathan Cilley
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
The best known
Born in Nottingham
The three best known are all leaders.
#1
#2BC#3
Through the years
When Nottingham’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1790s, with 1 births.
Politics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Nottingham
1 more, best known first.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Deerfield counts 12 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Nottingham and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (6)
- Joseph Cilley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan Cilley: J.B. Sears, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Cilley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin Franklin Butler: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert O. Brown: J. N. McClintock, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Jones: Mathew Brady or Levin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons