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Henry Garnet
1555–1606English Jesuit, executed because of his involvement in the Gunpowder Plot of 5 November 1605
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Famous people · Heanor, Derbyshire
28 famous people were born in Heanor from 1555 to 1973
Best known of all is Henry Garnet, written about in 12 languages. Second place goes to the British writer William Howitt, third to John Ackroyd. 12 of them were born in the Victorian era, more than in any other period. Henry Garnet was born in 1555.
Born here
28
notable people
Best known
Henry Garnet
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1555
Henry Garnet
Youngest
1973
Stuart Davis
Most common field
Sports
18 people
The best known
Born in Heanor
Three names lead: Henry Garnet (12 languages), William Howitt (11) and John Ackroyd (9).
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Through the years
When Heanor’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1880s, with 4 births.
SportsWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineFaithPolitics & LawMilitaryFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Heanor is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 1.3 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Heanor
Here are 25 more, born from 1799 to 1973.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Ilkeston lists the most people: 42.
RLIlkeston · 3 miRobert Lindsay & 41 more
Eastwood · 2 miD. H. Lawrence & 25 more
Kimberley · 4 miJamie Peck & 11 moreJDIronville · 3 miJohn Davis & 3 more
Denby Bottles · 3 miJohn Flamsteed & 2 moreDBWest Hallam · 3 miDennis Booth & 1 more
Jacksdale and Westwood · 3 miNigel Mills & 1 more
Kilburn and Horsley Woodhouse · 3 miGeorge Porter & 1 more
Eastwood · 2 miD. H. Lawrence & 25 moreKimberley · 4 miJamie Peck & 11 moreJDIronville · 3 miJohn Davis & 3 moreDenby Bottles · 3 miJohn Flamsteed & 2 moreDBWest Hallam · 3 miDennis Booth & 1 moreJacksdale and Westwood · 3 miNigel Mills & 1 moreKilburn and Horsley Woodhouse · 3 miGeorge Porter & 1 moreQuestions about famous people from Heanor
Who is the most famous person from Heanor?
Henry Garnet (English Jesuit, executed because of his involvement in the Gunpowder Plot of 5 November 1605) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 12 languages. Next come William Howitt and John Ackroyd.
How many famous people were born in Heanor?
28 people born in Heanor have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 32 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Heanor known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 18 of the 28. That is 64% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Heanor?
Henry Garnet, born in 1555. The youngest on the list was born in 1973.
Who counts as from Heanor?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Heanor’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 (13)
- Henry Garnet: anonymous, European School., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Howitt: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Bestwick: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Smith: Barraud & Jerrard, Photographers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Maggie Throup: Chris McAndrew, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Godfrey Howitt: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Cubley: William Cubley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Gregg: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- D. H. Lawrence: Unknown authorUnknown author (passport office), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jamie Peck: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Flamsteed: Thomas Gibson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nigel Mills: Chris McAndrew, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Porter: Photo by E Hawkins of Brighton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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