#1Politics & Law
Thomas Bateman
1821–1861Early archaeologist in Derbyshire
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Famous people · Rowsley, Derbyshire
The early archaeologist in Derbyshire Thomas Bateman is the one famous person from Rowsley
In 1821, the early archaeologist in Derbyshire Thomas Bateman was born. Their birth falls in the Georgian era. 10 languages have an article about them. Just 8 mi away, Chesterfield’s list holds 197 names, John Hurt the best known.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Chesterfield’s, at 197 names.
Chesterfield · 8 miJohn Hurt & 196 more
Matlock · 4 miKeith Ellis & 18 more
Wirksworth · 8 miLawrence Beesley & 9 more
Bakewell · 3 miIvor Grattan-Guinness & 8 more
Cromford · 6 miGeorge Turner & 5 more
Darley Dale · 2 miNigel Bond & 4 more
Old Tupton · 8 miJohn Lowe & 4 moreWPWingerworth · 8 miWilliam Pedley & 1 moreQuestions about famous people from Rowsley
Who is the most famous person from Rowsley?
Thomas Bateman (early archaeologist in Derbyshire) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 10 languages.
How many famous people were born in Rowsley?
1 people born in Rowsley have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Rowsley 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 Rowsley?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Rowsley’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 (8)
- Thomas Bateman: Both images are of Thomas Bateman (1821-1861). #1 Artist is Thomas Joseph Banks, painted in 1860. #2 Artist is Llewellyn Frederick William Jewitt, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Hurt: Walterlan Papetti, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- 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
- John Lowe: Jonesy702, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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