#1Music
Chris Spedding
born 1944English rock and roll and jazz guitarist
14 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Famous people · Staveley, Derbyshire
Athletes stand out among the 20 famous people born in Staveley
Most widely known is Chris Spedding, the English rock and roll and jazz guitarist, with articles in 14 languages. Second place goes to the English footballer and manager Leslie Lievesley, third to Eric Varley. The largest group, 10, was born in the Victorian era. The earliest on the list is Thomas Rawson Birks, born in 1810, and the youngest Gary Pollard, born in 1959.
Born here
20
notable people
Best known
Chris Spedding
in 14 Wikipedia languages
First
1810
Thomas Rawson Birks
Youngest
1959
Gary Pollard
Most common field
Sports
15 people
What stands out about Staveley’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Staveley is known for
Set against the usual town, athletes come out 1.5 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Staveley
Ranked by languages covered: Chris Spedding with 14, then Leslie Lievesley with 7 and Eric Varley with 6.
#1LL#2
Sports
Leslie Lievesley
1911–1949English footballer and manager (1911-1949)
7 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
EV#3
Politics & Law
Eric Varley
1932–2008Politician and Life peer (1932-2008)
6 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Staveley’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1860s, with 3 births.
SportsMusicPolitics & LawFaithWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Staveley
Of the other 17, 14 are athletes.
Jane Galletly
1928–2017British-born New Zealand television scriptwriter (1928-2017)
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Chesterfield has the most on record: 197.
Chesterfield · 3 miJohn Hurt & 196 moreCEBolsover · 4 miCharlie Elliott & 19 moreJPBrimington · 1 miJoe Payne & 14 moreJAClowne · 4 miJoe Ashley & 12 more
Dronfield · 5 miGary Cahill & 9 more
Eckington · 3 miPaul West & 6 moreAGKillamarsh · 4 miArthur Groves & 5 morePBGrassmoor · 5 miPaul Burrell & 4 moreQuestions about famous people from Staveley
Who is the most famous person from Staveley?
Chris Spedding (English rock and roll and jazz guitarist) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 14 languages. Next come Leslie Lievesley and Eric Varley.
How many famous people were born in Staveley?
20 people born in Staveley have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 22 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Staveley known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 15 of the 20. That is 75% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Staveley?
Thomas Rawson Birks, born in 1810. The youngest on the list was born in 1959.
Who counts as from Staveley?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Staveley’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)
- Chris Spedding: Jean-Luc, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Rawson Birks: Unknown and anonymous, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Hurt: Walterlan Papetti, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary Cahill: Кирилл Венедиктов, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul West: Liz Butler, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
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