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Photo: Dave Bevis · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Morton, Derbyshire
Morton is the birthplace of 3 famous people
Most widely known is Albert Blount, the English cricketer, with articles in 5 languages. George Grainger and Tom Peacock follow. Go 3 mi to Alfreton and the list grows to 17, with Alf Bentley at the top. From George Grainger in 1887 to Tom Peacock in 1912, the births cover 25 years.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Albert Blount
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1887
George Grainger
Youngest
1912
Tom Peacock
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known
Born in Morton
The three best known are all athletes.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 8 have famous names listed.
ABAlfreton · 3 miAlf Bentley & 16 more
Huthwaite · 4 miAden Flint & 12 more
Newton and Blackwell · 2 miSophie Baggaley & 11 more
Clay Cross · 2 miDennis Skinner & 9 more
South Normanton and Pinxton · 4 miJedediah Strutt & 8 more
Shirland and Stonebroom · 1 miNiamh Emerson & 5 moreGGPilsley and Lower Pilsley · 2 miGeorge Gregory & 5 moreLWTibshelf · 2 miLew Wyld & 5 more
Huthwaite · 4 miAden Flint & 12 moreNewton and Blackwell · 2 miSophie Baggaley & 11 moreClay Cross · 2 miDennis Skinner & 9 moreSouth Normanton and Pinxton · 4 miJedediah Strutt & 8 moreShirland and Stonebroom · 1 miNiamh Emerson & 5 moreGGPilsley and Lower Pilsley · 2 miGeorge Gregory & 5 moreLWTibshelf · 2 miLew Wyld & 5 moreQuestions about famous people from Morton
Who is the most famous person from Morton?
Albert Blount (English cricketer (1889-1961)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 5 languages. Next come George Grainger and Tom Peacock.
How many famous people were born in Morton?
3 people born in Morton have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Morton known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 3 of the 3. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Morton?
George Grainger, born in 1887. The youngest on the list was born in 1912.
Who counts as from Morton?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Morton’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 (5)
- Aden Flint: Ben Sutherland, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sophie Baggaley: Katie Chan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dennis Skinner: Robin Hood, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jedediah Strutt: Joseph Wright of Derby, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Niamh Emerson: filip bossuyt from Kortrijk, Belgium, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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