#1Famous people · Maidenhead, Berkshire
Writers and artists stand out among the 52 famous people born in Maidenhead
At the top of the list is the British author Hugh Lofting, covered in 35 languages. The next two names are Geraldine James and Tony Trimmer. In the 20th century, 33 were born, the most of any period. The first birth on record is George Etherege’s, in 1635, and the last Katie Crowhurst’s, in 2004.
Born here
52
notable people
Best known
Hugh Lofting
in 35 Wikipedia languages
First
1635
George Etherege
Youngest
2004
Katie Crowhurst
Most common field
Sports
13 people
What stands out about Maidenhead’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Maidenhead is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as writers and artists, at 1.8 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Maidenhead’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1940s than in any other ten years, 10 in all.
SportsWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicinePolitics & LawMusicNotableMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Maidenhead
Hugh Lofting leads with articles in 35 languages, ahead of Geraldine James (32) and Tony Trimmer (20).
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#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Maidenhead
49 more, 12 of them athletes.
Peter Howard
1908–1965English journalist, bobsleigher and rugby union footballer (1908–1965)
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
John O'Farrell
born 1962British author, comedy scriptwriter, and political campaigner
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Samuel Henry Drew
1844–1901New Zealand jeweller, watchmaker and naturalist (1844–1901)
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Elizabeth Rous Comstock
1815–1891British born US Quaker minister (1815-1891)
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Slough has the most on record, with 132.
Slough · 6 miJohn Frederick William Herschel & 131 more
Eton · 6 miWilliam Oughtred & 31 more
Windsor · 5 miEdward III of England & 28 more
Cookham · 3 miStanley Spencer & 16 more
Marlow · 4 miSteve Redgrave & 12 more
Bourne End · 4 miRosamond Lehmann & 6 moreBBWargrave · 6 miBert Bushnell & 2 moreJSFlackwell Heath and Wooburn Green · 5 miJohn Saunders & 1 moreQuestions about famous people from Maidenhead
Who is the most famous person from Maidenhead?
Hugh Lofting (British author (1886–1947)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 35 languages. Next come Geraldine James and Tony Trimmer.
How many famous people were born in Maidenhead?
52 people born in Maidenhead have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 66 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Maidenhead known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 13 of the 52. That is 25% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Maidenhead?
George Etherege, born in 1635. The youngest on the list was born in 2004.
Who counts as from Maidenhead?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Maidenhead’s built-up area (the ONS 2022 boundary), a hospital or district within it included, whose English Wikipedia article agrees. People who only lived here, adult performers and people known mainly for crimes aren’t listed.
Why is someone missing?
Their Wikidata birthplace may be a bigger area (“London”), another town, or missing, or their article may give no birthplace. We only list people both sources agree on; editing Wikidata or Wikipedia changes this page at the next refresh.
From Wikidata (CC0: birthplaces, descriptions, years, occupations) and English Wikipedia (each person’s article confirms the birthplace; linked, not quoted). Birthplaces are placed in the town by the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary (Office for National Statistics, Open Government Licence v3.0). Ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Fields are read from Wikidata’s description and occupations. “The usual town”: everyone listed across UK towns. Portraits: each person’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (31)
- Hugh Lofting: Unknown (Before 1925) Depicts Hugh Lofting (1886-1947), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Trimmer: Martin Lee, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave McKean: Niccolò Caranti, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Beaumont: National Lottery Good Causes, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tina Brown: Financial Times, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John B: Bizzurp, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary Russell: The original uploader was Whouk at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jessica Fox: Ian Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexander Baron: Nick Baron, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hugh Bayley: Kaly99, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jake Hyde: Mattythewhite, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Doughty: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Jay: Rochester Institute of Technology, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ethan Bristow: MGPetch, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Annette Dolphin: Royal Society uploader, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joshua Reynolds: ©House of Commons / Laurie Noble, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rupert Pennefather: Scillystuff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Burton: Simonmillspr, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Henry Drew: Photographer unidentified, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Hight: Duncan.Hull, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Rous Comstock: Frances Elizabeth Willard, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Katie Crowhurst: SamC08, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Philip Wolfe: MrRenewables, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Grant Serpell: Cahasm23, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lydia Rous: unknown photographer before 1896, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Frederick William Herschel: Julia Margaret Cameron, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Oughtred: Wenceslaus Hollar, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward III of England: TheAncientHistorian, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stanley Spencer: No answer by website owner, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Redgrave: Steve_Redgrave_20110525.jpg: Phil Guest derivative work: MachoCarioca, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rosamond Lehmann: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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