#1Famous people · Nutfield, Surrey
6 famous people were born in Nutfield
At the top of the list is the cricketer Will Martingell, covered in 4 languages. 3 of them were born in the Victorian era, more than in any other period. The first birth on record is Will Martingell’s, in 1818, and the last Michael Maw’s, in 1912. The biggest group are athletes: 3.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Will Martingell
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1818
Will Martingell
Youngest
1912
Michael Maw
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known
Born in Nutfield
First, Will Martingell (4 languages), then Edward Champion Streatfeild (2) and Major Rohde Hawkins (2).
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Sports
Edward Champion Streatfeild
1870–1932English cricket player (1870-1932)
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Through the years
When Nutfield’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1880s come out on top, with 2 births.
SportsWriting & ArtsMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Nutfield is known for
Athletes are the most numerous, 3 of them.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Nutfield
The other 3 span the years 1884 to 1912.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Redhill’s, at 80 names.
Questions about famous people from Nutfield
Who is the most famous person from Nutfield?
Will Martingell (cricketer (1818-1897)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 4 languages. Next come Edward Champion Streatfeild and Major Rohde Hawkins.
How many famous people were born in Nutfield?
6 people born in Nutfield have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Nutfield known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 3 of the 6. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Nutfield?
Will Martingell, born in 1818. The youngest on the list was born in 1912.
Who counts as from Nutfield?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Nutfield’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)
- Will Martingell: John Corbet Anderson (1827-1907), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Hornby: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Margot Fonteyn: Hurok Concerts (U.S.), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Nighy: Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Millis Jefferis: Unknown War Office photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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