#1Famous people · Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey
Of the 16 famous people born in Sunbury-on-Thames, an unusual share are performers
At the top of the list is the English film director and editor John Glen, covered in 28 languages. May Clark, the British actress, comes second, with Gordon Hill third. 8 of them were born in the 20th century, more than in any other period. Births since 1970 account for 3 of the names.
Born here
16
notable people
Best known
John Glen
in 28 Wikipedia languages
First
1790
James Hurtle Fisher
Youngest
1995
Connor Murphy
Most common field
Sports
6 people
What stands out about Sunbury-on-Thames’ famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Sunbury-on-Thames is known for
Performers stand out most, at 3.7 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Sunbury-on-Thames
Three names lead: John Glen (28 languages), May Clark (11) and Gordon Hill (10).
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#2GH#3
Sports
Gordon Hill
born 1954English footballer and manager (born 1954)
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Through the years
When Sunbury-on-Thames’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1880s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.
SportsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawBusinessFaithWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Sunbury-on-Thames
13 more, best known first.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town within 12 miles of Sunbury-on-Thames, with how many people each has.
Questions about famous people from Sunbury-on-Thames
Who is the most famous person from Sunbury-on-Thames?
John Glen (English film director and editor) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 28 languages. Next come May Clark and Gordon Hill.
How many famous people were born in Sunbury-on-Thames?
16 people born in Sunbury-on-Thames have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 17 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Sunbury-on-Thames known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 6 of the 16. That is 38% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Sunbury-on-Thames?
James Hurtle Fisher, born in 1790. The youngest on the list was born in 1995.
Who counts as from Sunbury-on-Thames?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Sunbury-on-Thames’ 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 (13)
- John Glen: The Conmunity - Pop Culture Geek from Los Angeles, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- May Clark: Cecil Hepworth and Percy Stow (1903), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Barry Sheerman: Chris McAndrew, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dominic Chappell: Nettlesome, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Hurtle Fisher: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bede Camm: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leila von Meister: P & A Photos., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ruth Wilson: Mingle MediaTV, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christian de Duve: Julien Doornaert, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- John Boorman: Georges Biard, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmy Pursey: Man Alive!, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matthew Arnold: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Stuart, Duke of Gloucester: Adriaen Hanneman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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