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Photo: victuallers2 · CC BY 2.0Famous people · Breaston and Draycott, Derbyshire
Of the 8 famous people born in Breaston and Draycott, an unusual share are athletes
Articles in 3 languages make the footballer Lawrence Plackett the best known. John Winfield, born in 1944, is the youngest, and Lawrence Plackett, born in 1868, the first on record. Per 10,000 residents, the town has 10.8, close to the 8.7 of the typical Derbyshire town. No town in Derbyshire lists more than Derby, with 468.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Lawrence Plackett
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1868
Lawrence Plackett
Youngest
1944
John Winfield
Most common field
Sports
7 people
What stands out about Breaston and Draycott’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Breaston and Draycott is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 1.8 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Breaston and Draycott
All three are athletes.
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Through the years
When Breaston and Draycott’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1870s, with 3 people born in that decade.
SportsWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Breaston and Draycott
5 more, best known first.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
8 towns around it have someone on record.
RLIlkeston · 5 miRobert Lindsay & 41 more
Long Eaton · 2 miLaura Knight & 19 more
Beeston · 4 miHenry Ireton & 16 more
Stapleford · 3 miSir John Borlase Warren, 1st Baronet & 6 more
Aston-on-Trent · 4 miFrank Forman & 4 moreGRCastle Donington · 4 miGeorge Richards & 1 moreGBKegworth · 4 miGeorge Bryan & 1 moreDBWest Hallam · 5 miDennis Booth & 1 more
Long Eaton · 2 miLaura Knight & 19 moreBeeston · 4 miHenry Ireton & 16 moreStapleford · 3 miSir John Borlase Warren, 1st Baronet & 6 moreAston-on-Trent · 4 miFrank Forman & 4 moreGRCastle Donington · 4 miGeorge Richards & 1 moreGBKegworth · 4 miGeorge Bryan & 1 moreDBWest Hallam · 5 miDennis Booth & 1 moreQuestions about famous people from Breaston and Draycott
Who is the most famous person from Breaston and Draycott?
Lawrence Plackett (footballer (1868-1939)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 3 languages. Next come Terry Springthorpe and Arthur Saxton.
How many famous people were born in Breaston and Draycott?
8 people born in Breaston and Draycott have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 9 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Breaston and Draycott known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 7 of the 8. That is 88% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Breaston and Draycott?
Lawrence Plackett, born in 1868. The youngest on the list was born in 1944.
Who counts as from Breaston and Draycott?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Breaston and Draycott’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)
- Laura Knight: Prabaasi Patrika, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Ireton: Attributed to Robert Walker / After Samuel Cooper / After Anthony van Dyck, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sir John Borlase Warren, 1st Baronet: Daniel Orme, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Forman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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