#1Politics & Law
John Oliver
1856–1927British-Canadian politician (1856–1927)
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Famous people · Hartington, Derbyshire
3 famous people were born in Hartington from 1838 to 1961
The best known is the British-Canadian politician John Oliver, with articles in 6 languages. Behind the leader come Steve Sutton and James Redfern. Within 9 mi, Buxton lists the most: 34, with Robert Stevenson first. The list’s best known name, John Oliver, dates from 1856.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
John Oliver
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1838
James Redfern
Youngest
1961
Steve Sutton
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known
Born in Hartington
Counted by languages, John Oliver is ahead of Steve Sutton and James Redfern: 6, 4 and 2.
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#3Known for
What Hartington is known for
1 of them work in Politics & Law, the biggest field.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Buxton’s, at 34 names.
RSBuxton · 9 miRobert Stevenson & 33 more
Leek · 9 miAnna Watkins & 31 more
Matlock · 11 miKeith Ellis & 18 more
Wirksworth · 11 miLawrence Beesley & 9 more
Bakewell · 7 miIvor Grattan-Guinness & 8 more
Cromford · 10 miGeorge Turner & 5 more
Darley Dale · 9 miNigel Bond & 4 more
Harpur Hill · 8 miBobby Blood
Leek · 9 miAnna Watkins & 31 moreMatlock · 11 miKeith Ellis & 18 moreWirksworth · 11 miLawrence Beesley & 9 moreBakewell · 7 miIvor Grattan-Guinness & 8 moreCromford · 10 miGeorge Turner & 5 moreDarley Dale · 9 miNigel Bond & 4 moreHarpur Hill · 8 miBobby BloodQuestions about famous people from Hartington
Who is the most famous person from Hartington?
John Oliver (British-Canadian politician (1856–1927)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 6 languages. Next come Steve Sutton and James Redfern.
How many famous people were born in Hartington?
3 people born in Hartington have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Hartington known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 9% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Hartington?
James Redfern, born in 1838. The youngest on the list was born in 1961.
Who counts as from Hartington?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Hartington’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 (9)
- John Oliver: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Redfern: James Battersby, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anna Watkins: Jim Thurston from London, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Keith Ellis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lawrence Beesley: Central News And Illustrations Bureau, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ivor Grattan-Guinness: Renate Schmid, Copyright is with MFO, CC BY-SA 2.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
- George Turner: Keene studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nigel Bond: Benutzer:Bill da Flute, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Blood: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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