#1Famous people · Worksop, Nottinghamshire
Of the 95 famous people born in Worksop, an unusual share are athletes
Most widely known is Donald Pleasence, the British actor, with articles in 76 languages. Bruce Dickinson is second and Graham Taylor third. The largest group, 50, was born in the 20th century. The oldest name on the list belongs to Thomas Christopher Hofland, born in 1777, the newest to Toby Sims, born in 1998.
Born here
95
notable people
Best known
Donald Pleasence
in 76 Wikipedia languages
First
1777
Thomas Christopher Hofland
Youngest
1998
Toby Sims
Most common field
Sports
70 people
What stands out about Worksop’s famous people
Known worldwideDonald Pleasence has an article in 76 languages, more than anyone else from here.A town of athletesAmong the 95 people born here, 70 are athletes: 1.5 times the usual share.Still making names36 were born since 1950, the youngest in 1998.95 notable peopleMore than most towns: 95 notable people were born in Worksop.
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Worksop
Donald Pleasence, Bruce Dickinson and Graham Taylor are written about in 76, 70 and 28 languages.
#1
#2Music
Bruce Dickinson
born 1958English heavy metal singer (born 1958)
70 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Sports
Graham Taylor
1944–2017English association football player and manager (1944-2017)
28 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Known for
What Worksop is known for
Compared with the usual town, business people are the most over-represented field, at 1.6 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Worksop’s famous people were born
The 1940s top the chart, with 11 births in the decade.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsMusicScience & MedicineBusinessFilm, TV & StageFaithMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Worksop
Of the other 92, 69 are athletes.
Cecil Foljambe, 1st Earl of Liverpool
1846–1907British Liberal politician (1846–1907)
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Whitwell’s, at 12 names.
CAWhitwell · 4 miChris Adams & 11 moreDJDinnington · 5 miDick Neal, Jr. & 7 moreHHCreswell · 5 miHaydn Hill & 3 moreWQNorth Anston · 5 miWally Quinton & 2 moreFSShireoaks · 2 miFrederick Stocks & 1 morePDLangold · 4 miPercy Downes & 1 moreDBCarlton in Lindrick · 3 miDavid BarberHEBlyth · 5 miHenry Ellison
Questions about famous people from Worksop
Who is the most famous person from Worksop?
Donald Pleasence (British actor (1919–1995)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 76 languages. Next come Bruce Dickinson and Graham Taylor.
How many famous people were born in Worksop?
95 people born in Worksop have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 103 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Worksop known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 70 of the 95. That is 74% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Worksop?
Thomas Christopher Hofland, born in 1777. The youngest on the list was born in 1998.
Who counts as from Worksop?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Worksop’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 (32)
- Donald Pleasence: Allan Warren, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bruce Dickinson: Birgit Fostervold, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Graham Taylor: Clurr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee Westwood: Eugene Goh, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexina Graham: Patrick Lovell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Parr: Sean Rowe from Wexford, Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Liam Palmer: Анна Джалалян, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jade Moore: James Boyes, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chikodili Emelumadu: British Library, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Darren Ward: Alecsandra Dragoi / No 10 Downing Street, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Christopher Hofland: Thomas Christopher Hofland, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Burnham: James Bradley, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cecil Foljambe, 1st Earl of Liverpool: Alexander Bassano, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ian Bennett: Struway, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevan Jones: Chris McAndrew, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rory Palmer: https://www.flickr.com/photos/daliscar/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wilfred Bartrop: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Danny Thomas: Nationaal Archief, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maurice Bembridge: Pvt pauline, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Craig Disley: Mattythewhite, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elliott Whitehouse: Mattythewhite, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Simmonds: Credit: http://www.acumenimages.com. Uploaded to Flickr by The Health Hotel., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Martin Huxley: Renate Schmid, CC BY-SA 2.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Foster: Pvt pauline, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matty Templeton: Mattythewhite, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Reece Thompson: Mattythewhite, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rosalind Plowright: Janthonykaye, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin Naylor: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Shirtcliffe: Supplement to the Auckland Weekly News, 28 October 1926, page 51 - photographer S. P. Andrew, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Osborne: DRYT.Motorsport, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah-Jane Honeywell: Burns flipper at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Henry Johnson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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