#1Science & Medicine
Nigel Hitchin
born 1946English mathematician (1946–)
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Famous people · Holbrook, Derbyshire
From 1867 to 1978, Holbrook was the birthplace of 6 famous people
The best known is the English mathematician Nigel Hitchin, with articles in 20 languages. John Tams and Jane Latham follow. The largest group, 4, was born in the 20th century. The list’s best known name, Nigel Hitchin, dates from 1946.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Nigel Hitchin
in 20 Wikipedia languages
First
1867
Jane Latham
Youngest
1978
Charles Hanson
Most common field
Science & Medicine
2 people
The best known
Born in Holbrook
Languages with an article: 20 for Nigel Hitchin, 7 for John Tams, 2 for Jane Latham.
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#2Music
John Tams
born 1949British folk musician, music producer and actor
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Faith
Jane Latham
1867–1938British college head and missionary (1867–1938)
2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Holbrook’s famous people were born
The 1940s saw the most births of any decade: 2.
Science & MedicineMusicFaithNotableSports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Holbrook is known for
Science & Medicine leads the fields, with 2 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Holbrook
Still to come: 3 more, from 1919 to 1978.
Charles Hanson
born 1978British auctioneer, chartered surveyor and television personality
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 8 have famous names listed.
Belper · 2 miSuzy Kendall & 27 more
Heanor · 5 miHenry Garnet & 27 moreDSMakeney · 2 miDavid Skinner & 4 more
Denby Bottles · 1 miJohn Flamsteed & 2 more
Kilburn and Horsley Woodhouse · 1 miGeorge Porter & 1 moreDBWest Hallam · 5 miDennis Booth & 1 more
Milford · 1 miBill LomasJHLittle Eaton · 2 miJohn HopeQuestions about famous people from Holbrook
Who is the most famous person from Holbrook?
Nigel Hitchin (English mathematician (1946–)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 20 languages. Next come John Tams and Jane Latham.
How many famous people were born in Holbrook?
6 people born in Holbrook have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Holbrook known for?
Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 2 of the 6. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 7% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Holbrook?
Jane Latham, born in 1867. The youngest on the list was born in 1978.
Who counts as from Holbrook?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Holbrook’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 (7)
- Nigel Hitchin: Renate Schmid, CC BY-SA 2.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
- John Tams: John Willis, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Suzy Kendall: Utente:Vabbè. Original uploader was Vabbè at Italian Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Garnet: anonymous, European School., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Flamsteed: Thomas Gibson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Porter: Photo by E Hawkins of Brighton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Lomas: Zehringer Raymond Albert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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