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M. Stanley Whittingham
born 1941Nobel laureate in chemistry & American chemist
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Famous people · Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
No town in Nottinghamshire has more famous people than Nottingham: 997
M. Stanley Whittingham, the nobel laureate in chemistry & American chemist, is the most widely known, written about in 55 languages. Behind the leader come Andy Cole and Samantha Morton. Since 1970, 358 were born, the most of any period. More are athletes than anything else, 560 in all.
Born here
997
notable people
Best known
M. Stanley Whittingham
in 55 Wikipedia languages
First
1451
Henry Willoughby
Youngest
2008
Benjamin Evan Ainsworth
Most common field
Sports
560 people
What stands out about Nottingham’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Nottingham
First, M. Stanley Whittingham (55 languages), then Andy Cole (52) and Samantha Morton (48).
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#3Through the years
When Nottingham’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1990s come out on top, with 119 births.
SportsWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineMusicPolitics & LawMilitaryNotableFaithBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born. The 400 best known are plotted.
Known for
What Nottingham is known for
The field with the most names is Sports: 560.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Nottingham
994 more; the 197 best known are listed here.
Christopher Hogwood
1941–2014English conductor, harpsichordist and musicologist (1941–2014)
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Louis Essen
1908–1997English physicist who invented the caesium atomic clock and determined the speed of light (1908-1997)
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William Samuel Henson
1812–1888Aviation engineer and inventor (1812–1888)
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Ethel Doidge
1887–1965British born, South African mycologist and bacteriologist (1887-1965)
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George Davidson
1825–1911British-American geodesist and astronomer (1825–1911)
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John Jeremiah Bigsby
1792–1881English physician and geologist (1792-1881)
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William Guybon Atherstone
1814–1898South African medical doctor, geologist, and photographer (1814-1898)
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Claude Thomas Stanfield Moore
1853–1901Landscape painter from Nottingham (1853-1901)
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Hucknall lists the most people: 32.
Hucknall · 5 miParis Lees & 31 moreRBCarlton · 3 miRichard Beckinsale & 22 more
Arnold · 3 miRichard Parkes Bonington & 17 more
Beeston · 4 miHenry Ireton & 16 more
Kimberley · 4 miJamie Peck & 11 more
West Bridgford · 4 miEllie Brazil & 10 more
Clifton · 5 miViv Anderson & 7 more
Wilford · 3 miHenry Cursham & 5 moreQuestions about famous people from Nottingham
Who is the most famous person from Nottingham?
M. Stanley Whittingham (nobel laureate in chemistry & American chemist) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 55 languages. Next come Andy Cole and Samantha Morton.
How many famous people were born in Nottingham?
997 people born in Nottingham have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 1,133 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Nottingham known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 560 of the 997. That is 56% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Nottingham?
Henry Willoughby, born in 1451. The youngest on the list was born in 2008.
Who counts as from Nottingham?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Nottingham’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 (137)
- M. Stanley Whittingham: Stanford Energy, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andy Cole: Norio NAKAYAMA from saitama, japan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Samantha Morton: PhilipRomano, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bella Ramsey: Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Booth: Unknown photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Harris: C.Stadler/Bwag, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Fletcher: DMargoto, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ian Paice: Birgit Fostervold, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wes Morgan: paul langley, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alan Sillitoe: Ian brown LRPS, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jermaine Pennant: Chin Yu Chu, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Russell Hind: Drummond Young, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Susanna Clarke: Patrick Nielsen Hayden from Brooklyn, New York, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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- Jermaine Jenas: James Boyes, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brennan Johnson: OhNoNotYouAgain, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Earps: James Boyes from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alvin Lee: Jim Summaria, http://www.jimsummariaphoto.com, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alma Reville: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lennie James: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- N. R. Pogson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Sutton: Jonesy702, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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- Ben Woodburn: Eric The Fish from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall: The White House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Cairney: Nick from Bristol, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nigel Pearson: Whassuo, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbert Kilpin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christopher Hogwood: Jamesfranklingresham, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jayne Torvill: Rach, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leon Best: Jon Candy from Cardiff, Wales, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Hodge: Blade0521, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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- Vicky McClure: Soccer Aid for UNICEF, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Ball: Imperial War Museum Photograph Archive Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Froch: Adamj1987, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Sandby: Francis Cotes, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Philip James Bailey: A. W. Cox, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Shaun Derry: Pgcedave111, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David McGoldrick: https://www.flickr.com/photos/joncandy/, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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- Elton Dean: The original uploader was Melancholyblues at Italian Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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- Keith Alexander: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ingythewingy/, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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- Aisling Loftus: Dublin Film Festival, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Darren Huckerby: Tszkin(Call Me) 16:29, 10 December 2007 (UTC), CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Henry Howard: Umberto Cacciarelli, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Freda James: Unknown (Bassano Ltd), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Samuel Henson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Pink: Contemporary photograph, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Coote: Thomas Dahlstrøm Nielsen, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Emma Wilson: National Lottery Good Causes, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Beardsley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harriet Cains: US Luxury, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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- Thomas de Waal: Voice of America: Armenian, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred William Howitt: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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- Henry Kirke White: Thomas Barber, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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- Lester Matthews: Stuart Walker, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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- William Gunn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Guybon Atherstone: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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- Anna Mary Howitt: Dante Gabriel Rossetti c. 1853, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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- Frank Halford: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Morris Bates: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Birkin: Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tyler Walker: Nottingham Forest F.C., CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amelia Rajecki: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Lockwood: Photo by E Hawkins, Brighton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Fairclough: Rob Bogaerts for Anefo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Geary: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gilbert Wakefield: Robert Dunkarton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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- Tony Kofi: Richard Kaby, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Scotton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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- Andy Pilgrim: Franck Freon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Craig Clay: Mattythewhite, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Coy: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Gilby: CHANCE TV, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Morris: Chris McAndrew, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- LadBaby: Matthew04020, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paris Lees: Starseekers, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Parkes Bonington: Margaret Sarah Carpenter, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Ireton: Attributed to Robert Walker / After Samuel Cooper / After Anthony van Dyck, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jamie Peck: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellie Brazil: James Boyes from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Viv Anderson: Koen Suyk / Anefo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Cursham: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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