Celebrities from the worlds of sport, TV, film and fashion are among some of the richest to hail from Derbyshire – building up multi-million pound fortunes over the course of their careers.
This is a collection of some of the county’s most talented and well-known stars – and details of how much money they have earned over the years.
5. John Lowe
John Lowe was awarded an MBE in the 2018 New Year Honours for services to darts and charity. The legendary darts player, hailing from Tupton, won the World Championship in three separate decades - the only player to do so. He was also the first darts player to hit a nine-dart finish on TV. His net worth is estimated to be around £750,000, according to Idol Net Worth. Photo: Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
6. Vivienne Westwood
Vivienne Westwood was born in Tintwistle and went on to become an icon of British fashion. In 2022, Sky Arts ranked her the 4th most influential artist in Britain of the last 50 years. Westwood passed away at the age of 81 in 2022 - and Celebrity Net Worth estimated that she was worth nearly £40 million at the time of her death. Photo: Francois Durand
7. Robert Lindsay
Robert Lindsay is the recipient of a British Academy Television Award, a Tony Award and two Laurence Olivier Awards. He was born in Ilkeston and went to Kensington Primary in Ilkeston and secondary modern school, Gladstone Boys', also in Ilkeston. Idol Net Worth estimates that Lindsay’s net worth is just over £3 million. Photo: Stuart C. Wilson
8. Sir John Hurt
Veteran stage and screen legend John Hurt, who was the son of a vicar in Shirebrook, has appeared in many renowned films and televesion series over the last fifty years. He has been in films such as Alien, Indiana Jones and Harry Potter - as well as playing Doctor Who in the 50th anniversary special. Before his death in 2017, he was worth an estimated £25 million. Photo: Steve Parsons/WPA pool/Getty Images