RS#1
Film, TV & Stage
Robert Stevenson
1905–1986British film director (1905-1986)
25 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Famous people · Buxton, Derbyshire
34 famous people were born in Buxton, most of them in the 20th century
The best known is the British film director Robert Stevenson, with articles in 25 languages. The first birth on record is Orlando Jewitt’s, in 1799, and the last Abbie Wood’s, in 1999. 21 of them are athletes, more than in any other field. Per head, the list is long: 17 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Derbyshire has 8.7.
Born here
34
notable people
Best known
Robert Stevenson
in 25 Wikipedia languages
First
1799
Orlando Jewitt
Youngest
1999
Abbie Wood
Most common field
Sports
21 people
What stands out about Buxton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Buxton’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1940s come out on top, with 5 births.
SportsFilm, TV & StageMusicBusinessWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawNotableScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Buxton
First, Robert Stevenson (25 languages), then Elizabeth Spriggs (21) and Tim Brooke-Taylor (16).
ES#2
Film, TV & Stage
Elizabeth Spriggs
1929–2008British actress (1929–2008)
21 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Film, TV & Stage
Tim Brooke-Taylor
1940–2020English comedian and actor (1940-2020)
16 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Known for
What Buxton is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is performers, at 1.4 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Buxton
The rest number 31, with 21 athletes among them.
Marjorie Lynette Sigley
1928–1997English artist, writer, actress, teacher, choreographer, theatre director and television producer
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
John Pilkington Hudson
1910–2007English horticultural scientist and bomb disposal expert (1910-2007)
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Chapel-en-le-Frith’s, with 8.
Questions about famous people from Buxton
Who is the most famous person from Buxton?
Robert Stevenson (British film director (1905-1986)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 25 languages. Next come Elizabeth Spriggs and Tim Brooke-Taylor.
How many famous people were born in Buxton?
34 people born in Buxton have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 36 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Buxton known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 21 of the 34. That is 62% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Buxton?
Orlando Jewitt, born in 1799. The youngest on the list was born in 1999.
Who counts as from Buxton?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Buxton’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 (13)
- Tim Brooke-Taylor: Ed g2s, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lloyd Cole: Michiel1972, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Bingham: Andrew Bingham, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mick Andrews: Insomnia Cured Here, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Lee Travis: Brian Milnes, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Fallows: David Savary, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Mason: Pvt pauline, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwina Dunn: Starcount, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lorraine Farlam: Czech darts official Youtube channel, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Orlando Jewitt: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Hartle: Joop van Bilsen / Anefo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Blood: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin Brandreth: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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