About Derek Hornby
Lived 1930 – 2013 (aged 83). Derek Hornby was a businessperson.
Sir Derek Peter Hornby (10 January 1930 – 16 December 2013) was a British business executive who was chairman of London and Continental Railways.
Hornby was born in Bournemouth and attended Canford School in Dorset. He was twice married, firstly to Margaret (née Withers) then to Sonia (née Beesley).
His four children include the novelist Nick Hornby, the businessman Johnny Hornby, and Gill, who married the author Robert Harris. Hornby was knighted in 1990.
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Derek Hornby was born on 10 January 1930 in Bournemouth.
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Derek Hornby died on 16 December 2013.
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Derek Hornby was a businessperson.
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