#1Famous people · Ticknall, Derbyshire
3 famous people were born in Ticknall
Most widely known is George Armytage, the Australian farmer, with articles in 2 languages. Close behind are John Smith and Henry Dennis. The neighbour with the longest list is Swadlincote, 4 mi away: 29, led by Carl Dickinson. The oldest name on the list belongs to George Armytage, born in 1795, the newest to Henry Dennis, born in 1818.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
George Armytage
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1795
George Armytage
Youngest
1818
Henry Dennis
The best known
Born in Ticknall
George Armytage has articles in 2 languages, John Smith in 2 and Henry Dennis in 1.
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Military
John Smith
1814–1864English recipient of Victoria Cross for acts during the Indian Mutiny (1814-1864)
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Known for
What Ticknall is known for
Soldiers and sailors are the most numerous, 1 of them.
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
Of the towns around it, Swadlincote has the most on record: 29.
Swadlincote · 4 miCarl Dickinson & 28 more
Ashby-de-la-Zouch · 4 miRoger Williamson & 28 more
Melbourne · 3 miThomas Cook & 8 more
Aston-on-Trent · 5 miFrank Forman & 4 moreCFOverseal and Castle Gresley · 6 miCharlie Freeman & 4 moreRORepton · 3 miRussell Osman & 2 moreJPWoodville · 3 miJane Plant & 1 moreJWWillington · 4 miJohn Wetton & 1 moreQuestions about famous people from Ticknall
Who is the most famous person from Ticknall?
George Armytage (Australian farmer) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 2 languages. Next come John Smith and Henry Dennis.
How many famous people were born in Ticknall?
3 people born in Ticknall have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Ticknall?
George Armytage, born in 1795. The youngest on the list was born in 1818.
Who counts as from Ticknall?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Ticknall’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)
- George Armytage: Alexander Sutherland (book author), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Dickinson: Wfcfan1, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roger Williamson: Morio, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Cook: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Forman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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