#1Famous people · Felbridge, Surrey
Felbridge, birthplace of the British motorsport engineer James Vowles
The British motorsport engineer James Vowles was born in 1979. Articles about them exist in 15 languages. East Grinstead, 2 mi off, can claim 26 famous people, the best known Richard Leman. Across Surrey, 72 towns list someone born there.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
James Vowles
in 15 Wikipedia languages
First
1979
James Vowles
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 people
The best known
Born in Felbridge
#1Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to East Grinstead, with 26.
Questions about famous people from Felbridge
Who is the most famous person from Felbridge?
James Vowles (British motorsport engineer) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 15 languages.
How many famous people were born in Felbridge?
1 people born in Felbridge have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Felbridge known for?
Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 7% across UK towns.
Who counts as from Felbridge?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Felbridge’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 (5)
- James Vowles: Wf1fan, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Manley: Alexander Migl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Faye White: The original uploader was Wufong at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Surtees: Skully Collins, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Willie Hunter: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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