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Photo: Jonathan Thacker · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Ripley, Derbyshire
James Disney, born in 1859, is Ripley’s famous person on record
In 1859, the English cricketer James Disney was born. Their birth falls in the Victorian era. 4 languages have an article about them. Within 3 mi, Heanor lists the most: 28, with Henry Garnet first.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
James Disney
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1859
James Disney
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Ripley
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Heanor has the most on record: 28.
Heanor · 3 miHenry Garnet & 27 more
Belper · 3 miSuzy Kendall & 27 moreABAlfreton · 3 miAlf Bentley & 16 moreESSomercotes and Swanwick · 2 miErnald Scattergood & 13 moreJDIronville · 2 miJohn Davis & 3 more
Denby Bottles · 3 miJohn Flamsteed & 2 more
Jacksdale and Westwood · 3 miNigel Mills & 1 more
Kilburn and Horsley Woodhouse · 3 miGeorge Porter & 1 moreQuestions about famous people from Ripley
Who is the most famous person from Ripley?
James Disney (English cricketer (1859-1934)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 4 languages.
How many famous people were born in Ripley?
1 people born in Ripley have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Ripley known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who counts as from Ripley?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Ripley’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)
- Henry Garnet: anonymous, European School., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Suzy Kendall: Utente:Vabbè. Original uploader was Vabbè at Italian Wikipedia, Public domain, 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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