#1Film, TV & Stage
Tom Felton
born 1987British actor, singer and musician
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Famous people · Epsom, Surrey
The 180 famous people born in Epsom, led by Tom Felton
Best known of all is Tom Felton, written about in 64 languages. Julia Ormond, the British actress, comes second, with Warwick Davis third. 81 of them were born since 1970, more than in any other period. From George Bright to Greta Humphries, the births on the list run from 1684 to 2005.
Born here
180
notable people
Best known
Tom Felton
in 64 Wikipedia languages
First
1684
George Bright
Youngest
2005
Greta Humphries
Most common field
Sports
95 people
What stands out about Epsom’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Epsom
All three are performers.
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#3Through the years
When Epsom’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1990s than in any other decade: 28.
SportsWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawScience & MedicineMilitaryMusicNotableFaithBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Epsom is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is performers, at 1.4 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Epsom
Here are 177 more, born from 1684 to 2005.
Frederick Calvert, 6th Baron Baltimore
1731–1771Proprietor of Maryland (1731–1771)
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Simon Cowell (conservationist)
1952–2024British conservationist, TV presenter, and author (1952–2024)
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Jon Wozencroft
born 1958English graphic designer and photographer (born 1958)
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Terence Reese
1913–1996British contract bridge writer and player (1913-1996)
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Peggy Crewe-Milnes, Marchioness of Crewe
1881–1967British political hostess and Justice of the Peace
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Isabel Giberne Sieveking
1857–1936British author and women's rights advocate (1857-1936)
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Monique Agazarian
1920–1993Air Transport Auxiliary pilot in World War Two, pioneer of flight simulators
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Joe Elliott
born 1955Academic, psychologist, and Principal of Collingwood College, Durham
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Marian Noel Sherman
1891–1975English-born Canadian physician and humanist
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Sidney F. Wicks
1882–1956Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door
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Banstead · 3 miAngus Deayton & 10 more
Ashtead · 2 miA. P. Herbert & 6 moreBPTadworth and Epsom Downs · 3 miBernard Pusey & 5 more
Esher · 5 miCharles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha & 2 moreQuestions about famous people from Epsom
Who is the most famous person from Epsom?
Tom Felton (British actor, singer and musician) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 64 languages. Next come Julia Ormond and Warwick Davis.
How many famous people were born in Epsom?
180 people born in Epsom have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 212 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Epsom known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 95 of the 180. That is 53% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Epsom?
George Bright, born in 1684. The youngest on the list was born in 2005.
Who counts as from Epsom?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Epsom’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 (68)
- Tom Felton: German Film & Comic Con, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Warwick Davis: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Conor Gallagher: GrassShoots!, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Kingston: Florida Supercon, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Catherine McCormack: Simon Richards, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Martin Parr: Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lawrence Stone: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Clark: Werner100359, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Heaton-Harris: Chris McAndrew, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glyn Johns: A&M Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Langridge: Pierre-Yves Beaudouin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Archer: U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. John Barton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mel Giedroyc: Bryan Ledgard from Yorkshire, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Castle: Anthony Burr, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Gubby: Bretonbanquet / Steve Dennis, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Easter: PierreSelim, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andy Ward: Ueli Frey, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tyger Drew-Honey: Roy from London, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex MacQueen: Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick Peake: Jordanian Army staff, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jessie Knight: Sandro Halank, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Neal Ardley: Timmy96, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rory Burns: Dave Morton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Madison Hughes: Daxipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Smith: Jonesy702, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Abu Ogogo: Mattythewhite, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Billam-Smith: AFC Bournemouth, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dominic Sibley: Dave Morton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick Calvert, 6th Baron Baltimore: unknown artist, c1760, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Piper: 14GTR, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ollie Palmer: Timmy96, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Mayr-Harting: Arno Mikkor, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Will Antwi: Mattythewhite, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Claudia MacDonald: Tatoemonkey, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Emelia Gorecka: Ian Robertson from East Lothian, Scotland, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jamie Smith: Dave Morton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tommy Bastow: m-louis .®, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ian James: Mark Seymour from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Chuter Ede: Fotograaf Onbekend / Anefo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Brister: Lizettercobb, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Smith: Chris McAndrew, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Allam: Cs-wolves, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Gleeson: Sandro Halank, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Terence Reese: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ameet Chana: TheAsianAwards, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Broad: Standish & Preece, CC BY 3.0 nz, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeremy Vine: James Cridland, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rebecca Carrington: Harald Bischoff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Adam Thompstone: Graham Wilson from United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alasdair Monk: AlasdairCMonk, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peggy Crewe-Milnes, Marchioness of Crewe: Glyn Warren Philpot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roscoe D'Sane: Kane Brooker, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbert Jones: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jon Symon: Privat c/o --Jocian (Disk.) 00:33, 26. Aug. 2009 (CEST), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Martin Knight: Gulolupus, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ian McKay: Hartopp, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Wicks: Duk3L1xon, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Houlder: William Hall, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Woodger: Steve Elliott, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Smith: Fearless Fred, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sidney F. Wicks: Unknown published in UK in 1916, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stuart Etherington: NCVO London, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Galsworthy: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Beck: Mandy Hall, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Petula Clark: Georges Biard, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Angus Deayton: Piers Allardyce, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- A. P. Herbert: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha: A. Gimm, Gotha, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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