#1Politics & Law
Laura Trott
born 1984British politician and Conservative MP
13 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Famous people · Oxted, Surrey
Most of the 9 famous people born in Oxted came into the world in the 20th century
Most widely known is Laura Trott, the British politician and Conservative MP, with articles in 13 languages. The first birth on record is Ernest Benn’s, in 1875, and the last Laura Trott’s, in 1984. The list comes to 7.8 for every 10,000 residents, against 2.3 in the typical town in Surrey. Guildford’s 197 names make the longest list in Surrey.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Laura Trott
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1875
Ernest Benn
Youngest
1984
Laura Trott
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Oxted
Laura Trott leads with articles in 13 languages, ahead of David Mills (6) and Ernest Benn (4).
#1DM#2
#3Writing & Arts
Ernest Benn
1875–1954British publisher, writer, and political economic pamphleteer
4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Oxted’s famous people were born
The 1940s alone account for 3 of the births charted here.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsSportsMilitaryScience & MedicineFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Oxted is known for
The field with the most names is Politics & Law: 2.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Oxted
6 more, best known first.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Caterham’s, with 13.
Questions about famous people from Oxted
Who is the most famous person from Oxted?
Laura Trott (British politician and Conservative MP) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 13 languages. Next come David Mills and Ernest Benn.
How many famous people were born in Oxted?
9 people born in Oxted have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 11 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Oxted known for?
Among its famous people, leaders: 2 of the 9. That is 22% of the town’s list, against 9% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Oxted?
Ernest Benn, born in 1875. The youngest on the list was born in 1984.
Who counts as from Oxted?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Oxted’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 (7)
- Laura Trott: David Woolfall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ernest Benn: Bassano Ltd, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Nighy: Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Manley: Alexander Migl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Wolfe: Attributed to Joseph Highmore, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Douglas Chandor: Agence Rol, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Surtees: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.