#1Writing & Arts
George Eliot
1819–1880English novelist, essayist, poet and journalist (1819–1880)
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Famous people · Nuneaton, Warwickshire
More famous people were born in Nuneaton than in any other town in Warwickshire: 132
With articles in 138 languages, George Eliot is the most widely known. Second place goes to the English film director and screenwriter Ken Loach, third to Gareth Edwards. The largest group, 64, was born since 1970. For every 10,000 residents the town has 14.9, while at least half the towns in Warwickshire list nobody born there.
Born here
132
notable people
Best known
George Eliot
in 138 Wikipedia languages
First
1607
John Dixwell
Youngest
2003
Ryan Howley
Most common field
Sports
90 people
What stands out about Nuneaton’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Nuneaton
First, George Eliot (138 languages), then Ken Loach (56) and Gareth Edwards (33).
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#2Film, TV & Stage
Ken Loach
born 1936English film director and screenwriter (born 1936)
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#3Through the years
When Nuneaton’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1980s, with 25 births.
SportsFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawScience & MedicineMilitaryFaithBusinessMusicNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Nuneaton is known for
Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, at 1.4 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Nuneaton
A further 129 follow, born between 1607 and 2003.
Seema Yasmin
born 1982British writer, science communicator and medical doctor
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Ian Corder
born 1960Senior Royal Navy officer who served as UK Military Representative to NATO
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Kyle Storer
born 1987English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Cheltenham Town. (born 1987)
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Trevor Clay
1936–1994British nursing administrator, trade unionist, writer; former General Secretary of the Royal College of Nursing (1936–1994)
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No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Hinckley counts 21 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
Questions about famous people from Nuneaton
Who is the most famous person from Nuneaton?
George Eliot (English novelist, essayist, poet and journalist (1819–1880)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 138 languages. Next come Ken Loach and Gareth Edwards.
How many famous people were born in Nuneaton?
132 people born in Nuneaton have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 142 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Nuneaton known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 90 of the 132. That is 68% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Nuneaton?
John Dixwell, born in 1607. The youngest on the list was born in 2003.
Who counts as from Nuneaton?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Nuneaton’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 (51)
- George Eliot: replica by François D’Albert Durade (1804–1886), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ken Loach: Georges Biard, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gareth Edwards: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Whittingham: Jon Candy from Cardiff, Wales, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Daniels: Luigi Novi, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard K. Guy: Thane Plambeck from Palo Alto, California, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Graeme Obree: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stuart Attwell: jamesboyes, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Reader: FlikkaD, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Laura Bassett: Katie Chan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Laura Harvey: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jake Dennis: Steffen Prößdorf, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matty Fryatt: hst43077, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Abbey-Leigh Stringer: James Boyes from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Emma Lipman: Katie Chan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacob Blyth: Whassuo, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marcus Jones: Chris McAndrew, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tyrell Belford: Fl72, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mitch Clark: EchetusXe, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ashley Cain: Jonesy702, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cameron Belford: Ingy The Wingy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Bradley: GilPe, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Seema Yasmin: Rosiestep, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Gadsby: Eugenio.Graziano, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alicia Mead: Dacoucou, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andy Sullivan: Professional Golfers' Association (Great Britain and Ireland), CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ian Roper: Jonesy702, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ernie Crutchlow: LugnutsHateClub, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jordan Tunnicliffe: SFletcher06, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee Hildreth: Jonesy702, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Freeman: Lazarusx at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Webster: Cyrille Bertin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Copson: British Humanist Association, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George William Stow: Unknown photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hereward de Havilland: Izzy Orloff, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Liggins: 日本プロテスタント宣教150周年記念大会, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Cheek: Mattythewhite, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Victoria Fleetwood: Steve, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Emmett: Jack1956, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Meldrum Knox: Portrait by Edward Samuel Harper (1854-1941), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jordan Ponticelli: Jonesy702, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Judith Hackitt: Chemical Engineer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kyle Storer: Skippo10, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rebecca Raybould: Cs-wolves, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Simon Gilbert: Covculture, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Martin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Ryder: Attributed to Philip Hussey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roger Cotes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Skelton: Berit from Redhill/Surrey, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Drayton: Sylvester Harding, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nehemiah Grew: "R. White", Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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