#1Film, TV & Stage
Angus Deayton
born 1956English television presenter, actor, writer, comedian
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Famous people · Banstead, Surrey
Most of the 11 famous people born in Banstead came into the world in the 20th century
Best known of all is Angus Deayton, written about in 12 languages. The list runs from Virginia Gabriel, born in 1825, to Jacob Paul, born in 1995. For every 10,000 residents there are 12.3 on the list, well above the typical Surrey town’s 2.3.
Born here
11
notable people
Best known
Angus Deayton
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1825
Virginia Gabriel
Youngest
1995
Jacob Paul
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
3 people
What stands out about Banstead’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Banstead’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1950s, with 2 births.
Film, TV & StageSportsWriting & ArtsMusicNotablePolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Banstead
Two of the three are performers.
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#3Music
Virginia Gabriel
1825–1877English singer and composer (1825-1877)
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Known for
What Banstead is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is performers, at 3.2 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Banstead
Another 8, the earliest born in 1858.
Gordon Browne
1858–1932English artist and children's book illustrator (1858-1932)
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Sutton, at 213.
Questions about famous people from Banstead
Who is the most famous person from Banstead?
Angus Deayton (English television presenter, actor, writer, comedian) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 12 languages. Next come Nicholas Smith and Virginia Gabriel.
How many famous people were born in Banstead?
11 people born in Banstead have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 13 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Banstead known for?
Among its famous people, performers: 3 of the 11. That is 27% of the town’s list, against 9% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Banstead?
Virginia Gabriel, born in 1825. The youngest on the list was born in 1995.
Who counts as from Banstead?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Banstead’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 (9)
- Angus Deayton: Piers Allardyce, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Virginia Gabriel: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gordon Browne: Unnamed ILN artist - possibly from a photograph, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacob Paul: Sandro Halank, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Beck: Mandy Hall, CC BY 2.0, 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
- A. P. Herbert: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dennis Barden: Valentin Hübner, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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