#1Politics & Law
Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
1884–1954Last Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha from 1900 to 1918, British prince and royal duke, Nazi politician (1884–1954)
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Famous people · Esher, Surrey
3 famous people come from Esher, Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha the best known
Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha is the best known, with articles in 35 languages. Second and third on the list are Rupert Cambridge, Viscount Trematon and Felicia Browne. Of its neighbours, Kingston upon Thames, 4 mi away, lists the most: 289, John Galsworthy first. Per 10,000 residents, the town has 3.2, close to the 2.3 of the typical Surrey town.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
in 35 Wikipedia languages
First
1884
Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Youngest
1907
Rupert Cambridge, Viscount Trematon
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Esher
Leaders take two of the three places.
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#2Politics & Law
Rupert Cambridge, Viscount Trematon
1907–1928British viscount
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Known for
What Esher is known for
The largest field is Politics & Law, with 2 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
Of the towns around it, Kingston upon Thames has the most on record: 289.
Kingston upon Thames · 4 miJohn Galsworthy & 288 more
Epsom · 5 miTom Felton & 179 more
West Molesey · 1 miChristian de Duve & 35 more
Sunbury-on-Thames · 4 miJohn Glen & 15 more
Ewell · 4 miPetula Clark & 13 moreKMCobham · 3 miKenneth McAlpine & 7 more
Shepperton · 4 miJohn Boorman & 7 more
Hersham · 2 miJimmy Pursey & 5 moreQuestions about famous people from Esher
Who is the most famous person from Esher?
Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (last Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha from 1900 to 1918, British prince and royal duke, Nazi politician (1884–1954)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 35 languages. Next come Rupert Cambridge, Viscount Trematon and Felicia Browne.
How many famous people were born in Esher?
3 people born in Esher have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Esher known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 3. That is 67% of the town’s list, against 9% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Esher?
Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, born in 1884. The youngest on the list was born in 1907.
Who counts as from Esher?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Esher’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)
- Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha: A. Gimm, Gotha, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rupert Cambridge, Viscount Trematon: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Galsworthy: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Felton: German Film & Comic Con, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christian de Duve: Julien Doornaert, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- John Glen: The Conmunity - Pop Culture Geek from Los Angeles, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Petula Clark: Georges Biard, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Boorman: Georges Biard, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmy Pursey: Man Alive!, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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