Arkwright; Richard (1755-1843); Financier; son of Sir Richard Arkwright
Chantrey; Sir; Francis Leggatt (1781-1841); Sir; Sculptor, born Jordanthorpe near Norton , then in north Derbyshire.
Darwin; Erasmus (1731-1802); Dr; physician, natural philosopher, physiologist, slave-trade abolitionist, inventor and poet
Foljambe; family; of Chesterfield
Markham; Charles Paxton (1865-1926); engineer and industrialist
Markham; Violet Rosa (1872-1959); Writer, social reformer, campaigner against women's suffrage and administrator.
Nightingale; Florence (1820-1910); social reformer and statistician; founder of modern nursing
Staveley; Staveley Coal and Iron Company Limited; 1864-1948; iron, coal and chemicals company
Bryan Donkin Company Ltd of Chesterfield, engineering firm