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238,240, Longedge Lane · Photo: Neil Theasby · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Wingerworth, Derbyshire
Wingerworth’s famous people span 575 years: 2 births from 1283 to 1858
At the top of the list is the English cricketer William Pedley, covered in 3 languages. The other is William Reade, the bishop of Chichester. Within 3 mi, Chesterfield lists the most: 197, with John Hurt first. The list’s best known name, William Pedley, dates from 1858.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
William Pedley
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1283
William Reade
Youngest
1858
William Pedley
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Wingerworth
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Known for
What Wingerworth is known for
The field with the most names is Sports: 1.
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
The best known from each town within 12 miles of Wingerworth, with how many people each has.
Chesterfield · 3 miJohn Hurt & 196 more
Staveley · 5 miChris Spedding & 19 moreJPBrimington · 4 miJoe Payne & 14 more
Clay Cross · 3 miDennis Skinner & 9 moreGGPilsley and Lower Pilsley · 4 miGeorge Gregory & 5 more
Shirland and Stonebroom · 5 miNiamh Emerson & 5 more
Old Tupton · 1 miJohn Lowe & 4 morePBGrassmoor · 1 miPaul Burrell & 4 moreQuestions about famous people from Wingerworth
Who is the most famous person from Wingerworth?
William Pedley (English cricketer (1858-1920)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 3 languages. Next come William Reade.
How many famous people were born in Wingerworth?
2 people born in Wingerworth have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Wingerworth known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Wingerworth?
William Reade, born in 1283. The youngest on the list was born in 1858.
Who counts as from Wingerworth?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Wingerworth’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)
- John Hurt: Walterlan Papetti, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Spedding: Jean-Luc, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dennis Skinner: Robin Hood, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Niamh Emerson: filip bossuyt from Kortrijk, Belgium, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Lowe: Jonesy702, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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