#1Politics & Law
John Byron, 1st Baron Byron
1598–1652English politician
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Famous people · Newstead, Nottinghamshire
Of the 11 famous people born in Newstead, an unusual share are leaders
Most widely known is John Byron, 1st Baron Byron, the English politician, with articles in 9 languages. As early as 1555, John Byron was born here, one of 4 born before the Georgians. Only 16 of the 65 towns in Nottinghamshire with anyone on record list more.
Born here
11
notable people
Best known
John Byron, 1st Baron Byron
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1555
John Byron
Youngest
1940
John Cotton
Most common field
Sports
7 people
What stands out about Newstead’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Newstead is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 4.1 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Newstead
Athletes take two of the three places.
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Tony Knapp
1936–2023English football player and manager (born 1936)
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Through the years
When Newstead’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1940s than in any other decade: 2.
SportsPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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Everyone else born in Newstead
8 more names, born between 1555 and 1940.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Mansfield, with 149.
Mansfield · 5 miRebecca Adlington & 148 more
Sutton in Ashfield · 4 miAlex Baptiste & 54 more
Hucknall · 3 miParis Lees & 31 more
Kirkby-in-Ashfield · 2 miHarold Larwood & 20 more
Huthwaite · 5 miAden Flint & 12 more
South Normanton and Pinxton · 5 miJedediah Strutt & 8 moreAJSelston · 3 miArthur Jepson & 7 more
Jacksdale and Westwood · 4 miNigel Mills & 1 moreQuestions about famous people from Newstead
Who is the most famous person from Newstead?
John Byron, 1st Baron Byron (English politician) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 9 languages. Next come Enid Bakewell and Tony Knapp.
How many famous people were born in Newstead?
11 people born in Newstead have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Newstead known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 7 of the 11. That is 64% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Newstead?
John Byron, born in 1555. The youngest on the list was born in 1940.
Who counts as from Newstead?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Newstead’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 (9)
- John Byron, 1st Baron Byron: William Dobson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Knapp: Jarvin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rebecca Adlington: Rockybiggs, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Baptiste: Jrppezza, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paris Lees: Starseekers, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harold Larwood: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Aden Flint: Ben Sutherland, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jedediah Strutt: Joseph Wright of Derby, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nigel Mills: Chris McAndrew, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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