#1Famous people · Sandhurst, Berkshire
From 1816 to 1993, Sandhurst was the birthplace of 7 famous people
At the top of the list is the English cricketer William Patterson, covered in 5 languages. Second place goes to the English footballer John Goddard, third to William Russell. More than half were born in the Victorian era, 4 in all. William Patterson was born in 1859.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
William Patterson
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1816
William Wright
Youngest
1993
John Goddard
Most common field
Sports
4 people
The best known
Born in Sandhurst
Ranked by languages covered: William Patterson with 5, then John Goddard with 4 and William Russell with 3.
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#3Politics & Law
William Russell
1838–1913New Zealand politician, born 1838
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Through the years
When Sandhurst’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1880s, with 2 people born in that decade.
SportsPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Sandhurst is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 4.9 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Sandhurst
4 more names, born between 1816 and 1924.
Agatha Harrison
1885–1954English industrial welfare reformer and unofficial diplomat
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Who is the most famous person from Sandhurst?
William Patterson (English cricketer (1859-1946)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 5 languages. Next come John Goddard and William Russell.
How many famous people were born in Sandhurst?
7 people born in Sandhurst have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 12 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Sandhurst known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 4 of the 7. That is 57% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Sandhurst?
William Wright, born in 1816. The youngest on the list was born in 1993.
Who counts as from Sandhurst?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Sandhurst’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 (9)
- William Patterson: Credit: "From photo by E. Hawkins & Co., Brighton", Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Russell: Photographer unidentified, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Joseph Ashby: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James, Earl of Wessex: NZ Defence Force, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joan Robinson: W. Punt for Anefo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nicholas Hoult: Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Millie Brady: HeyUGuys at http://HeyUGuys.com, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Freeman Dyson: ioerror, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Boys: User:AnemoneProjectors, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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