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Famous people · Buckland, Surrey
Buckland’s famous people span 262 years: 6 births from 1693 to 1955
The best known is the British diplomat Nigel Haywood, with articles in 13 languages. The English singer and songwriter Mike d'Abo ranks second, ahead of Henry Hare, 3rd Baron Coleraine. The largest group, 3, was born in the 20th century. Nigel Haywood, the best known, was born in 1955.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Nigel Haywood
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1693
Henry Hare, 3rd Baron Coleraine
Youngest
1955
Nigel Haywood
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
What stands out about Buckland’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Buckland’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1950s, at 1.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsMusicFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Buckland
First, Nigel Haywood (13 languages), then Mike d'Abo (11) and Henry Hare, 3rd Baron Coleraine (3).
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#3Politics & Law
Henry Hare, 3rd Baron Coleraine
1693–1749Irish peer and politician (1693-1749)
3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Known for
What Buckland is known for
Share of Buckland’s famous people in each field.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Buckland
3 more, from 1810 to 1935.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Redhill, at 80.
Redhill · 4 miNick Hornby & 79 more
Reigate · 2 miMargot Fonteyn & 47 more
Dorking · 3 miLaurence Olivier & 46 moreEGLeatherhead · 5 miEric Green & 23 moreBPTadworth and Epsom Downs · 5 miBernard Pusey & 5 more
South Merstham · 5 miMillis Jefferis & 4 more
Brockham · 2 miThomas Burberry
Kingswood · 4 miDennis BardenQuestions about famous people from Buckland
Who is the most famous person from Buckland?
Nigel Haywood (British diplomat (born 1955)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 13 languages. Next come Mike d'Abo and Henry Hare, 3rd Baron Coleraine.
How many famous people were born in Buckland?
6 people born in Buckland have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Buckland known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 6. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 9% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Buckland?
Henry Hare, 3rd Baron Coleraine, born in 1693. The youngest on the list was born in 1955.
Who counts as from Buckland?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Buckland’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 (8)
- Mike d'Abo: Photographer Ron Kroon (ANEFO), CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Hare, 3rd Baron Coleraine: Unidentified painter, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Hornby: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Margot Fonteyn: Hurok Concerts (U.S.), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Laurence Olivier: Allan warren, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Millis Jefferis: Unknown War Office photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Burberry: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dennis Barden: Valentin Hübner, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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