#1Writing & Arts
John Galsworthy
1867–1933English novelist and playwright (1867–1933)
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Famous people · Kingston upon Thames, London
John Galsworthy and 288 more famous people were born in Kingston upon Thames
John Galsworthy, the English novelist and playwright, has articles in 121 languages. Second place goes to the English actor Tom Holland, third to Luke Shaw. 126 of them were born in the 20th century, more than in any other period. With 52 performers, the list holds 2.1 times the share found across UK towns.
Born here
289
notable people
Best known
John Galsworthy
in 121 Wikipedia languages
First
1625
James Bishop
Youngest
2009
Hannah Klugman
Most common field
Sports
109 people
What stands out about Kingston upon Thames’ famous people
Known worldwideRead in 121 languages, John Galsworthy is known far beyond the town.A town of performersPerformers make up 52 of the 289, 2.1 times the usual share.Still making namesBirths since 1950 number 129, the most recent in 2009.289 notable peopleKingston upon Thames lists 289 notable people, more than most towns.
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Kingston upon Thames
John Galsworthy has articles in 121 languages, Tom Holland in 118 and Luke Shaw in 66.
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#3Sports
Luke Shaw
born 1995English association football player (born 1995)
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Known for
What Kingston upon Thames is known for
Compared with the usual town, performers are the most over-represented field, at 2.1 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Kingston upon Thames’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1990s, with 38 people born in that decade.
SportsFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineMusicPolitics & LawMilitaryBusinessNotableFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Kingston upon Thames
286 more; the 197 best known are listed here.
Ingrid Newkirk
born 1949British-American animal rights advocate, author & activist
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Donald Campbell
1921–1967English racecar driver and land & water speed record holder (1921-1967)
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Felix Dennis
1947–2014English publisher, poet, spoken word performer and philanthropist (1947-2014)
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Denis Wright
1911–2005British diplomat; Ambassador to Ethiopia and Iran (1911–2005)
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Peter J. Parsons
1936–2022British classicist and papyrologist (1936–2022)
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David Whitaker
1931–2012English composer, songwriter, arranger, and conductor (1931–2012)
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George Taplin
1831–1879Anglo-Australian teacher, missionary, anthropologist (1831-1879)
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Vinita Marwaha Madill
born 1987British Space Operations engineer and science communicator
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Elizabeth Dawes
1864–1954English classical scholar and teacher (1864–1954)
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Francis Douglas, 11th Marquess of Queensberry
1896–1954Scottish representative peer
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George Musgrove
1854–1916English-born Australian theatre producer (1854–1916)
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Phyllis Ginger
1907–2005English graphic artist, painter, and draftsman, 1907-2005
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Richard S. Lambert
1894–1981English biographer, popular historian and broadcaster (1894–1981)
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Roy Chaplin
1899–1988Aeronautical engineer who worked for Hawker Aircraft Limited (1899-1988)
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Stuart Latham
1912–1993English actor and later television producer (1912-1993)
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town within 12 miles of Kingston upon Thames, with how many people each has.
Richmond upon Thames · 4 miKeira Knightley & 301 more
Merton · 4 miRobert Graves & 224 more
Sutton · 5 miJeff Beck & 212 more
Epsom · 4 miTom Felton & 179 more
West Molesey · 2 miChristian de Duve & 35 more
Sunbury-on-Thames · 6 miJohn Glen & 15 more
Ewell · 3 miPetula Clark & 13 more
Ashtead · 6 miA. P. Herbert & 6 moreQuestions about famous people from Kingston upon Thames
Who is the most famous person from Kingston upon Thames?
John Galsworthy (English novelist and playwright (1867–1933)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 121 languages. Next come Tom Holland and Luke Shaw.
How many famous people were born in Kingston upon Thames?
289 people born in Kingston upon Thames have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 337 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Kingston upon Thames known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 109 of the 289. That is 38% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Kingston upon Thames?
James Bishop, born in 1625. The youngest on the list was born in 2009.
Who counts as from Kingston upon Thames?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Kingston upon Thames’ 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 (114)
- John Galsworthy: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Holland: PhilipRomano, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Luke Shaw: Ardfern, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Declan Rice: Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eadweard Muybridge: Rainer Zenz Public domain This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or fewer., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steven Wilson: joergens.mi, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonny Lee Miller: Genevieve719, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Cleland: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kelly Reilly: Georges Biard, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Patrick Roberts: Nick from Bristol, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Martyn: TimDuncan, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Susan George: Ian Brown LRPS, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ingrid Newkirk: David Shankbone, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucie Silvas: Amw9991 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nell Tiger Free: Amy Martin Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Donald Campbell: William Belknap, Jr., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nicky Morgan: ©House of Lords / photography by Roger Harris, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Betty Nuthall: Unknown (Bassano Ltd), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Dreja: Chuck Boyd of KRLA Beat magazine This is a retouched picture, which means that it has been digitally altered from its original version. Modifications made by Dcameron814., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Karina Bryant: Society for the study of martial arts Planet Judo, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Moe Sbihi: Ben Sutherland, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jodie Burrage: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Melanie South: Clavecin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfie Gilchrist: Werner100359, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Archie Renaux: GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Hogg: Stew jones, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Clayton-Thomas: Carl Lender at https://www.flickr.com/photos/clender/, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Agyei: Paul W, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matthew Needham: Mandilea16, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- India de Beaufort: BeautifulPlanningMarketing&PR, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Twinkle: Tollie Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harold Bauer: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Julia Higgins: Genevieve Martin, ORNL; per copyright notice, please include "Courtesy of Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy.", Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Thurston Dart: Harry Pot for Anefo ), CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- India Amarteifio: Danielle G. Campbell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maybanke Anderson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Palmer: World Economic Forum from Cologny, Switzerland, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dean Lewington: Jonesy702, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Pinnington Jones: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leo Castledine: Oscarfan123, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter King: Nakedlunch123, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Daniell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Daniell: Richard Westall, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Brockwell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Barnes: Hilton Teper, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hannah Klugman: si.robi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Christy: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Adams: CERN, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lynne Truss: Terry Ballard from Merrick, New York, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rory Townsend: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buster Mottram: Bert Verhoeff / Anefo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Sloss: Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ibane Bowat: Werner100359, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Julian Clary: ExpressingYourself (Uploads), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Ellen Edwards: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Norman Cooper: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rat Scabies: Abigail1199, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Butler: John Kloepper (User:Shelka04), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Terence Vancooten: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rachel Chinouriri: Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rhea Norwood: Tantum Veritas, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alan Wheatley: Uncredited, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Debbie McGee: Theatre Tickets Direct, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Denis Wright: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Cellier: Sasha, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Thomas: 34 super héros, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John McCririck: Will Palmer, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jorja Fox: James Boyes, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Sweeney: Timmy96, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stuart Heydinger: Chri becker, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eddie Hutchinson: Beatpoet, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Noel Duffy: House of the Oireachtas, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Musgrove: Photo by E Hawkins of Brighton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joyce Wethered: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kristen Spours: David W. Carmichael, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Fairbrass: Sven Mandel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Timothy Browning: Matdb, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Hutchinson: Mattythewhite, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Matthews: Charlie, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clara Amfo: UKGossip TV, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Emily Arbuthnott: robbiesaurus from Smithtown, NY, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eva Gray: Xavefernandez, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Nicholas Hardinge: Walter Stephens Lethbridge, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Taplin: Part of Godson Collection, State Library of South Australia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Currie: vlogbrothers, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kitty Castledine: Meena, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Max Kretzschmar: Mattythewhite, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Max Llewellyn: Stefano Delfrate, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- McKenzy Cresswell: Lukas Raich, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Field: Makelevi, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Onslow-Cole: Robk23oxf, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Vinita Marwaha Madill: Vinita Marwaha, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anthony Hartigan: Timmy96, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barunka O'Shaughnessy: JaceMerlyn, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Sweeney: Timmy96, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Doreen Evans: ACME News Pictures/ Archival by La Presse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Dawes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Douglas, 11th Marquess of Queensberry: IWM Collections, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Musgrove: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Reynolds: Tjefferson44, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry Abershawe: J. Chapman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Osborn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nicola Rollock: SOAS University of London, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard S. Lambert: Harry Price and Richard Lambert, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roy Chaplin: Alan Denyer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Dron: John Chapman (Pyrope), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Keira Knightley: Andrea Raffin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Graves: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Beck: Mandy Hall, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Felton: German Film & Comic Con, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christian de Duve: Julien Doornaert, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- John Glen: The Conmunity - Pop Culture Geek from Los Angeles, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Petula Clark: Georges Biard, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- A. P. Herbert: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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