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November 2002
Great Nottinghamians - the result
William Booth
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
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Great Nottinghamian biographies:

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William Booth

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Lord Byron

Watson Fothergill
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Su Pollard

D H Lawrence

Alan Sillitoe
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Robin Hood


Torvill and Dean

Sir Jesse Boot

Harold Larwood

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Great Nottinghamians
The Result
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William Booth69.9%
2Robin Hood12.3%
3Sir Jesse Boot3.6%
4DH Lawrence3.1%
5Su Pollard3.0%
6Watson Fothergill3.0%
7Lord Byron2.0%
8Torvill & Dean 1.3%
9Alan Sillitoe1.1%
10Harold Larwood0.7%

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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