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Photo: David Howard · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Hookwood, Surrey
One famous person was born in Hookwood
The Anglican priest Michael Scott was born in 1907. Their birth falls in the 20th century. Readers can find them written up in 5 languages. The nearest list is in Redhill, 5 mi away: 80 names, starting with Nick Hornby.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Michael Scott
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1907
Michael Scott
Most common field
Faith
1 people
The best known
Born in Hookwood
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Redhill, with 80.
Questions about famous people from Hookwood
Who is the most famous person from Hookwood?
Michael Scott (anglican priest (20th century)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 5 languages.
How many famous people were born in Hookwood?
1 people born in Hookwood have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Hookwood known for?
Among its famous people, ministers and preachers: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 2% across UK towns.
Who counts as from Hookwood?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Hookwood’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 (4)
- Nick Hornby: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Margot Fonteyn: Hurok Concerts (U.S.), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Faye White: The original uploader was Wufong at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Burberry: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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