Arkwright; Sir; Richard (1732-1792); knight, inventor and engineer
Hurt; Francis (1722-1783); Of Alderwasley; married Mary Gell in 1751.
Royal Crown Derby Porcelain; 1750-; Derby-based china manufacturer
Slater; Samuel (1768-1835); Of Belper; English-American industrialist known as the "Father of the American Industrial Revolution". He brought British textile technology to America, founding mills at Pawtucket, Rhode Island.
Strutt; Jedediah (1726-1797); inventor, hosier and cotton spinner
Whitehurst; John (1713-1788); Clock and instrument maker, of Derby; member of the Lunar Society.
Wright; Joseph (1734-1797); Artist, also known as Wright of Derby.
Harpur Crewe family of Calke