#1Science & Medicine
Thomas Henry Huxley
1825–1895British biologist and comparative anatomist (1825–1895)
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Famous people · Ealing, London
Of the 287 famous people born in Ealing, an unusual share are soldiers and sailors
Thomas Henry Huxley, the British biologist and comparative anatomist, is the most widely known, written about in 110 languages. In the 20th century, 165 were born, the most of any period. Over 243 years of births, the list goes from Francis Grose (1758) to Bukayo Saka (2001). Births since 1970 account for 64 of the names.
Born here
287
notable people
Best known
Thomas Henry Huxley
in 110 Wikipedia languages
First
1758
Francis Grose
Youngest
2001
Bukayo Saka
Most common field
Sports
126 people
What stands out about Ealing’s famous people
Known worldwideRead in 110 languages, Thomas Henry Huxley is known far beyond the town.A town of soldiers and sailorsAmong the 287 people born here, 18 are soldiers and sailors: 1.7 times the usual share.Still making namesThe most recent birth on the list came in 2001, among 123 since 1950.287 notable peopleWith 287 notable people, the list is longer than most towns’.
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Ealing
Thomas Henry Huxley has articles in 110 languages, Bukayo Saka in 72 and Kit Harington in 72.
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What Ealing is known for
Compared with the usual town, soldiers and sailors are the most over-represented field, at 1.7 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Ealing’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1950s than in any other ten years, 31 in all.
SportsWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineMusicMilitaryPolitics & LawBusinessNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Ealing
284 more; the 197 best known are listed here.
Christiane Amanpour
born 1958English-Iranian news anchor and international correspondent
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Margery Allingham
1904–1966English writer of detective fiction, editor (1904–1966)
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Bruce Fraser, 1st Baron Fraser of North Cape
1888–1981Royal Navy admiral of the fleet (1888-1981)
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Brigid Brophy
1929–1995British novelist, literary critic, polemicist (1929–1995)
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Carole Middleton
born 1955British businesswoman; mother of Catherine, Princess of Wales
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James Roche, 3rd Baron Fermoy
1852–1920Irish peer and Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom (1852-1920)
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Simon Napier-Bell
born 1939English record producer, music manager, author and journalist
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Mary Gillham
1921–2013British botanist, ecologist, university teacher and writer (1921-2013)
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Sarah Lindley Crease
1826–1922British-Canadian artist, socialite, and diarist (1826-1922)
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Angela Lascelles
1919–2007Former wife of Hon. Gerald Lascelles (1919-2007)
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John Junkin
1930–2006British radio, television and film actor and screenwriter (1930–2006)
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Kirith Entwistle
born 1991British politician, from 2024, Member of Parliament for Bolton North East
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Dave Peabody
born 1948English singer-songwriter, musician, record producer and photographer
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Leonard E. H. Williams
1919–2007Recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross (1919–2007)
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Alban Tabor Austin Dobson
1885–1962(1885-1962), Secretary of International Whaling Commission
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Westminster, at 1,476.
Westminster · 7 miElizabeth II & 1,475 more
Kensington and Chelsea · 6 miVictoria & 798 more
Camden · 8 miMary Shelley & 725 more
Hammersmith and Fulham · 5 miBenedict Cumberbatch & 612 moreDAHounslow · 4 miDavid Attenborough & 359 more
Richmond upon Thames · 5 miKeira Knightley & 301 moreRCBrent · 4 miRonald Coase & 241 more
Harrow · 5 miElton John & 216 moreQuestions about famous people from Ealing
Who is the most famous person from Ealing?
Thomas Henry Huxley (British biologist and comparative anatomist (1825–1895)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 110 languages. Next come Bukayo Saka and Kit Harington.
How many famous people were born in Ealing?
287 people born in Ealing have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 335 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Ealing known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 126 of the 287. That is 44% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Ealing?
Francis Grose, born in 1758. The youngest on the list was born in 2001.
Who counts as from Ealing?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Ealing’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 (92)
- Thomas Henry Huxley: Lock & Whitfield, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bukayo Saka: Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kit Harington: Sachyn, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christiane Amanpour: Palácio do Planalto from Brasilia, Brasil, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hal Robson-Kanu: Steindy 16:14, 10 November 2016 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Perryman: Marcel Antonisse / Anefo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nevil Shute: w:Australian Women's Weekly, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Les Ferdinand: Brian Minkoff- London Pixels, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlotte Cooper: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rick Wakeman: Stéphane Gallay from Laconnex, Switzerland, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mitch Mitchell: A. Vente, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl, Wikimedia Commons
- Dorothea Douglass: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul McGrath: Jonesy702, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Hammill: ceedub13, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cleo Laine: Jack de Nijs for Anefo / Anefo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blanche Bingley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John McVie: Weatherman90 at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bruce Fraser, 1st Baron Fraser of North Cape: Royal Navy official photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Hillyard: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Fothergill Cooke: William Fothergill Cooke, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sanjeev Bhaskar: TheAsianAwards, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Adam Faith: Phil Guest from Bournemouth, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Owen: Nigel Homer derivative work: Bob Castle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oliver Ford Davies: massattack05 from coventry, uk, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Elliot Drinkwater Bethune: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leon Haslam: Craig Morey, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mel Stride: ©House of Commons / Laurie Noble, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kerry Godliman: Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alan Devonshire: Jonesy702, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Fortey: Danimations, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anthony Straker: Mattythewhite, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Freddie de Guingand: Official photograph, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alec Hearne: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ethel Pedley: High Resolution Scan Provided by Hordern House Rare Books, Sydney, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Hearne: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Oakes: Bex.Walton, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carole Middleton: Magnus D, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Hamilton: Unknown photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Gibbons Hearne: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Molly Manning Walker: Jonas Schneider, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathaniel Reilly-O'Donnell: Shev123, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Darius Charles: Mattythewhite, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Augustus Bond: unattributed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leena Gade: Brett Wasserman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Smith: RealTVfilms, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathaniel Pearce: Robert Pollard / After Henry Salt, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Holmes: MilesaMFC, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bernard Braine: Rcawsey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Gillham: Chris Franks, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Lindley Crease: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bernard Cronin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Spinx: Garry Knight, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Brown: Robyburns, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kamal Ahmed: Roger Green, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathaniel Lindley, Baron Lindley: Alexander Bassano, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Coveney: Myriad 000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Razzall, Baron Razzall: Keith Edkins, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Colin Thompson: Colin Thompson (self portrait with timer), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Danny Hutchins: Dazza66, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fern Britton: Garry Knight, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbert Wakefield Banks Skinner: Donald Cooksey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John 'Speedy' Keene: Myself, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kirith Entwistle: ©House of Commons / Roger Harris, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marian Horsley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Leary: https://www.flickr.com/photos/juddy666/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Knowles: User:DavidDjJohnson, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norman Cyril Jackson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Marshall: ARC Forum, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Ulrich: MagicPies123, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pippa Evans: Elwood P. Dowd, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bertie Rosier: Brentford FC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Whelan: Photo taken by Wendy Roseberry / Wendyroseberry at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- C. J. Allen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Celia Rooke: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Monk: Comet Photo AG (Zürich), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dominic Peters: Fleets, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elsie Maréchal: unknown, undisclosed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hope Tala: AEHLL, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Imran Qayyum: Blue Square Thing, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Stevens: EchetusXe, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Royal: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Karleigh Osborne: Timmy96, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oakey Field: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rishi Nair: Meena, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Bethune: Clifford Mill, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Derek Marlowe: Paul Gallagher, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth II: Donald McKague, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Victoria: Alexander Bassano, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Shelley: Richard Rothwell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benedict Cumberbatch: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Keira Knightley: Andrea Raffin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elton John: Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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