#13 famous people come from Ringwood, Darren Soto the best known
Best known of all is Darren Soto, written about in 14 languages. Second place goes to the American long-distance runner Sarah Pagano, third to Gabrielle Lucke. The nearest list is next door in Warwick: 6 names, starting with Gus Dapperton. Sarah Pagano, born in 1991, is the youngest, and Darren Soto, born in 1978, the first on record.

Born in Ringwood
First, Darren Soto (14 languages), then Sarah Pagano (3) and Gabrielle Lucke (2).
#1What Ringwood is known for
Politics & Law leads the fields, with 2 people.
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Who’s the most famous person from Ringwood?
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Warwick’s, at 6 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ringwood and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (5)
- Darren Soto: United States House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gus Dapperton: Tore Sætre, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Laurene Powell Jobs: Presidente_Piñera_se_reúne_con_Laurene_Powell_Jobs.jpg: Gobierno de Chile derivative work: Rec79, CC BY 3.0 cl, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott A. Spellmon: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Mulford Robinson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons



