CE#1
Famous people · Bolsover, Derbyshire
Athletes stand out among the 20 famous people born in Bolsover
The best known is the English sportsman Charlie Elliott, with articles in 7 languages. Peter Fidler is second and Stan Worthington third. In the 20th century, 12 were born, the most of any period. Born in 1769, Peter Fidler is the first name on record, and Anthony Parsons, born in 1989, the most recent.
Born here
20
notable people
Best known
Charlie Elliott
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1769
Peter Fidler
Youngest
1989
Anthony Parsons
Most common field
Sports
15 people
What stands out about Bolsover’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Bolsover is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 1.5 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Bolsover
Athletes take two of the three places.
#2Science & Medicine
Peter Fidler
1769–1822Canadian explorer (1769–1822)
6 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
SW#3
Sports
Stan Worthington
1905–1973Cricket player from Britain (1905-1973)
6 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Bolsover’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1900s come out on top, with 3 births.
SportsScience & MedicinePolitics & LawMusicMilitaryWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Bolsover
Another 17, the earliest born in 1858.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town within 12 miles of Bolsover, with how many people each has.
Shirebrook · 3 miJason Statham & 20 more
Staveley · 4 miChris Spedding & 19 moreJPBrimington · 5 miJoe Payne & 14 moreJAClowne · 3 miJoe Ashley & 12 moreHHCreswell · 4 miHaydn Hill & 3 moreJENorth Wingfield and Holmewood · 5 miJohn Eyre & 3 moreABBarlborough · 4 miArthur Buxton & 1 moreMRGlapwell · 3 miMark ReynoldsQuestions about famous people from Bolsover
Who is the most famous person from Bolsover?
Charlie Elliott (English sportsman (1912-2004)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 7 languages. Next come Peter Fidler and Stan Worthington.
How many famous people were born in Bolsover?
20 people born in Bolsover have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Bolsover known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 15 of the 20. That is 75% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Bolsover?
Peter Fidler, born in 1769. The youngest on the list was born in 1989.
Who counts as from Bolsover?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Bolsover’s built-up area (the ONS 2022 boundary), a hospital or district within it included, whose English Wikipedia article agrees. People who only lived here, adult performers and people known mainly for crimes aren’t listed.
Why is someone missing?
Their Wikidata birthplace may be a bigger area (“London”), another town, or missing, or their article may give no birthplace. We only list people both sources agree on; editing Wikidata or Wikipedia changes this page at the next refresh.
From Wikidata (CC0: birthplaces, descriptions, years, occupations) and English Wikipedia (each person’s article confirms the birthplace; linked, not quoted). Birthplaces are placed in the town by the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary (Office for National Statistics, Open Government Licence v3.0). Ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Fields are read from Wikidata’s description and occupations. “The usual town”: everyone listed across UK towns. Portraits: each person’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (4)
- Peter Fidler: SriMesh (Julia Adamson), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anthony Parsons: Shire-Ham Entertainment, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jason Statham: MTV International, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Spedding: Jean-Luc, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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