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Famous people · Rosliston, Derbyshire
2 famous people were born in Rosliston from 1761 to 1949
At the top of the list is the English footballer Barry Butlin, covered in 5 languages. The other is Ann Moore, the British imposter. The nearest list is in Burton upon Trent, 4 mi away: 169 names, starting with Paddy Considine. Barry Butlin was born in 1949.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Barry Butlin
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1761
Ann Moore
Youngest
1949
Barry Butlin
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Rosliston
#2Known for
What Rosliston is known for
The field with the most names is Sports: 1.
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
Close by, the fullest list is Burton upon Trent’s, at 169 names.
Burton upon Trent · 4 miPaddy Considine & 168 more
Swadlincote · 4 miCarl Dickinson & 28 more
Measham · 6 miGeraldine Jewsbury & 9 moreCFOverseal and Castle Gresley · 3 miCharlie Freeman & 4 moreJBLinton · 2 miJeff Bourne & 1 moreJBMoira · 5 miJohn Bourne & 1 moreJPWoodville · 5 miJane Plant & 1 moreJJBlackfordby · 5 miJohn JoyceQuestions about famous people from Rosliston
Who is the most famous person from Rosliston?
Barry Butlin (English footballer (born 1949)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 5 languages. Next come Ann Moore.
How many famous people were born in Rosliston?
2 people born in Rosliston have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Rosliston known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Rosliston?
Ann Moore, born in 1761. The youngest on the list was born in 1949.
Who counts as from Rosliston?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Rosliston’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)
- Ann Moore: en:Anthony Cardon, 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
- Geraldine Jewsbury: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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