Derbyshire
Derbyshire ranks 2,559th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Canaan, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Weston-super-Mare. Memorable people born in Derbyshire include Robert Robinson, John Wood, and John Mawe. Memorable people who died in Derbyshire include Thomas Hobbes, George Raynor, and Ian Stuart Donaldson. Derbyshire has been the birth place of many chemists, and actors and the death place of many philosophers, and coaches. Derbyshire is located in United Kingdom.
Derbyshire is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. It borders Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire, and South Yorkshire to the north, Nottinghamshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south-east, Staffordshire to the south and west, and Cheshire to the west. Derby is the largest settlement, and Matlock is the county town. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1764 and 1962, Derbyshire was the birth place of 6 globally memorable people, including Robert Robinson, John Wood, and John Mawe. Additionaly, 4 globally memorable people have passed away in Derbyshire including Thomas Hobbes, George Raynor, and Ian Stuart Donaldson.
People Born in Derbyshire
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Robert Robinson
CHEMIST
1886 - 1975
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 1
John Wood
ACTOR
1930 - 2011
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 2
John Mawe
WRITER
1764 - 1829
HPI: 48.43
Rank: 3
Richard Thomas Lowe
BIOLOGIST
1802 - 1874
HPI: 44.80
Rank: 4
Ronald Pope
SCULPTOR
1920 - 1997
HPI: 43.59
Rank: 5
Alison Hargreaves
MOUNTAINEER
1962 - 1995
HPI: 36.71
Rank: 6
Newly Added People Born in Derbyshire
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Thomas Hobbes
PHILOSOPHER
1588 - 1679
HPI: 82.00
Rank: 1
George Raynor
COACH
1907 - 1985
HPI: 51.06
Rank: 2
Ian Stuart Donaldson
MUSICIAN
1957 - 1993
HPI: 49.48
Rank: 3
Joseph Pickford
ARCHITECT
1736 - 1782
HPI: 42.63
Rank: 4
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Derbyshire were chemists (1), actors (1), writers (1), biologists (1), and sculptors (1), while most who died were philosophers (1), coaches (1), musicians (1), and architects (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Derbyshire, including John Wood. Whereas, throughout history, chemists have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Derbyshire, including Robert Robinson.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 6 globally memorable people born in Derbyshire since 1700.
