Editing Chesterfield, Derbyshire (section)

==Notable people==
Notable people from Chesterfield in alphabetical order. Information not referenced on the person's page must be referenced here.
*[[Olave Baden-Powell]] (1889–1977), wife of [[Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell|Robert Baden-Powell]] and [[Girlguiding UK|Chief Guide]] from 1918<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/news_events/news/2010/June/news_items/blue_plaque_honours_announced.asp |title=Blue Plaque honours announced |work=[[Derbyshire County Council]] |date=6 July 2010 |access-date=4 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111203162405/http://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/news_events/news/2010/June/news_items/blue_plaque_honours_announced.asp|archive-date=3 December 2011}}</ref>
*[[Nick Barker (drummer)|Nick Barker]] (born 1973), British drummer 
*[[Ben Barnicoat]] (born 1996), racing driver
*[[Steven Blakeley]] (born 1982), actor in television drama series ''Heartbeat''
*[[B. V. Bowden, Baron Bowden]] (1910–1989), scientist and educationist, associated with the development of [[UMIST]] as a university
*[[Tommy Briggs]] (1923–1984), professional footballer and football manager (1885–1967).  President of the Senate (Australia)
*[[Millie Bright]] (born 1993), [[England women's national football team|England]] footballer
*[[Gordon Brown (Australian politician)|Gordon Brown (Australian Politician)]] (1885–1967), President of the Senate<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Nicholas |date=2006 |title=Gordon Brown (1885–1967) |url=https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/brown-gordon-9598 |access-date=18 May 2024 |website=Australian Dictionary of Biography}}</ref>
*[[Paul Burrell]] (born 1958), former royal [[butler]] and author<ref name="TownTalk">{{Cite web |url=http://www.chesterfield.towntalk.co.uk/about/fame/ |title=Chesterfield Hall of Fame |publisher=Chesterfield TownTalk |access-date=4 April 2011 |archive-date=10 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121210230942/http://www.chesterfield.towntalk.co.uk/about/fame |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[Martyn P. Casey]] (born 1960), bassist with [[The Bad Seeds]] and formerly [[Grinderman]]
*[[Barbara Castle]] (1910–2002), [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] [[Minister (government)|cabinet minister]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/womanshour/timeline/barbara_castle.shtml |title=Barbara Castle |publisher=[[Woman's Hour]] |work=[[BBC]] |access-date=3 April 2011}}</ref>
*[[Paul Cummins]] (born 1977), artist, creator of [[Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red]]
*[[Jonno Davies]] (born 1992), actor
*[[Fred Davis (snooker player)|Fred Davis]] (1913–1998), snooker player
*[[Richard Dawson (footballer, born 1960)|Richard Dawson]] (1960–2020), professional footballer with [[Rotherham United FC|Rotherham United]], [[Doncaster Rovers FC|Doncaster Rovers]] and [[Chesterfield FC|Chesterfield]]
*[[Connor Dimaio]] (born 1996), professional footballer
*[[Blair Dunlop]] (born 1992), musician and actor
*[[Stanley Dyson]] (1920–2007), art teacher and [[Outsider Art]] contributor
*[[Jane Freeman (artist)|Jane Freeman]] (1871–1963), artist
*[[Francis Frith]] (1822–1898), photographer and liberal [[Quakers|Quaker]]
*[[Thomas Gascoyne]] (1876–1917), professional cyclist<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1901/07/08/101200894.pdf |title=Noted Racing Cyclists |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=8 July 1901 |access-date=4 April 2011}}</ref> professional cyclist, who set world records for both 25 miles and the flying start quarter-mile. He rode in Europe, America and Australia but died at the [[Battle of Passchendaele]]
*[[Jeff Gilberthorpe]] (1939–2021), wildlife artist and author
*[[Diego De Girolamo]] (born 1995), professional footballer
*[[Simon Groom]] (born 1950), ''[[Blue Peter]]'' children's television programme presenter<ref name="TownTalk"/>
*[[Jo Guest]] (born 1972), former glamour model and [[Page Three|Page Three girl]]<ref name="TownTalk"/>
*[[Lisa Hall (musician)|Lisa Hall]] (living), musician
*[[W. E. Harvey]], [[Lib/Lab]] [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP)<ref>HARVEY, William Edwin, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2007; online ed., Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 [http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whowaswho/U186894. Accessed 8 Oct 2008.]</ref>
*Sir [[John Hurt]] (1940–2017), actor, knighted in 2015 for services to drama 
*[[Nigel Illingworth]] (born 1960), first-class cricketer<ref>{{Cite web|title=Player profile: NigeL Illingworth|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/30/30527/30527.html|access-date=13 November 2011|publisher=CricketArchive}}</ref>
*[[Gwen John (playwright)|Gwen John]] (1878–1953), playwright and author
*[[Winifred Jones (suffragette)|Winifred Jones]] (died 1955), suffragist
*[[Winifred Kastner]] (1903–1987), Australian community leader<ref>{{Citation |last=Davidson |first=Dianne |title=Winifred Kastner (1903–1987) |url=https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/kastner-winifred-12715 |work=Australian Dictionary of Biography |access-date=2023-12-03 |place=Canberra |publisher=National Centre of Biography, Australian National University |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Jeremy Kemp]] (1935–2019), actor in the television series [[Z-Cars]]
*[[Bram (wrestler)|Thomas Latimer]] (born 1986), [[WWE]] wrestler under the stage name [[Kenneth Cameron (wrestler)|Kenneth Cameron]]
*[[Frank Lee (British politician)|Frank Lee]] (1867–1941), Labour Party MP<ref name=ww>LEE, Frank, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2007; online ed., Oxford University Press, December 2007 [http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whowaswho/U228088 accessed 8 Oct 2008]</ref>
*[[Matthew Lowton]] (born 1989), professional footballer
*[[John Lukic]] (born 1960), professional footballer<ref name="TownTalk"/>
*[[Violet Markham]] (1872–1959), writer, social reformer and first female Mayor of Chesterfield<ref name="aim25">{{Cite web |url=http://www.aim25.ac.uk/cgi-bin/search2?coll_id=5642&inst_id=1 |title=Violet Markham, British Library |access-date=23 August 2008}}</ref>
*[[Rik Makarem]] (born 1982), actor in TV soap opera ''Emmerdale''
*[[Geoff Miller]] (born 1952), [[England cricketer|England]] cricketer<ref name="TownTalk" />
*[[Ernie Moss|Ernest Moss]] (1949–2021), was an English [[Association football|footballer]]
*[[Henry Normal]] (born 1956), writer, poet and television producer
*[[Paul Patterson (composer)|Paul Patterson]] (born 1947), composer and [[Royal Academy of Music]] professor
*[[Johnny Pearson]], composer of television theme tunes and pianist
*[[Samuel Pegge]] (1704–1796), antiquary and Vicar of [[Old Whittington]]
*[[Steve Perez]] (born 1956), entrepreneur and rally driver who founded Global Brands which produces alcoholic drinks
*[[Toby Perkins]] (born 1970), British [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] politician, MP for Chesterfield since 2010 and Shadow Business Minister
*[[Liam Pitchford]] (born 1993), British Olympic table tennis player and 2x Commonwealth Games gold medallist 
*[[Claire Price]] (born 1972), stage and television actress
*Sir [[Robert Robinson (organic chemist)|Robert Robinson]], Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on plant dyestuffs ([[anthocyanin]]s) and alkaloids<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whowaswho/U159056 |title='ROBINSON, Sir Robert', Who Was Who |author=A & C Black 1920–2007 |publisher=Oxford University Press |date=Dec 2007 |access-date=8 October 2008}}</ref>
*[[Lee Rowley]] (born 1980), Conservative MP for North East Derbyshire<ref>[https://www.lee4ned.com/about-lee-rowley Retrieved 8 January 2020.]</ref>
*Sir [[Robin Saxby]] (4 February 1947), technology entrepreneur, retired founding CEO of [[Arm Holdings]]
*[[Joe Screen]] (born 1972), international [[Motorcycle speedway|speedway]] rider<ref>{{Cite book |author=Oakes, P. |year=2004 |title=British Speedway Who's Who |isbn=0-948882-81-6}}</ref>
*[[Mark Shaw (singer)|Mark Shaw]] (born 1961), lead singer of 1980s band [[Then Jerico]]
*[[Rose Smith]] (1891–1985), communist activist and union official
*[[Phil Taylor (musician)|Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor]] (1954–2015), [[Motörhead]] drummer
*[[Percy Toplis]] (1896–1920), criminal active in the 1910s<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.eden.gov.uk/leisure-and-culture/museum-penrith-and-eden/museum-collections/percy-toplis/ |title=Percy Toplis ('The Monocled Mutineer') |work=[[Eden (district)|Eden District Council]] |year=2004 |access-date=4 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613204433/http://www.eden.gov.uk/leisure-and-culture/museum-penrith-and-eden/museum-collections/percy-toplis/|archive-date=13 June 2011}}</ref>
*[[Eric Varley, Baron Varley|Eric Varley]] (1932–2008), Labour [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) for Chesterfield, cabinet minister, and Chairman of [[Coalite]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Goodman |first=Geoffrey |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2008/jul/29/lords.labour|title=Lord Varley |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=29 July 2008 |access-date=4 April 2011}}</ref>
*[[Mike Watterson]] (1942–2019), professional snooker player and television commentator
*[[Mark Webber (guitarist)|Mark Webber]] (born 1970), rock guitarist in the band [[Pulp (band)|Pulp]] and curator of avant-garde cinema
*[[Bob Wilson (footballer born 1941)|Bob Wilson]], international footballer and broadcaster<ref name="TownTalk"/>
*Luke Wordsworth (died 1643), [[Cavalier|Royalist]] cavalry soldier in the [[English Civil War]] who served under [[Prince Rupert of the Rhine]] and was killed by [[Roundhead]] forces the [[Battle of Aylesbury]]<ref>{{Cite book|last=Sharp|first=Andrew|title=Political ideas of the English Civil Wars 1641-1649: a collection of representative texts with a commentary|publisher=Longman|year=1983|isbn=0-582-29554-8|language=English}}</ref>
*[[Peter Wright (MI5 officer)|Peter Wright]] (1916–1995), [[MI5]] officer and author of ''[[Spycatcher]]''<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.biography.com/search/article.do?id=9537721 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20070930014800/http://www.biography.com/search/article.do?id=9537721 |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 September 2007 |title=Peter Wright's biography |access-date=3 April 2011}}</ref>

Other prominent connections:
*[[Gordon Banks]] (1937–2019), England's World Cup winning goalkeeper played for Chesterfield between 1955 and 1959
*[[Tony Benn]] (1925–2014), [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|MP]] for Chesterfield from 1984 to 2001
*[[Montague Burton|Sir Montague Burton]] (1885–1952), founder of the [[Burton (clothing)|Burton]] chain, which opened his first store in Chesterfield in 1903
*[[Geoff Capes]] (born 1949), twice winner of the [[World's Strongest Man]] competition, used to live in Chesterfield
*[[Edmond Francis Crosse]] (1858–1941), Vicar of Chesterfield and then first [[Archdeacon]] of Chesterfield
*[[Erasmus Darwin]], (1731–1802), one of the founders of the [[Lunar Society]], a discussion group of pioneering industrialists and natural philosophers, was educated at [[Chesterfield School]]
*[[John Lowe (darts player)|John Lowe]] (born 1945), former professional darts player, three-time darts World Champion
*[[Alfred Seaman]] (1844–1910), Victorian photographer, opened his first studio in the town
*[[Ben Slater]] (born 1991), professional cricketer for [[Derbyshire County Cricket Club|Derbyshire]], then [[Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club|Nottinghamshire]]
*[[George Stephenson]] (1781–1848), engineer behind the world's first public railway hauled by steam, ended his days at [[Tapton House]], now a Chesterfield College campus, his statue can be seen outside Chesterfield station<ref>{{Cite book |last=Hunter |first=Davies |year=1975 |title=George Stephenson |publisher=Weidenfeld and Nicolson |isbn=978-0-297-76934-7}}</ref>
*[[Harry Maguire]], English football player