JH#1
Film, TV & Stage
John Hamblin
1935–2022British-Australian actor and television presenter
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Famous people · Ash and Ash Vale, Surrey
Ash and Ash Vale is the birthplace of 3 famous people
Best known of all is John Hamblin, written about in 4 languages. The next two names are Howling Laud Hope and George Newton. Nearby, Aldershot, 2 mi away, lists 122, led by Martin Freeman. The list runs from George Newton, born in 1913, to Howling Laud Hope, born in 1942.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
John Hamblin
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1913
George Newton
Youngest
1942
Howling Laud Hope
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
1 people
The best known
Born in Ash and Ash Vale
First, John Hamblin (4 languages), then Howling Laud Hope (2) and George Newton (1).
#2Politics & Law
Howling Laud Hope
born 1942British politician (born 1942)
2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
GN#3
Known for
What Ash and Ash Vale is known for
Film, TV & Stage leads the fields, with 1 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town within 12 miles of Ash and Ash Vale, with how many people each has.
Questions about famous people from Ash and Ash Vale
Who is the most famous person from Ash and Ash Vale?
John Hamblin (British-Australian actor and television presenter) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 4 languages. Next come Howling Laud Hope and George Newton.
How many famous people were born in Ash and Ash Vale?
3 people born in Ash and Ash Vale have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 4 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Ash and Ash Vale known for?
Among its famous people, performers: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 9% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Ash and Ash Vale?
George Newton, born in 1913. The youngest on the list was born in 1942.
Who counts as from Ash and Ash Vale?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Ash and Ash Vale’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 (3)
- Howling Laud Hope: Acabashi, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Martin Freeman: Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James, Earl of Wessex: NZ Defence Force, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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