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Photo: Peter Tarleton · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Glapwell, Derbyshire
Glapwell has one famous person on record
In 1966, the English footballer Mark Reynolds was born. Their birth falls in the 20th century. An article about them exists in one language. Sutton in Ashfield, 4 mi away, has 55 on its list, the best known Alex Baptiste.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Mark Reynolds
in 1 Wikipedia languages
First
1966
Mark Reynolds
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Glapwell
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
8 towns around it have someone on record.
Sutton in Ashfield · 4 miAlex Baptiste & 54 more
Shirebrook · 3 miJason Statham & 20 moreCEBolsover · 3 miCharlie Elliott & 19 more
Huthwaite · 4 miAden Flint & 12 moreJFStanton Hill and Skegby · 3 miJohn Froggatt & 10 moreJOMansfield Woodhouse · 4 miJohn Ogdon & 6 moreLWTibshelf · 4 miLew Wyld & 5 moreGGPilsley and Lower Pilsley · 4 miGeorge Gregory & 5 moreQuestions about famous people from Glapwell
Who is the most famous person from Glapwell?
Mark Reynolds (English footballer) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 1 languages.
How many famous people were born in Glapwell?
1 people born in Glapwell have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Glapwell known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who counts as from Glapwell?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Glapwell’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 (3)
- Alex Baptiste: Jrppezza, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jason Statham: MTV International, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Aden Flint: Ben Sutherland, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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