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Dennis Skinner
born 1932British politician (born 1932)
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Famous people · Clay Cross, Derbyshire
Of the 10 famous people born in Clay Cross, an unusual share are athletes
Dennis Skinner, the British politician, is the most widely known, written about in 23 languages. The English cricketer Henry Fletcher ranks second, ahead of Thomas Forrester. Only 20 of the 96 towns in Derbyshire with anyone on record list more. Births span 1838 to 1932, from Enoch Storer to Dennis Skinner.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
Dennis Skinner
in 23 Wikipedia languages
First
1838
Enoch Storer
Youngest
1932
Dennis Skinner
Most common field
Sports
8 people
What stands out about Clay Cross’ famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Clay Cross is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 1.6 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Clay Cross
Athletes take two of the three places.
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Through the years
When Clay Cross’s famous people were born
The 1880s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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Everyone else born in Clay Cross
Another 7, the earliest born in 1838.
John Young
1863–1933English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire (1863-1933)
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Famous people from the towns next door
Alfreton has the longest list next door: 17.
ABAlfreton · 5 miAlf Bentley & 16 more
Newton and Blackwell · 4 miSophie Baggaley & 11 moreGGPilsley and Lower Pilsley · 2 miGeorge Gregory & 5 more
Shirland and Stonebroom · 3 miNiamh Emerson & 5 moreLWTibshelf · 3 miLew Wyld & 5 more
Old Tupton · 1 miJohn Lowe & 4 morePBGrassmoor · 2 miPaul Burrell & 4 moreJENorth Wingfield and Holmewood · 2 miJohn Eyre & 3 more
Newton and Blackwell · 4 miSophie Baggaley & 11 moreGGPilsley and Lower Pilsley · 2 miGeorge Gregory & 5 moreShirland and Stonebroom · 3 miNiamh Emerson & 5 moreLWTibshelf · 3 miLew Wyld & 5 moreOld Tupton · 1 miJohn Lowe & 4 morePBGrassmoor · 2 miPaul Burrell & 4 moreJENorth Wingfield and Holmewood · 2 miJohn Eyre & 3 moreQuestions about famous people from Clay Cross
Who is the most famous person from Clay Cross?
Dennis Skinner (British politician (born 1932)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 23 languages. Next come Henry Fletcher and Thomas Forrester.
How many famous people were born in Clay Cross?
10 people born in Clay Cross have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 12 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Clay Cross known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 8 of the 10. That is 80% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Clay Cross?
Enoch Storer, born in 1838. The youngest on the list was born in 1932.
Who counts as from Clay Cross?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Clay Cross’ 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)
- Dennis Skinner: Robin Hood, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sophie Baggaley: Katie Chan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Niamh Emerson: filip bossuyt from Kortrijk, Belgium, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Lowe: Jonesy702, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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