#1Famous people · Hindhead, Surrey
Colin Firth and 8 more famous people were born in Hindhead
The English actor and producer Colin Firth is written about in 85 languages. More than half were born in the 20th century, 8 in all. Born in 1905, Humphrey Trevelyan, Baron Trevelyan is the first name on record, and Ross Worner, born in 1989, the most recent. The biggest group are athletes: 3.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Colin Firth
in 85 Wikipedia languages
First
1905
Humphrey Trevelyan, Baron Trevelyan
Youngest
1989
Ross Worner
Most common field
Sports
3 people
What stands out about Hindhead’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Hindhead
By how many languages cover them, Colin Firth comes first (85), then Humphrey Trevelyan, Baron Trevelyan (6) and Ross Worner (5).
#1HT#2
Politics & Law
Humphrey Trevelyan, Baron Trevelyan
1905–1985British diplomat (1905-1985)
6 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Sports
Ross Worner
born 1989English association football player (born 1989)
5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Hindhead’s famous people were born
The 1910s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.
SportsNotableFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawScience & MedicineMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Hindhead is known for
3 of them work in Sports, the biggest field.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Hindhead
Another 6, 2 of them athletes.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 8 have famous names listed.
RPHaslemere · 3 miRachel Portman & 27 more
Bordon · 5 miTony Rolt & 3 moreHMMilford and Witley · 5 miHerbert Lewis Mellersh & 3 more
Headley Down and Headley · 3 miJessica Hawkins & 2 morePWLiphook · 4 miPete Wingfield & 2 more
Chiddingfold · 5 miDavid Fleming & 1 moreMHElstead · 5 miMike HickmanENWhitehill · 5 miEdward Newton
Bordon · 5 miTony Rolt & 3 moreHMMilford and Witley · 5 miHerbert Lewis Mellersh & 3 moreHeadley Down and Headley · 3 miJessica Hawkins & 2 morePWLiphook · 4 miPete Wingfield & 2 moreChiddingfold · 5 miDavid Fleming & 1 moreMHElstead · 5 miMike HickmanENWhitehill · 5 miEdward NewtonQuestions about famous people from Hindhead
Who is the most famous person from Hindhead?
Colin Firth (English actor and producer) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 85 languages. Next come Humphrey Trevelyan, Baron Trevelyan and Ross Worner.
How many famous people were born in Hindhead?
9 people born in Hindhead have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 10 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Hindhead known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 3 of the 9. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Hindhead?
Humphrey Trevelyan, Baron Trevelyan, born in 1905. The youngest on the list was born in 1989.
Who counts as from Hindhead?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Hindhead’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 (6)
- Colin Firth: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ross Worner: Adam.P.Shaw, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Williams: K1998w, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Rolt: Daan Noske / Anefo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jessica Hawkins: Mitchea99, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Fleming: Blackheathbugle, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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