#1Film, TV & Stage
Elizabeth Hurley
born 1965English actress and model (born 1965)
60 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Famous people · Basingstoke, Hampshire
82 famous people were born in Basingstoke, more of them performers than in most towns
At the top of the list is the English actress and model Elizabeth Hurley, covered in 60 languages. Close behind are Tom Cleverley and Alma Deutscher. Most were born since 1970: 55 of them. Births span 1673 to 2005, from John James to Alma Deutscher.
Born here
82
notable people
Best known
Elizabeth Hurley
in 60 Wikipedia languages
First
1673
John James
Youngest
2005
Alma Deutscher
Most common field
Sports
45 people
What stands out about Basingstoke’s famous people
Still making namesThe most recent birth on the list came in 2005, among 64 since 1950.Known worldwideElizabeth Hurley is written about in 60 languages.A town of performersPerformers make up 15 of the 82, 2.1 times the usual share.82 notable peopleWith 82 notable people, the list is longer than most towns’.
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Basingstoke’s famous people were born
The 1990s alone account for 25 of the births charted here.
SportsFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsMusicScience & MedicinePolitics & LawNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Basingstoke
The three are covered in 60, 52 and 36 languages: Elizabeth Hurley, Tom Cleverley and Alma Deutscher.
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#3Music
Alma Deutscher
born 2005British composer, pianist and violinist
36 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Known for
What Basingstoke is known for
Set against the usual town, performers come out 2.1 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Basingstoke
Still to come: 79 more, from 1673 to 2001.
Nora Stanton Blatch Barney
1883–1971American civil engineer, architect and suffragist (1883–1971)
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Herbert Edward John Cowdrey
1926–2009English historian and priest (1926-2009)
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Christopher Sclater Millard
1872–1927Bookseller and Bibliographer (1872-1927)
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
William Dicey
born 1690English newspaper proprietor, publisher, printseller and patent medicine seller
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 8 have famous names listed.
Questions about famous people from Basingstoke
Who is the most famous person from Basingstoke?
Elizabeth Hurley (English actress and model (born 1965)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 60 languages. Next come Tom Cleverley and Alma Deutscher.
How many famous people were born in Basingstoke?
82 people born in Basingstoke have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 93 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Basingstoke known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 45 of the 82. That is 55% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Basingstoke?
John James, born in 1673. The youngest on the list was born in 2005.
Who counts as from Basingstoke?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Basingstoke’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 (36)
- Elizabeth Hurley: Colleen Sturtevant, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Cleverley: Tommy Low from Singapore, Singapore, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alma Deutscher: Hel-Ash, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gabriella Wilde: Richard Goldschmidt, www.piqtured.com, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nora Stanton Blatch Barney: National Photo Company Collection/Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (Digital File Number: LC-DIG-npcc-03521), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Barât: Paolo Didonè from Piazzola Sul Brenta (PD), Italy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ian McNeice: Ian brown LRPS, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Warton: Joshua Reynolds, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kit Symons: Jon Candy from Cardiff, Wales, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Sutton: Paul Hudson, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Croft: Charlie, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harlee Dean: Jon Candy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sid Castle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Will Smallbone: YantsImages, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Chidgey, Baron Chidgey: Chris McAndrew, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Grace Blakeley: Kevin Walsh, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rowan Vine: Jonesy702, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Harper: Cs-wolves, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Waldemar Januszczak: Vlad.saileanu, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Payne: Yabush, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Julian Stockwin: Julian Stockwin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Greenidge: SGGH at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Danielle Harrison: Ukmarkharrison, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Bye: AnemoneProjectors, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jenna Legg: Katie Chan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Olly Lancashire: Joe Vitale 5, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Keble Howard: Copyright of book owned by Keble Howard, who died in 1828., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike McMeeken: Mtaylor848, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Wright: Bruce Fenn, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe McDonnell: Timmy96, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- L. E. Timberlake: Los Angeles Daily News, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Holding: Helene Dowding, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jasper Morris: Scottvollmerich, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Shipman: British Province of Carmelites, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Spence: George Vertue, after Isaac Whood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Williams: Mockridge, Charles H. (Charles Henry), 1844-1913, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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