CA#1
Famous people · Whitwell, Derbyshire
12 famous people from Whitwell, many of them athletes
Most widely known is Chris Adams, the cricketer, with articles in 8 languages. 7 of them were born in the Victorian era, more than in any other period. Per head, the list is long: 32.2 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Derbyshire has 8.7. From James Stubbings to Chris Adams, the births on the list run from 1856 to 1970.
Born here
12
notable people
Best known
Chris Adams
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1856
James Stubbings
Youngest
1970
Chris Adams
Most common field
Sports
11 people
What stands out about Whitwell’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Whitwell is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 1.9 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Whitwell
All three are athletes.
LJ#2
Sports
Les Jackson
1921–2007English Test and County cricketer (1921-2007)
7 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
RC#3
Through the years
When Whitwell’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1870s than in any other decade: 2.
SportsWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Whitwell
Here are 9 more, born from 1856 to 1915.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Worksop, with 95.
Questions about famous people from Whitwell
Who is the most famous person from Whitwell?
Chris Adams (cricketer) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 8 languages. Next come Les Jackson and Reginald Carter.
How many famous people were born in Whitwell?
12 people born in Whitwell have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 13 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Whitwell known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 11 of the 12. That is 92% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Whitwell?
James Stubbings, born in 1856. The youngest on the list was born in 1970.
Who counts as from Whitwell?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Whitwell’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 (2)
- John William Streets: Arthur St. John Adcock, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Donald Pleasence: Allan Warren, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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