#1Famous people · Reigate, Surrey
Of the 48 famous people born in Reigate, an unusual share are performers
The best known is the British ballerina Margot Fonteyn, with articles in 67 languages. In the 20th century, 21 were born, the most of any period. 11 were born in 1970 or later. Born in 1685, James Cocks is the first name on record, and Dan Moriarty, born in 1999, the most recent.
Born here
48
notable people
Best known
Margot Fonteyn
in 67 Wikipedia languages
First
1685
James Cocks
Youngest
1999
Dan Moriarty
Most common field
Sports
14 people
What stands out about Reigate’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Reigate is known for
Set against the usual town, performers come out 2.4 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Reigate
Three names lead: Margot Fonteyn (67 languages), Anne V. Coates (26) and Mary Hesse (17).
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Writing & Arts
Anne V. Coates
1925–2018British film editor (1925-2018)
26 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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Through the years
When Reigate’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1920s than in any other decade: 8.
SportsFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineMusicMilitaryPolitics & LawFaithNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Reigate
The rest number 45, with 14 athletes among them.
Caroline Quentin
born 1960English actress, broadcaster and television presenter
Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
Alexander Carr-Saunders
1886–1966British sociologist and biologist (1886–1966)
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Mike Sammes
1928–2001English musician, singer, and vocal session arranger (1928–2001)
MusicWikipedia ↗
Gillian Avery
1926–2016English children's writer and children's literature scholar (1926-2016)
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Redhill has the most people on record, 80 of them.
Questions about famous people from Reigate
Who is the most famous person from Reigate?
Margot Fonteyn (British ballerina) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 67 languages. Next come Anne V. Coates and Mary Hesse.
How many famous people were born in Reigate?
48 people born in Reigate have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 54 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Reigate known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 14 of the 48. That is 29% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Reigate?
James Cocks, born in 1685. The youngest on the list was born in 1999.
Who counts as from Reigate?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Reigate’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 (20)
- Margot Fonteyn: Hurok Concerts (U.S.), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Chilton: Robk23oxf, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Caroline Quentin: Eimaiegw, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Newton Faulkner: Drew de F Fawkes, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dylan Llewellyn: Sarah Winterman, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Sheppard: Man vyi, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Read: Photo by E Hawkins, Brighton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis John Steele: Winkelmann, Henry (1860-1931), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Raglan: episode screenshot (ABC), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbert Bignall: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Doe: British government/armed forces, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Moriarty: Dave Morton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ollie Jackson: Ollie Jackson, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anne Cummins: unknown and date - she died 1936, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Hall: Sam Wilson (taken with Sony RX100 mk.V), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Hornby: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Faye White: The original uploader was Wufong at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Millis Jefferis: Unknown War Office photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Burberry: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dennis Barden: Valentin Hübner, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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