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November 2002
Great Nottinghamians - the result

You voted William Booth as the greatest Nottinghamian.

As the BBC carried out its search for the greatest Britons - we looked closer to home to find the greatest person to hail from Nottinghamshire.

Below you'll find the results.

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Great Nottinghamians

Great Nottinghamian biographies:

William Booth

Lord Byron

Watson Fothergill

Su Pollard

D H Lawrence

Alan Sillitoe

Robin Hood

Torvill and Dean

Sir Jesse Boot

Harold Larwood

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Great Nottinghamians The Result
1	William Booth	69.9%
2	Robin Hood	12.3%
3	Sir Jesse Boot	3.6%
4	DH Lawrence	3.1%
5	Su Pollard	3.0%
6	Watson Fothergill	3.0%
7	Lord Byron	2.0%
8	Torvill & Dean	1.3%
9	Alan Sillitoe	1.1%
10	Harold Larwood	0.7%

Nottingham man William Booth has made the BBC's Greatest Britons top 100. Below is a biography of the man that brought the Salvation Army to the world. Read more >>

Why not also have a quick recap of the other ten star contestants. Visit our Great Nottinghamians page for a quick rundown.

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