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George Furness
1820–1900British construction engineer
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Photo: Andrew Hill · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Great Longstone, Derbyshire
George Furness, born in 1820, is Great Longstone’s famous person on record
The British construction engineer George Furness was born in 1820. Their birth falls in the Georgian era. Readers can find them written up in one language. Just 9 mi away, Buxton’s list holds 34 names, Robert Stevenson the best known.
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George Furness
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1820
George Furness
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Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Buxton, with 34.
Questions about famous people from Great Longstone
Who is the most famous person from Great Longstone?
George Furness (British construction engineer) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 1 languages.
How many famous people were born in Great Longstone?
1 people born in Great Longstone have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 2 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Great Longstone known for?
Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 7% across UK towns.
Who counts as from Great Longstone?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Great Longstone’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?
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- Nigel Bond: Benutzer:Bill da Flute, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Edmund Bentley: Francis Marshall (book), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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