#1Famous people · Sutton, London
Most of the 213 famous people born in Sutton came into the world in the 20th century
Most widely known is Jeff Beck, the English guitarist, with articles in 61 languages. James Hunt is second and Paul Greengrass third. Per 10,000 residents, the town has 10.2, close to the 12.9 of the typical London town. Births since 1970 account for 55 of the names.
Born here
213
notable people
Best known
Jeff Beck
in 61 Wikipedia languages
First
1654
Thomas Fuller
Youngest
2003
Nathan Young-Coombes
Most common field
Sports
108 people
What stands out about Sutton’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Sutton
Jeff Beck leads with articles in 61 languages, ahead of James Hunt (56) and Paul Greengrass (44).
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#3Writing & Arts
Paul Greengrass
born 1955English writer and film director (born 1955)
44 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Sutton’s famous people were born
The 1930s top the chart, with 25 births in the decade.
SportsFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawScience & MedicineMilitaryMusicNotableBusinessFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Sutton is known for
Set against the usual town, soldiers and sailors come out 1.4 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 Sutton
210 more; the 197 best known are listed here.
Lionel Giles
1875–1958British sinologist, writer and philosopher (1875–1958)
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Thomas Fuller
1654–1734British physician, preacher, and intellectual (1654-1734)
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Edward George, Baron George
1938–2009Governor of the Bank of England (1938-2009)
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Anthony Gueterbock, 18th Baron Berkeley
born 1939Member of the House of Lords (born 1939)
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Arthur Calder-Marshall
1908–1992English novelist, essayist, critic, memoirist and biographer
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Mary Lindell
1895–1987British-born nurse, French Resistance member (1895–1987)
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Alfred Oliver Pollard
1893–1960English military officer (1893–1960); recipient of the Victoria Cross
MilitaryWikipedia ↗
Craig Shergold
1979–2020British cancer survivor, world record holder for receiving the most greeting cards (1979-2020)
NotableWikipedia ↗
David Reed
born 1989British politician, from 2024, member of the UK Parliament
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Chris Snode
born 1959All-American college diver, British international diver, Olympian, Commonwealth Games champion
SportsWikipedia ↗
Conwyn Mansel-Jones
1871–1942English military officer (1871–1942); recipient of the Victoria Cross
MilitaryWikipedia ↗
Gavin Roynon
1936–2018English cricketer, teacher, and military historian (1936-2018)
SportsWikipedia ↗
John Martin
1918–2011(1918-2011) Royal Navy officer, Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic, Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey
MilitaryWikipedia ↗
Marcia Anastasia Christoforides
1909–1994English philanthropist, art collector and racehorse owner
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Mark J. Pallen
born 1960Research Leader at the Quadram Institute; Professor of Microbial Genomics at the University of East Anglia
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Henry Estridge
?–1902English cricketer, military officer, colonial official, and naturalist
SportsWikipedia ↗
Hermione (Hennessy) Ross
born 1966NotableWikipedia ↗
Jack Morris
born 1845NotableWikipedia ↗
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
8 towns around it have someone on record.
Croydon · 4 miKate Moss & 501 more
Kingston upon Thames · 5 miJohn Galsworthy & 288 more
Merton · 3 miRobert Graves & 224 more
Epsom · 4 miTom Felton & 179 more
Ewell · 3 miPetula Clark & 13 more
Banstead · 3 miAngus Deayton & 10 moreBPTadworth and Epsom Downs · 5 miBernard Pusey & 5 more
Kingswood · 5 miDennis BardenQuestions about famous people from Sutton
Who is the most famous person from Sutton?
Jeff Beck (English guitarist (1944–2023)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 61 languages. Next come James Hunt and Paul Greengrass.
How many famous people were born in Sutton?
213 people born in Sutton have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 243 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Sutton known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 108 of the 213. That is 51% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Sutton?
Thomas Fuller, born in 1654. The youngest on the list was born in 2003.
Who counts as from Sutton?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Sutton’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 (76)
- Jeff Beck: Mandy Hall, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Hunt: Uploader's father, digitized and altered by Mr.choppers, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Greengrass: PS2pcGAMER, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Cork: @cfcunofficial (Chelsea Debs) London, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Quentin Crisp: Ross B. Lewis, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Barton: stavros1, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brett Goldstein: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Penelope Keith: Funk Dooby from Kent, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Neil Sullivan: currybet, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Cracknell: Brian Minkoff-London Pixels, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elsie Widdowson: Hildabast, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Guy Nickalls: The original uploader was Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Ladefoged: Pete unseth, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leslie Savage: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lionel Giles: British Museum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Louie Annesley: SonoGrazy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Fuller: J. Tymewell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Hume-Rothery: sadeghi, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Stunell: Chris McAndrew, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brandon Ormonde-Ottewill: joshjdss, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Judd, Baron Judd: Chris McAndrew, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Martin Adams: Simon Spracklng of funnyman films, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Barrett: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Darius Henderson: BillyBatty, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward George, Baron George: International Monetary Fund, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kylie Davies: Ailura, CC BY-SA 3.0 at, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee Angol: @cfcunofficial (Chelsea Debs) London from London, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Loader: Authorised by the New South Wales Cricket Association (edited by E.W. Murphy), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anthony Gueterbock, 18th Baron Berkeley: Roger Harris, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marieanne Spacey: Sevcoteehee, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Muriel Beaumont: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Manley: Chris Ibbotson from Wakefield/Leeds, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Tafazolli: @cfcunofficial (Chelsea Debs) London from London, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Basden: Everwest, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Williams: Jonesy702, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Vic Flick: Geoff Leonard, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlotte Wardlaw: James Boyes from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elliot Colburn: David Woolfall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Rudoni: MilesaMFC, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robbie McIntosh: Patty Keigan, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Seb Brown: Timmy96, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Vine: Tim_Vine_Karaoke_Circus.jpg: Paul Bailey derivative work: January, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Basil Gould: Ernst Schäfer, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Harding: EchetusXe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Connor Scutt: DARTS NOW, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Deighton, Baron Deighton: Financial Times, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rob Davis: AVRO, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred Oliver Pollard: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Basil Wright: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Puckett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Ashby: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard Fuller: Robk23oxf, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Neil Jenkins: Mattythewhite, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Hide: MarcCountry, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rebecca Litchfield: Lovethevoid, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Smith: Sam Shepherd, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anne Davies: A J, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christie Davies: Derzsi Elekes Andor, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Reed: ©House of Commons / Roger Harris, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Georgina Castle: Amy Martin Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenneth Mason: Original scan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alan Collins: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Conwyn Mansel-Jones: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Milner Holland: Walter Bird, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Merrick: Jack86mkII, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Killick: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lenny Daws: Adamj1987 at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Stacey Hodson: Supplement to the Auckland Weekly News, 24 June 1942, page 22 - photographer unknown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Constantine: Menyhardtniki, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kate Moss: Crooked House Films, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Galsworthy: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Graves: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Felton: German Film & Comic Con, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Petula Clark: Georges Biard, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Angus Deayton: Piers Allardyce, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dennis Barden: Valentin Hübner, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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