#1Famous people · Eckington, Derbyshire
From 1600 to 1933, Eckington was the birthplace of 7 famous people
The best known is the US/British novelist Paul West, with articles in 6 languages. 3 of them were born in the 20th century, more than in any other period. Paul West, the best known, was born in 1930. More are athletes than anything else, 3 in all.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Paul West
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1600
George Sitwell
Youngest
1933
Joan Hinde
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known
Born in Eckington
Paul West leads with articles in 6 languages, ahead of Walter Bussey (4) and Ann Alexander (2).
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Business
Ann Alexander
1770–1861(1774/5–1861), Quaker, banker and bill broker
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Through the years
When Eckington’s famous people were born
The 1930s saw the most births of any decade: 2.
SportsBusinessWriting & ArtsMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Eckington is known for
3 of them work in Sports, the biggest field.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Eckington
Here are 4 more, born from 1600 to 1933.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Chesterfield has the longest list next door: 197.
Chesterfield · 5 miJohn Hurt & 196 more
Staveley · 3 miChris Spedding & 19 moreJPBrimington · 4 miJoe Payne & 14 moreJAClowne · 5 miJoe Ashley & 12 more
Dronfield · 4 miGary Cahill & 9 moreAGKillamarsh · 2 miArthur Groves & 5 moreABBarlborough · 4 miArthur Buxton & 1 moreGLHarthill · 5 miGeorge LakingQuestions about famous people from Eckington
Who is the most famous person from Eckington?
Paul West (US/British novelist (1930–2015)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 6 languages. Next come Walter Bussey and Ann Alexander.
How many famous people were born in Eckington?
7 people born in Eckington have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 10 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Eckington known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 3 of the 7. That is 43% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Eckington?
George Sitwell, born in 1600. The youngest on the list was born in 1933.
Who counts as from Eckington?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Eckington’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)
- Paul West: Liz Butler, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Hurt: Walterlan Papetti, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Spedding: Jean-Luc, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary Cahill: Кирилл Венедиктов, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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