#1Famous people · Ewell, Surrey
Most of the 14 famous people born in Ewell came into the world in the 20th century
At the top of the list is the British singer and actress Petula Clark, covered in 50 languages. Second and third on the list are Peter Gethin and Philippa Marrack. The earliest on the list is Richard Corbet, born in 1582, and the youngest Duncan Tappy, born in 1984. Births since 1970 account for 2 of the names.
Born here
14
notable people
Best known
Petula Clark
in 50 Wikipedia languages
First
1582
Richard Corbet
Youngest
1984
Duncan Tappy
Most common field
Sports
5 people
What stands out about Ewell’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Ewell
Three names lead: Petula Clark (50 languages), Peter Gethin (24) and Philippa Marrack (20).
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Philippa Marrack
born 1945United States-based English biologist and immunologist
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Through the years
When Ewell’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1930s, with 2 people born in that decade.
SportsFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineMusicFaithBusinessWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Ewell is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is performers, at 2.5 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Ewell
The rest number 11, with 4 athletes among them.
Mary Gernat
1926–1998British illustrator, known for her designs for paperback book covers
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Kingston upon Thames, at 289.
Kingston upon Thames · 3 miJohn Galsworthy & 288 more
Merton · 5 miRobert Graves & 224 more
Sutton · 3 miJeff Beck & 212 more
Epsom · 1 miTom Felton & 179 more
West Molesey · 4 miChristian de Duve & 35 moreEGLeatherhead · 5 miEric Green & 23 more
Banstead · 3 miAngus Deayton & 10 more
Ashtead · 4 miA. P. Herbert & 6 moreQuestions about famous people from Ewell
Who is the most famous person from Ewell?
Petula Clark (British singer and actress) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 50 languages. Next come Peter Gethin and Philippa Marrack.
How many famous people were born in Ewell?
14 people born in Ewell have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 16 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Ewell known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 5 of the 14. That is 36% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Ewell?
Richard Corbet, born in 1582. The youngest on the list was born in 1984.
Who counts as from Ewell?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Ewell’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 (16)
- Petula Clark: Georges Biard, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Gethin: Fotograaf Onbekend / Anefo, [onbekend], CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Philippa Marrack: Wealthy Oil Tycoon, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sean Yates: YellowMonkey/Blnguyen, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Duncan Tappy: jo3hug, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dillon Battistini: Jason Roberson, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Corbet: Silvester Harding, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henrietta Vansittart: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michaela Strachan: BrokenStar at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Galsworthy: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Graves: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Beck: Mandy Hall, CC BY 2.0, 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
- Angus Deayton: Piers Allardyce, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- A. P. Herbert: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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