Denby
Denby ranks 25,006th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Fukushima-ku, Osaka, Rising Fawn, Georgia, and Bangkok Noi district. Memorable people born in Denby include John Flamsteed. Denby has been the birth place of many astronomers. Denby is located in United Kingdom.
Denby is a village in the English county of Derbyshire that is notable as the birthplace of John Flamsteed, England's first Astronomer Royal, and the location of the Denby Pottery Company. Denby is 3 miles (5 km) east from Belper and 8 miles (13 km) north of Derby. Denby is home to a secondary school which is named after John Flamsteed. The village was once served by Denby railway station on the Midland Railway Ripley Branch. The population at the 2001 Census was 1,827, increasing to 2,190 at the 2011 Census. Read more on Wikipedia
People
In 1646, Denby was the birth place of 1 globally memorable people, including John Flamsteed.
People Born in Denby
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Denby were astronomers (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Throughout history astronomers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Denby, including John Flamsteed.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Denby since 1700.
