List of people from Nottingham

Notable people born in or near, educated in, or otherwise associated with Nottingham. Sorted by category and DOB:

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References

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  97. ^ "Boxing champ Needham dies". thisisNottingham. 19 September 2008. http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/news/Double-boxing-champ-Needham-dies/article-341100-detail/article.html. Retrieved 25 July 2010. 
  98. ^ "Carl Froch". Cobraboxing.com. http://www.cobraboxing.com/profiles/1. Retrieved 25 July 2010. 
  99. ^ "Richard Daft". cricketarchive.com. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/28/28921/28921.html. Retrieved 14 November 2011. 
  100. ^ "Alan Armitage". cricketarchive.com. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/27/27518/27518.html. Retrieved 13 November 2011. 
  101. ^ "Peter Plummer". cricketarchive.com. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/32/32096/32096.html. Retrieved 13 July 2011. 
  102. ^ "Mark Dale". cricketarchive.com. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/44/44007/44007.html. Retrieved 14 November 2011. 
  103. ^ "Stuart Broad". cricinfo.com. http://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/player/10617.html. Retrieved 25 July 2010. 
  104. ^ "Player profile: Dan Wheeldon". ESPNcricinfo. http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/508447.html. Retrieved 26 July 2011. 
  105. ^ Heath, Neil (17 November 2009). "AC Milan's Nottingham-born hero". BBC News. http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/nottingham/hi/people_and_places/history/newsid_8291000/8291087.stm. Retrieved 8 May 2010. 
  106. ^ Peter Taylor, my father (2009-04-17). "Nottingham - History - Peter Taylor, my father". BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/nottingham/content/articles/2009/04/14/peter_wendy_taylor_feature.shtml. Retrieved 2011-11-23. 
  107. ^ "Pleat, David". Jewsinsports.org. http://www.jewsinsports.org/profile.asp?sport=soccer&ID=128. Retrieved 25 July 2010. 
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  109. ^ "Andy Cole". Soccerbase.com. http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=1542. Retrieved 25 July 2010. 
  110. ^ "Chris Sutton". Soccerbase.com. http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=7732. Retrieved 25 July 2010. 
  111. ^ "Jermaine Jenas". Soccerbase.com. http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=23937. Retrieved 25 July 2010. 
  112. ^ "NOTTINGHAM footballer Jermaine Pennant has claimed the birth of his son has reformed his character.". This is Nottingham. 2011-02-28. http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/Pennant-ll-boy/story-12223020-detail/story.html. Retrieved 2011-11-23. 
  113. ^ "Find out about me Julian Bennett". Julianbennett.com. http://www.julianbennett.com/about_me.html. Retrieved 2011-11-23. 
  114. ^ "Wes Morgan: Carring the weight of Forest fans' hopes - Profiles - People". The Independent. 2011-05-12. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/wes-morgan-carring-the-weight-of-forest-fans-hopes-2282541.html. Retrieved 2011-11-23. 
  115. ^ "Craig Westcarr transferred from Notts County to Chesterfield". Soccerfame.com. http://www.soccerfame.com/transfer/4033/craig-westcarr. Retrieved 2011-11-23. 
  116. ^ Magowan, Alistair (2011-08-28). "BBC Sport - Newcastle 2-1 Fulham". BBC News. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14606026.stm. Retrieved 2011-11-23. 
  117. ^ Players. "Tom Huddlestone: England midfielder at World Cup 2010". Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/england/players/6598829/Tom-Huddlestone-England-midfielder-at-World-Cup-2010.html. Retrieved 2011-11-23. 
  118. ^ "News | Latest News | Latest News | Hoskins Set for Loan Switch". Nottingham Forest. http://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10308~1232805,00.html. Retrieved 2011-11-23. 
  119. ^ "BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | N | Nottm Forest | Forest capture striker McGoldrick". BBC News. 2009-06-29. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/nottm_forest/8124445.stm. Retrieved 2011-11-23. 
  120. ^ "Team | Player Profiles | Lewis McGugan". Nottingham Forest. http://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10308~37618,00.html. Retrieved 2011-11-23. 
  121. ^ "Football: Nottingham-born Watford goalkeeper Scott Loach is in the England U21 squad for the friendly internationals against Denmark and Iceland.". This is Nottingham. 2011-03-23. http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/Loach-England-U21-squad/story-12180833-detail/story.html. Retrieved 2011-11-23. 
  122. ^ Park residents site: Retrieved 13 April 2011.
  123. ^ "Torpedo Tom Blower". BBC. 2008-11-04. http://www.bbc.co.uk/nottingham/content/articles/2008/04/11/tom_blower_feature.shtml. Retrieved 2009-02-03. 
  124. ^ "1984: British ice couple score Olympic gold". BBC News. 14 February 1984. http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/14/newsid_4156000/4156053.stm. Retrieved 8 May 2010. 
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  128. ^ "Matt & Andrej Koymsky Home". andrejkoymasky.com. 22 October 2008. http://andrejkoymasky.com/liv/fam/bion1/newton03.html. Retrieved 25 July 2010. 
  129. ^ "Autobiography". Beckydownie.com. http://beckydownie.com/about/autobiography.php. Retrieved 25 July 2010. 
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  132. ^ "Matt Forde". comedycv.co.uk. http://www.comedycv.co.uk/mattforde/index.htm. Retrieved 25 October 2011. 
  133. ^ Wilson, Jared (10 November 2005). "Xylophone Man remembered". BBC Nottingham. http://www.bbc.co.uk/nottingham/content/articles/2005/09/05/xylophone_man_update_feature.shtml. Retrieved 25 July 2010. 
  134. ^ "Welcome to the Child Migrants Trust". childmigrantstrust.com. http://www.childmigrantstrust.com/. Retrieved 25 July 2010. 
  135. ^ "Profile of a killer doctor". BBC News. 31 January 2000. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/uk/2000/the_shipman_murders/the_shipman_files/611013.stm. Retrieved 8 May 2010. 
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