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Famous people · Shere, Surrey
From 1206 to 1949, Shere was the birthplace of 3 famous people
Most widely known is Chas Mortimer, the English Grand Prix motorcycle racer, with articles in 9 languages. John Fitzgeoffrey and Christina Carpenter follow. Nearby, Guildford, 5 mi away, lists 197, led by Lily Collins. The list’s best known name, Chas Mortimer, dates from 1949.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Chas Mortimer
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1206
John Fitzgeoffrey
Youngest
1949
Chas Mortimer
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Shere
Chas Mortimer has articles in 9 languages, John Fitzgeoffrey in 4 and Christina Carpenter in 3.
JF#2
Politics & Law
John Fitzgeoffrey
1206–1258Lord of Shere and Justiciar of Ireland
4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Notable
Christina Carpenter
1329–1332Anchoress or recluse in Shere, Kent, England
3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Known for
What Shere is known for
The field with the most names is Sports: 1.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town within 12 miles of Shere, with how many people each has.
Questions about famous people from Shere
Who is the most famous person from Shere?
Chas Mortimer (English Grand Prix motorcycle racer) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 9 languages. Next come John Fitzgeoffrey and Christina Carpenter.
How many famous people were born in Shere?
3 people born in Shere have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Shere known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Shere?
John Fitzgeoffrey, born in 1206. The youngest on the list was born in 1949.
Who counts as from Shere?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Shere’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)
- Christina Carpenter: SuzanneKn at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lily Collins: Montclair Film, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- G.H. Hardy: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Robert Malthus: John Linnell, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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