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Barbara Castle former Labour Government Minister
Barbara Castle, Baroness Castle of Blackburn (October 6, 1910 – May
3, 2002) was a British left-wing politician, born Barbara Anne Betts
in Chesterfield, Derbyshire (and brought up in Pontefract and
Bradford, Yorkshire), who adopted her family's politics, joining the
Labour Party.
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Baron Bowden
Born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, he graduated in natural sciences
from Emmanuel College, Cambridge (1931), taking his Ph.D. in nuclear
physics. From 1934-1935 he was sponsored by ICI to undertake
research at the University of Amsterdam.
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Paul Burrell, Former
Royal Butler
Paul Burrell (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. The aftermath of the
collapse of the trial led to the Burrell affair.
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Jo Guest, Glamour model
Joanne Guest (born February 22, 1972 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire) is
a well known English glamour model who has become a minor celebrity
in her own right.
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John Hurt, Actor
John Vincent Hurt CBE (born January 22, 1940) is an Academy Award
nominated English actor. He is one of Britain's best-known and most
sought after character actors, and has had a very versatile career
spanning over 40 years. Hurt was born in Shirebrook, Chesterfield,
Derbyshire to Phyllis, an amateur actress, and Arnould Herbert Hurt,
a clergyman.
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John Lowe, Darts Player
John Lowe was born in New Tupton, Derbyshire on 21 July 1945 he was
one of the main competitors who made darts such a huge spectator
sport in the 1970s and 1980s. He won the World Championship title in
three different decades - 1979, 1987 and 1993 and achieved the
ultimate feat in darts on October 13, 1984 during the World
Matchplay tournament against Keith Deller when he managed a nine
dart finish – the sport's equivalent of a hole-in-one in golf or a
147 break in snooker. This was the first time this had ever been
accomplished by any darts player while being televised. For this,
Lowe won £102,000, equivalent to $175,000. He went on to clinch the
tournament.
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Ian Hyland, TV
Columnist
Ian Hyland - 23 September 1969, born and bred in Chesterfield,
Derbyshire. He now works for the News of the World as a TV columnist.
He is an avid supporter of Chesterfield Football Club.
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Robert Keyes
Born: circa 1565 Died: 31 January 1606, Old Palace Yard, Westminster
Robert Keyes was the son of Edward Keyes, Rector of Staveley in
Derbyshire. Keyes was the sixth conspirator to join the gunpowder
plot, which he did so around October of 1604. His job was to take
charge of Robert Catesby's home at Lambeth, where the gunpowder and
other necessary items were to be temporarily stored.
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John Lukic, Footballer
Born in Chesterfield to Yugoslavian parents, Lukic signed for Leeds
United as a schoolboy. He made his debut for the Elland Road side in
1979 and went on to play 165 games for them.
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Henry Normal, Writer
Henry Normal, co-writer of The Royle Family, Henry Normal is a
British comedian, television producer, presenter and writer. Born in
Chesterfield in North Derbyshire, he now lives in Brighton.
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Johnny Pearson, Composer
Composer of theme tunes for Captain Pugwash, News at Ten and All
Creatures Great and Small Johnny Pearson. Born June 18, 1925
Chesterfield, Derbyshire he is a British composer and pianist. He
has written a vast catalogue of library music, and has had many of
his pieces used as the theme music to television series, including
3-2-1, All Creatures Great and Small, Captain Pugwash, Mary Mungo &
Midge and famous ITN News at Ten.
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Mark
Shaw, Lead singer of 1980s band Then Jerico
Mark Shaw (born Mark Robert Tiplady, on 10 June, 1961, in
Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England) was the lead singer, and frontman
of 1980s, pop/rock band, Then Jerico.
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Bob Wilson, Footballer
Robert "Bob" Primrose Wilson OBE was born on 30 October, 1941 in
Chesterfield. The Primrose stems from the tradition of giving
children their mother's maiden name as a middle name.
Wilson's great uncle was Lord Provost of Glasgow and helped open
Hampden Park. There was never any doubt about his Scottish
bloodline.
He played for Arsenal between 1963 and 1974, racking up more than
300 appearances for the Gunners.
Wilson was a latecomer to professional football. His father stopped
him signing for Manchester United as he thought it wasn't a
worthwhile job for a youth. He did captain Accrington Stanley before
they retired from the Football League in 1962. Wilson then went on
to Loughborough teacher training college before signing for Arsenal.
He debuted for Arsenal as an amateur, making him the last
non-professional to play in the top division, and the first amateur
to have a transfer fee paid (around £6,500).
In 1971, Wilson was the Gunners' player of the year in their famous
double-winning season, in which he played every single first-team
match in league and cup, culminating in the 1971 FA Cup final win
over Liverpool.
He made two appearances for Scotland, the first Englishman since
1873 to do so.
He became eligible to play for Scotland when the rules were changed
in the 1970s to allow players to play for their parent's country of
origin, if they had not already played for their own country. Wilson
was selected by Tommy Docherty for his two games in charge, against
Portugal on 13 October, 1971 and the Netherlands on 1 December two
months later. Docherty then left the job and his successor Willie
Ormond reverted to a Scottish-born No 1, in Bobby Clark of Aberdeen.
Wilson retired from playing at the early age of 32 in May 1974.
On retiring, he moved into television, but remained Arsenal's
goalkeeping coach for 28 years.
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Peter Wright, Author
Author of Spycatcher, Peter Wright was born in Chesterfield,
Derbyshire, United Kingdom, the son of Maurice Wright, who was the
Marconi Company's director of research, and one of the founders of
signals intelligence during World War I.
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George
Stephenson - Father of the Railways
George Stephenson was born in Wylam, Northumberland, 9.3 miles (15
km) west of Newcastle upon Tyne. He died on 12 August 1848 at Tapton
House in Chesterfield, Derbyshire.
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