#1Politics & Law
John Gretton, 1st Baron Gretton
1867–1947British politician (1867-1947)
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Famous people · Newton Solney, Derbyshire
John Gretton, 1st Baron Gretton is the only name on the Newton Solney list
In 1867, the British politician John Gretton, 1st Baron Gretton was born. Their birth falls in the Victorian era. Readers can find them written up in 15 languages. Burton upon Trent, 3 mi off, can claim 169 famous people, the best known Paddy Considine.
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John Gretton, 1st Baron Gretton
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1867
John Gretton, 1st Baron Gretton
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Politics & Law
1 people
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Born in Newton Solney
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Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Burton upon Trent, with 169.
Burton upon Trent · 3 miPaddy Considine & 168 more
Swadlincote · 4 miCarl Dickinson & 28 moreJDTutbury · 5 miJohn Henry Davies & 3 moreRORepton · 2 miRussell Osman & 2 moreJWWillington · 2 miJohn Wetton & 1 more
Rolleston on Dove · 3 miRobert Sherborne & 1 moreJPWoodville · 5 miJane Plant & 1 moreHMHilton · 3 miHerbert MasseyQuestions about famous people from Newton Solney
Who is the most famous person from Newton Solney?
John Gretton, 1st Baron Gretton (British politician (1867-1947)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 15 languages.
How many famous people were born in Newton Solney?
1 people born in Newton Solney have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Newton Solney known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 9% across UK towns.
Who counts as from Newton Solney?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Newton Solney’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 (4)
- John Gretton, 1st Baron Gretton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paddy Considine: Miguel Discart, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Dickinson: Wfcfan1, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Sherborne: Edwardx, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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