#1Science & Medicine
Joan Robinson
1903–1983English economist (1903–1983)
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Famous people · Camberley, Surrey
42 famous people were born in Camberley, more of them soldiers and sailors than in most towns
Articles in 44 languages make the English economist Joan Robinson the best known. Close behind are Simone Ashley and Emma Kirkby. Most were born in the 20th century: 21 of them. George Forestier-Walker, born in 1866, is the earliest name and Simone Ashley, born in 1995, the latest.
Born here
42
notable people
Best known
Joan Robinson
in 44 Wikipedia languages
First
1866
George Forestier-Walker
Youngest
1995
Simone Ashley
Most common field
Sports
16 people
What stands out about Camberley’s famous people
A town of soldiers and sailorsSoldiers and sailors make up 7 of the 42, 4.6 times the usual share.Known worldwideJoan Robinson has a Wikipedia article in 44 languages.Still making namesThe most recent birth on the list came in 1995, among 17 since 1950.42 notable peopleMore than most towns: 42 notable people were born in Camberley.
★ What stands out · Known for
What Camberley is known for
Soldiers and sailors stand out most, at 4.6 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Camberley
Joan Robinson, Simone Ashley and Emma Kirkby are written about in 44, 31 and 23 languages.
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#3Through the years
When Camberley’s famous people were born
The 1920s saw the most births of any decade: 6.
SportsMilitaryPolitics & LawScience & MedicineMusicFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Camberley
Another 39, the earliest born in 1866.
James Mourilyan Tanner
1920–2010British paediatric endocrinologist (1920–2010)
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Peter Rees, Baron Rees
1926–2008British politician, Cabinet Minister and life peer (1926-2008)
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Harold Balfour, 1st Baron Balfour of Inchrye
1897–1988British politician (1897-1988)
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Michael Allenby, 3rd Viscount Allenby
1931–2014British politician and hereditary peer (1931-2014)
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Thérèse Vanier
1923–2014British-Canadian palliative care physician and Captain (1923–2014)
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Frimley’s, with 62.
Questions about famous people from Camberley
Who is the most famous person from Camberley?
Joan Robinson (English economist (1903–1983)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 44 languages. Next come Simone Ashley and Emma Kirkby.
How many famous people were born in Camberley?
42 people born in Camberley have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 48 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Camberley known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 16 of the 42. That is 38% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Camberley?
George Forestier-Walker, born in 1866. The youngest on the list was born in 1995.
Who counts as from Camberley?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Camberley’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 (21)
- Joan Robinson: W. Punt for Anefo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Simone Ashley: Gabriel Hutchinson, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Emma Kirkby: Pvpetrov, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick Twort: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Saville: Timmy96, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucy Rose: Manfred Werner - Tsui, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Darren Turner: David Merrett, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Matthews: Stefano Delfrate, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Bols: Paradata UK, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sean Devereux: Salesians, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alastair Morgan: Colt browning, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harold Balfour, 1st Baron Balfour of Inchrye: Royal Air Force official photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ernest Hanks: Thebees1889, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lloyd Macklin: Hrse12, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Blomfield: Robert Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Ribi: Mr Cannons, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- JC Carroll: 1rmarose, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Darke: Wry ipsfhkxvn62, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James, Earl of Wessex: NZ Defence Force, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Freeman Dyson: ioerror, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Patterson: Credit: "From photo by E. Hawkins & Co., Brighton", Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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