LW#1
Photo: Andrew Hill · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Tibshelf, Derbyshire
Athletes stand out among the 6 famous people born in Tibshelf
The best known is the English racing cyclist Lew Wyld, with articles in 13 languages. 4 of them were born in the 20th century, more than in any other period. The oldest name on the list belongs to Lemuel Smith, born in 1880, the newest to Harry Egan, born in 1912. Per head, the list is long: 13.8 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Derbyshire has 8.7.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Lew Wyld
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1880
Lemuel Smith
Youngest
1912
Harry Egan
Most common field
Sports
6 people
What stands out about Tibshelf’s famous people
The best known
Born in Tibshelf
Counted by languages, Lew Wyld is ahead of George Pope and Joshua Johnson: 13, 6 and 4.
GP#2
Sports
George Pope
1911–1993English Test and County cricketer (1911-1993)
6 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
JJ#3
Sports
Joshua Johnson
born 1884English association football goalkeeper born 1884
4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Tibshelf’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1900s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.
Sports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Tibshelf
Of the other 3, 3 are athletes.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Sutton in Ashfield has the most on record: 55.
Sutton in Ashfield · 3 miAlex Baptiste & 54 moreABAlfreton · 4 miAlf Bentley & 16 more
Huthwaite · 2 miAden Flint & 12 more
Newton and Blackwell · 1 miSophie Baggaley & 11 moreJFStanton Hill and Skegby · 3 miJohn Froggatt & 10 more
Clay Cross · 3 miDennis Skinner & 9 more
South Normanton and Pinxton · 3 miJedediah Strutt & 8 moreGGPilsley and Lower Pilsley · 2 miGeorge Gregory & 5 moreQuestions about famous people from Tibshelf
Who is the most famous person from Tibshelf?
Lew Wyld (English racing cyclist (1905-1974)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 13 languages. Next come George Pope and Joshua Johnson.
How many famous people were born in Tibshelf?
6 people born in Tibshelf have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Tibshelf known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 6 of the 6. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Tibshelf?
Lemuel Smith, born in 1880. The youngest on the list was born in 1912.
Who counts as from Tibshelf?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Tibshelf’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)
- Alex Baptiste: Jrppezza, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Aden Flint: Ben Sutherland, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sophie Baggaley: Katie Chan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dennis Skinner: Robin Hood, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jedediah Strutt: Joseph Wright of Derby, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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