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page 1People from Derby
Herbert Spencer
English philosopher and political theorist (1820–1903)

John Atkinson Hobson
English economist, social scientist and critic of imperialism (1858-1940)
John Mawe
British mineralogist and dealer in minerals (1764–1829)
John Lombe
silk manufacturer
Alfred Edward Goodey
Philanthropist and art collector (1878-1945)
Andrew Planche
French porcelain artist in England
Ernest William Hobson
British mathematician (1856–1933)
David Frost
British diplomat
George Simpson
British meteorologist (1878–1965)
David Bloor
British sociologist (1942-)
Damien Walters
British stunt performer
Freda Bedi
British buddhist nun (1911-1977)
Nina Salaman
British Jewish poet, translator, and social activist

Walter Weston
English missionary and mountain climber (1860-1940)

Samuel Ward
food taster to Bonnie Prince Charlie
Gordon Pask
British psychologist (1928–1996)
Alleyne FitzHerbert, 1st Baron St Helens
Irish politician (1753-1839)
Terry Lloyd
English television journalist who reported extensively from the Middle East (1952-2003)
Preet Chandi
British army officer who became the first woman of colour to complete a solo expedition to reach the South Pole
Deborah Bull
dancer, writer and broadcaster

David Bamberg
British magician and actor

William Hutton
English poet and historian of Birmingham; (1723-1815)
James Harkness
Canadian mathematician (1864–1923)
Suicide of Kelly Yeomans
British student victim of bullying (1984–1997)
John Valentine Wistar Shaw
Britich colonial administrator
Alice Wheeldon
British anti-war campaigner (1866-1919)
Constance Spry
British florist (1886-1960)
Felix Dodds
British author, futurist and activist
Jasvinder Sanghera
British Activist

Joan Waste
English martyr
John Dexter
British director
Stuart Varney
British-American economic journalist
Charles Holme
merchant; magazine editor