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Edward Ambrose Mellors (1907-1946), born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, was an international motorcycle road racer who rode in the Manx Grand Prix in 1927 and the Isle of Man TT from 1928 to 1939. He was the 350 cc European Champion in 1938, but died in 1946, overcome by exhaust fumes while working in a new home's poorly ventilated garage. - Ellen MacArthur
Dame Ellen Patricia MacArthur, DBE (born July 8, 1976) is an English sailor from Whatstandwell near Matlock in Derbyshire, now based in Cowes, on the Isle of Wight. She is best known as a solo long-distance yachtswoman who, on February 7, 2005, broke the world record for the fastest solo circumnavigation of the globe. - John Wood
John Wood, CBE, (born January 1, 1930) is an English actor. Wood was born in Derbyshire. Known as a stage actor, he has played extensively in Shakespeare, having joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in the 1970s. He has also appeared in many of Tom Stoppard's plays; he won a Tony Award in 1976 for the role of Henry Carr in Stoppard's "Travesties", … - Francis Frith
Francis Frith was an English photographer of the Middle East and many towns in the United Kingdom. Frith was born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, attending the Quaker schools at Ackworth and Quaker Camp Hill in Birmingham (ca. 1828–1838), before he started in the cutlery business. Leaving in 1850 to start a photographic studio known as Frith and Hayward in Liverpool. A successful grocer, and later, printer, Frith fostered an interest in photography, … - Chris Adams
Christopher John Adams (born May 6 1970 in Whitwell, Derbyshire) is an English cricketer who represented his nation at Test and One-day International level. An aggressive right-handed batsman, occasional right-arm off spin bowler and specialist slip fielder, Adams has enjoyed a successful first-class career for Derbyshire and Sussex. Adams made his first-class debut as an eighteen-year-old for Derbyshire in the 1988 county season and stayed there until 1998, … - Leon Haslam
'Pocket Rocket' Leon Haslam, son of 'Rocket' Ron Haslam, is a motorcycle racer from Smalley, Derbyshire, England. He had raced in most of the significant British and international championships whilst still in his teens, spending the whole 2000 season with the underprepared ItalJet team in the 125cc world championship, then racing a 500cc Honda in 2001 (the youngest ever to compete in the series), and a 250cc Honda in 2002. - Bess Of Hardwick
Elizabeth Hardwick, or Hardwicke, Countess of Shrewsbury, known as Bess of Hardwick, (1527-1608) was the 3rd surviving daughter of John Hardwick of Hardwicke in Derbyshire. At the age of fifteen she contracted the first of four marriages, to 13-year-old Robert Barlow, heir to a neighbouring estate. However they were too young, and he too sick, to consummate their marriage before he died. - Florence Nightingale
Florence Nightingale, OM, RRC (12 May 1820 – 13 August 1910), who came to be known as "The Lady of the Lamp", was a pioneer of modern nursing and a noted statistician. - Ron Haslam
"Rocket" Ron Haslam (born June 22, 1956) is a British former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer who has been racing for over 30 years, winning three World titles, four British championships and ridden in almost 110 GPs. One of 10 brothers and sisters from the mining town of Langley Mill, Derbyshire, Haslam started racing in 1972 at the age of 15 on a 750cc Norton Commando owned jointly by elder brothers Phil and Terry. - Dennis Skinner
Dennis Edward Skinner (born February 11, 1932, Clay Cross, Derbyshire) is a British politician, and Labour Member of Parliament for Bolsover since 1970. He was chairman of the Labour Party between 1988 and 1989, and has sat on the National Executive Committee in most years since 1978. He identifies with the left of his party, is a member of the Socialist Campaign Group, and was once described by "The Economist" as a "hard-left oddball". - Peter Wright
Peter Maurice Wright was a scientist and former MI5 counterintelligence officer noted for writing the controversial book "Spycatcher" (ISBN 0-670-82055-5), which became an international bestseller with sales of over 2 million. "Spycatcher" was part memoir, part exposé of what Wright claimed to be serious institutional failings in MI5 and his subsequent investigations into it. - John Hurt
John Vincent Hurt CBE (born January 22, 1940) is an Academy Award-nominated English actor. He is one of Britain's best-known, most prolific and sought after character actors, and has had a versatile career spanning over 40 years. He is highly respected for his many Shakespearean roles. - Anthony Babington
Anthony Babington (October 24, 1561 - September 20, 1586) was convicted of plotting the assassination of Elizabeth I of England and conspiring with the imprisoned Mary I of Scotland. The "Babington Plot" and Mary's alleged involvement in it were the basis of the treason charges against her which led to her execution. Born into a wealthy Catholic family to Henry Babington and Mary Darcy in Dethick, Derbyshire, England, he was their third son. - James Brindley
James Brindley (1716 - 30 September 1772) was an English engineer. He was born in Tunstead, Derbyshire, and lived much of his life in Leek, Staffordshire, becoming one of the most notable engineers of the 18th century. - John Flamsteed
John Flamsteed was an English astronomer. Flamsteed was born in Denby, Derbyshire, England, and was educated at Derby School and Jesus College, Cambridge. He was ordained deacon and was preparing to take up a living in Derbyshire, when he was invited to London. On 4 March 1675 he was appointed by royal warrant "The King's Astronomical Observator" - the first British Astronomer Royal, with an allowance of £100 a year. - Joseph Wright Of Derby
Joseph Wright (September 3, 1734 - August 29, 1797), styled Wright of Derby, was an English landscape and portrait painter - he has been acclaimed as "the first professional painter to express the spirit of the industrial revolution." - Paul Burrell
Paul Burrell, RVM (born June 6 1958, Grassmoor, near Chesterfield, Derbyshire) was the footman for Queen Elizabeth II and then butler for Diana, Princess of Wales. He was tried for theft in 2002 but the trial collapsed after evidence was given that Queen Elizabeth II had spoken with him regarding the disputed events. - Geoff Hoon
Geoffrey William Hoon (born December 6 1953) is a British politician. He is Labour Member of Parliament for Ashfield, and Chief Whip and Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury since Gordon Brown became Prime Minister. - Benjamin Outram
Benjamin Outram (1 April 1764 - 22 May 1805) was an English civil engineer. Born at Alfreton in Derbyshire, Outram was a civil engineer, surveyor and industrialist. Benjamin began his career assisting his father Joseph Outram, who described himself as an "agriculturalist" but this covered many duties from arbitrating in the many disputes which arose from the enclosures acts to advising on land management and surveying for new mines. - Oliver Smith
Oliver Smith (born 20 February 1993) is a schoolboy from Crich, Derbyshire in the United Kingdom who was appointed president of the Amber Valley branch of the Liberal Democrats for the year 2006. He was elected unopposed as the president at the November 2005 Annual General Meeting of the branch, of which he has been a member since he was eight, and took up the one-year post on 1 January 2006 when he was just 12 years, 9 months and 13 days old, … - Lloyd Cole
Lloyd Cole (born January 31, 1961) is an English singer and songwriter, known for his role as lead singer of Lloyd Cole and the Commotions from 1984 to 1989 and for his subsequent solo work. - Herbert Spencer
Herbert Spencer was an English philosopher and prominent classic-liberal political theorist. Spencer developed an all-embracing conception of evolution as the progressive development of the physical world, biological organisms, the human mind, and human culture and societies. The lifelong bachelor contributed to a wide range of subjects, including ethics, metaphysics, religion, politics, rhetoric, biology, sociology, and psychology. - Jedediah Strutt
Jedediah Strutt (1726 - 7 May 1797) was a hosier and cotton spinner from Belper, England. Strutt and his brother-in-law William Woollat developed an attachment to the stocking frame that allowed the production of ribbed stockings. Their machine became known as the Derby Rib machine, and the stockings it produced quickly became popular. - Arthur Lowe
Arthur Lowe (22 September 1915 - 15 April 1982) was an English actor. He was best known for playing Captain George Mainwaring in the popular British sitcom "Dad's Army". - Samuel Richardson
Samuel Richardson (August 19, 1689 - July 4, 1761) was a major 18th century writer best known for his three epistolary novels: "Pamela: Or, Virtue Rewarded" (1740), "Clarissa: Or the History of a Young Lady" (1748) and "Sir Charles Grandison" (1753). Richardson had been an established printer and publisher for most of his life when, at the age of 51, … - Tim Brooke-Taylor
Timothy Julian Brooke-Taylor, (born 17 July 1940 in Buxton, Derbyshire, England) is a British comic actor most well known in Britain as a member of "The Goodies" comedy trio and in the comedy radio shows "I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue", and "I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again". - Jonathan Batty
Jonathan Neil Batty (born 18 April 1974 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire) is an English cricketer who plays for Surrey County Cricket Club. He is 5 ft 10 in tall and a wicket-keeper. Batty captained Surrey in 2004. However, after a poor season, which saw Surrey relegated in the Sunday League, Batty was replaced in this position by Mark Butcher. Batty left Durham University in 1993 and move to Hampshire County Cricket Club. However, he was not retained. - Anna Seward
Anna Seward (December 12, 1747 - March 25, 1809) was an English writer, often called the "Swan of Lichfield." Seward was the elder daughter of Thomas Seward (1708-1790), prebendary of Lichfield and Salisbury, and author. Born at Eyam in Derbyshire, she passed nearly all her life in Lichfield, beginning at an early age to write poetry partly at the instigation of Dr. Erasmus Darwin. Author of "Poems on Subjects Chiefly Devotional" (1760), … - Barnes Wallis
Sir Barnes Neville Wallis, Kt, CBE, FRS, RDI, commonly known as Barnes Wallis, (September 26 1887 - October 30 1979) was an English scientist, engineer and inventor. He is best known for inventing the bouncing bomb used by the RAF in Operation Chastise (the Dambusters Raid) to attack the Möhne, the Sorpe and the Eder dams in the Ruhr area in May 1943, during World War II. - Ray Wilson
Ramon (Ray) Wilson MBE (born Shirebrook, Derbyshire, 17 December 1934) was a footballer who played at left back. He was a member of the England team that won the 1966 World Cup. - Simon Groom
Simon Groom (born August 12, 1950) is a British television presenter and former disc jockey, best known as a former presenter of "Blue Peter". Groom was born in Chesterfield,Derbyshire and was brought up on a farm, which he often visited for Blue Peter reports. Groom's many co-presenters on "Blue Peter" were Lesley Judd, John Noakes, Christopher Wenner, Tina Heath, Peter Duncan, Sarah Greene, Janet Ellis and Michael Sundin. - John Young
John Young (July 2, 1876 - August 2, 1913) was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler who played for Derbyshire between 1899 and 1901. Young debuted for Derbyshire in their bottom-placing 1899 season, though he made a good impression during his first season, making a top-score of 42 not out against Worcestershire in his final match of the season. He played more regularly throughout the 1900 season, … - John Young
John Young (May 24, 1863 - May 9, 1933) was an English cricketer. Young was a right-handed batsman who played for Derbyshire in 1894. Young was born in Clay Cross and died in Bolsover. Young appeared in two first-class matches during the 1894 season. These matches were not part of the County Championship, though Derbyshire won the second by an innings margin. Young was a lower-middle-order batsman. Young didn't score a single run in his first-class career, … - John Osborne
John Osborne (born December 1940 in Barlborough, Derbyshire, died November 1999) was an English football goalkeeper. He played for Chesterfield, West Bromwich Albion and Shamrock Rovers. Osborne was a member of Albion's winning team in the 1968 FA Cup final. - Saira Khan
Saira Khan (born 1970, Long Eaton, Derbyshire, England) was the runner-up on the first series of The Apprentice in Great Britain. She is now a TV presenter on BBC's Temper Your Temper and Desi DNA while hosting her own programme Beat the Boss. Saira has also appeared on TV show Ready Steady Cook and runs her own baby-products business. She is a columnist for the Daily Mirror, … - Robert Lindsay
Robert Lindsay Stevenson (born) is an English actor known as Robert Lindsay. He is best known for his television work, starring in "Citizen Smith", "My Family" and "Hornblower". - Mike Hendrick
Michael Hendrick (born October 22, 1948, Darley Dale, Derbyshire) is a former English cricketer who played in 30 Tests and 22 ODIs from 1973 to 1981. Hendrick lacked express pace but was hazardous on a green wicket, as his command of seam bowling was considered to be excellent. He could make the ball do "disappearing acts" on cloudy days, but he came to "curse clear skies and sunshine". Dennis Lillee once described him as a good bowler in the "right conditions". - Catherine Booth
Catherine Booth (January 17, 1829 - October 4, 1890) was the Mother of The Salvation Army. She was born Catherine Mumford in Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England, the daughter of John Mumford and Sarah Milward. Her father was a coach builder. Her family later moved to Boston, Lincolnshire, and later lived in Brixton, London. From an early age, Catherine was a serious and sensitive girl. - Robert Stevenson
Robert Stevenson (March 31 1905-November 4 1986) was an English film writer and director. Born in Buxton, Derbyshire, he moved to California in the 1940s and ended up directing 19 films for The Walt Disney Company in the 1960s and 1970s. Today, Stevenson is best remembered for directing the Julie Andrews musical "Mary Poppins", for which Andrews won the Academy Award for Best Actress and Stevenson received an Oscar nomination as Best Director. - John Cowper Powys
John Cowper Powys (October 8, 1872 - June 17, 1963) was a British (English-Welsh) writer, lecturer, and philosopher. He was born in Shirley, Derbyshire, where his father was vicar. His mother was descended from the poet William Cowper, hence his middle name. His two younger brothers, Llewelyn Powys and Theodore Francis Powys, also became well-known writers. Other brothers and sisters also became prominent in the arts.
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