#1Famous people · Cotgrave, Nottinghamshire
3 famous people were born in Cotgrave
Articles in 4 languages make the British writer Elinor Mordaunt the best known. Ernest Hayes and William Upton follow. From William Upton to Ernest Hayes, the births on the list run from 1804 to 1898. Of its neighbours, Carlton, 5 mi away, lists the most: 23, Richard Beckinsale first.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Elinor Mordaunt
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1804
William Upton
Youngest
1898
Ernest Hayes
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 people
The best known
Born in Cotgrave
Elinor Mordaunt has articles in 4 languages, Ernest Hayes in 2 and William Upton in 2.
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Known for
What Cotgrave is known for
The field with the most names is Writing & Arts: 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
Close by, the fullest list is Carlton’s, at 23 names.
Questions about famous people from Cotgrave
Who is the most famous person from Cotgrave?
Elinor Mordaunt (British writer) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 4 languages. Next come Ernest Hayes and William Upton.
How many famous people were born in Cotgrave?
3 people born in Cotgrave have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Cotgrave known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 12% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Cotgrave?
William Upton, born in 1804. The youngest on the list was born in 1898.
Who counts as from Cotgrave?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Cotgrave’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 (6)
- Elinor Mordaunt: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Lowe: George Frederic Watts, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellie Brazil: James Boyes from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Attewell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Parr: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Cursham: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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