Category:Famous residents

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Derbyshire has had its fair share of colourful and inspiring characters who have made the county their home over the centuries.

Some of them are household names – people like the actor Alan Bates who was born in Derby and became known worldwide as a star of the stage and screen. Others have earned their place in history for their brilliant inventions, Richard Arkwright being just one of these notables who created a spinning machine that was to make him one of the richest men in England when he died. Browse the alphabetical list below to discover more about these men and other famous residents, past and present.

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Derby County manager Brian Clough

Location: Derby Baseball Ground

Image Date c 1973

Keywords: 1970s, DCFC, Rams, Football, Sport, Derby County,

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Lady Norah Docker, out on the town with her third husband Sir Bernard Docker. Keywords: People, Yacht, Wealthy,

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In the absence of skipper Arthur Richardson, wicketkeeper Harry Elliott leads out Derbyshire against Nottinghamshire at Ilkeston in June 1935.

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The former Derby County midfield player Steve McClaren. This photograph was taken during his stint as assistant manager at the club, when he served alongside Jim Smith from 1995 to 1998. He appears somewhat anxious in this training ground picture, but his problems later escalated when he was appointed England manager. After a torrid spell at the helm, the former Rams man was relieved of his duties on 22 November 2007.

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Derbyshire in art - Bess of Hardwick. Can anyone add the name of the artist? Keywords: Famous Residents, Derbyshire, Tudor, Derbyshire in Art, Bess of Hardwick,

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Actor James Bolam sports his classic 'troubled' look. In the late-1940s and early 1950s he was a pupil at Bemrose Grammar School, Derby. After leaving he worked at Lings chartered accountants in the Wardwick, before taking to the stage. Lings' loss was the entertainment world's considerable gain. 50s, places, famous residents.