#1Politics & Law
Philip Hammond
born 1955British politician (born 1955)
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Famous people · Epping, Essex
Musicians stand out among the 49 famous people born in Epping
The best known is the British politician Philip Hammond, with articles in 46 languages. The largest group, 26, was born in the 20th century. The list runs from Henry Doubleday, born in 1808, to Andrew Higgins, born in 1981. 16 of them were born since 1970.
Born here
49
notable people
Best known
Philip Hammond
in 46 Wikipedia languages
First
1808
Henry Doubleday
Youngest
1981
Andrew Higgins
Most common field
Sports
23 people
What stands out about Epping’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Epping’s famous people were born
The 1970s top the chart, with 14 births in the decade.
SportsWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawMusicScience & MedicineNotableFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Epping
The three are covered in 46, 43 and 25 languages: Philip Hammond, Dave Gahan and David Byron.
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What Epping is known for
Musicians stand out most, at 1.6 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Epping
Still to come: 46 more, from 1808 to 1981.
Henry Doubleday
1808–1875English entomologist and ornithologist (1808-1875)
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Edward Doubleday
1810–1849English entomologist and ornithologist (1810 -1849)
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Harlow’s, with 106.
Questions about famous people from Epping
Who is the most famous person from Epping?
Philip Hammond (British politician (born 1955)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 46 languages. Next come Dave Gahan and David Byron.
How many famous people were born in Epping?
49 people born in Epping have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 61 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Epping known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 23 of the 49. That is 47% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Epping?
Henry Doubleday, born in 1808. The youngest on the list was born in 1981.
Who counts as from Epping?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Epping’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 (15)
- Philip Hammond: Chris McAndrew, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Gahan: Depeche Mode, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Byron: Mercury Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Mays: Soccer Aid for UNICEF, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Doubleday: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Crow: Jarvin - Jarle Vines, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Samantha Smith: Andrew Campbell, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Doubleday: George Henry Ford, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Justin Richards: Justin Richards, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Rosenberg: Информационное агентство БелТА, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ruth George: Chris McAndrew, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Coke, 8th Earl of Leicester: ©House of Lords / photography by Roger Harris, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Adrian Whitbread: Runningboards, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Victoria Beckham: Owl Bridge Media, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph H. Fowler: Denizrex1, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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