Joseph Strutt

Joseph Strutt

male, deceased (1844)
Old Derbeian, Ashbourne, Derbyshire, FromDerbyshire, philanthropist, derby, British…Derbyshire Royal Infirmary
Joseph Strutt (1765-1844) was an English philanthropist.
George Newnes

George Newnes

male, deceased (1910)
Practical Mechanics, English publisher, Liberal MP, IPC Media, FromDerbyshire, Time Warner
Sir George Newnes, 1st Baronet was a publisher and editor in England. He was born in Matlock, Derbyshire. His father was a Congregational church...
Joe Davis

Joe Davis

male, deceased (1978)
Fred Davis, English player of English billiards, English billiards, Whitwell, Derbyshire, FromDerbyshire, World Snooker champion
Joe Davis, OBE (born 15 April, 1901 in Whitwell, Derbyshire, England; died 10 July, 1978 in Hampshire, England) was an English professional player...

Les Jackson

male, deceased (2007)
uncovered wicket, Bassetlaw League, Miner, Worksop Cricket Club, Creswell colliery disaster, Worksop…FromDerbyshire, Derbyshire County Cricket Club, Whitwell, Derbyshire, Derbyshire cricketer
Herbert Leslie Jackson was an English cricketer. A fast or fast-medium bowler renowned for his accurate bowling and particular hostility on...
Henry Garnet

Henry Garnet

male, deceased (1606)
executed for treason, Old Wykehamist, Roman Catholic priest, executed by hanging, FromDerbyshire, execution
Henry Garnet or Garnett (1555 - May 3, 1606) was an English Jesuit, executed due to his involvement in the Gunpowder Plot of November 5, 1605. He...
Hilary Mantel

Hilary Mantel

female, 57 years old
Giving Up The Ghost, Vacant Possession, Eight Months on Ghazzah Street, Every Day is Mother’s Day, A Place of Greater Safety, Cheltenham Festival Prize…FromDerbyshire, film critic for The Spectator from 1987 to 1991
Hilary Mary Mantel CBE (born 6 July 1952) is an English novelist. She is the author of nine acclaimed novels, a short story collection and a...
Alison Uttley

Alison Uttley

female, deceased (1976)
honours graduate, Bowdon, Greater Manchester, fantasy, children's writer, beaconsfield, holloway…FromDerbyshire, Holloway, Derbyshire
Alison Uttley, née Alice Jane Taylor, was a prolific British writer of over 100 books. She is now best known for her children's series about L...
William Walton

William Walton

male, deceased (1925)
FromDerbyshire, English, matthew, glossop, cricketer, Derbyshire cricketer…Derbyshire County Cricket Club
William Walton (August 7, 1862 - February 16, 1925) was an English cricketer. He was born and died in Glossop, Derbyshire. Walton appeared in one...

William Beardsley

male, deceased (1661)
Ilkeston, town, settlement, deputy, English, congregational church…FromDerbyshire
William Beardsley (1605-1661) was one of the first settlers of Stratford, Connecticut (abt. 1635). He was born 1605 in Ilkeston, Derbyshire; in...

Fred Davis

male, deceased (1998)
Chesterfield, Member of the Order of the British Empire, mbe, snooker, English, Snooker player…FromDerbyshire
Fred Davis, MBE (born August 13, 1913 in Whittington Moor, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England; died April 16, 1998) was an English professional...