JC#1
Writing & Arts
John Charles Cox
1843–1919English antiquary and ecclesiologist
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Photo: Jonathan Clitheroe · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Parwich, Derbyshire
From 1603 to 1843, Parwich was the birthplace of 2 famous people
Articles in 4 languages make the English antiquary and ecclesiologist John Charles Cox the best known. Joseph Hawley is the only other name on the list. Of its neighbours, Matlock, 8 mi away, lists the most: 19, Keith Ellis first. The list’s best known name, John Charles Cox, dates from 1843.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
John Charles Cox
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1603
Joseph Hawley
Youngest
1843
John Charles Cox
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 people
The best known
Born in Parwich
JH#2
Known for
What Parwich is known for
The largest field is Writing & Arts, with 1 people.
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
Around it, Matlock has the most people on record, 19 of them.
Matlock · 8 miKeith Ellis & 18 more
Wirksworth · 6 miLawrence Beesley & 9 more
Bakewell · 9 miIvor Grattan-Guinness & 8 more
Cromford · 7 miGeorge Turner & 5 moreCCRocester · 10 miColin Campbell & 5 more
Darley Dale · 8 miNigel Bond & 4 moreFSCrich · 10 miFrank Shacklock & 1 more
Mayfield · 6 miBertram Coghill Alan WindleQuestions about famous people from Parwich
Who is the most famous person from Parwich?
John Charles Cox (English antiquary and ecclesiologist) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 4 languages. Next come Joseph Hawley.
How many famous people were born in Parwich?
2 people born in Parwich have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Parwich known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 12% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Parwich?
Joseph Hawley, born in 1603. The youngest on the list was born in 1843.
Who counts as from Parwich?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Parwich’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 (6)
- 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
- Bertram Coghill Alan Windle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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