#1Science & Medicine
Thomas Robert Malthus
1766–1834British political economist (1766–1834)
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Famous people · Westcott, Surrey
Thomas Robert Malthus tops a list of 2 famous people born in Westcott
Most widely known is Thomas Robert Malthus, the British political economist, with articles in 106 languages. The other is Donald Rose, the English supercentenarian. Dorking, 2 mi off, can claim 47 famous people, the best known Laurence Olivier. Births span 1766 to 1914, from Thomas Robert Malthus to Donald Rose.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Thomas Robert Malthus
in 106 Wikipedia languages
First
1766
Thomas Robert Malthus
Youngest
1914
Donald Rose
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 people
What stands out about Westcott’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Westcott
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Known for
What Westcott is known for
Science & Medicine leads the fields, with 1 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Dorking lists the most people: 47.
Questions about famous people from Westcott
Who is the most famous person from Westcott?
Thomas Robert Malthus (British political economist (1766–1834)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 106 languages. Next come Donald Rose.
How many famous people were born in Westcott?
2 people born in Westcott have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Westcott known for?
Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 2. That is 50% of the town’s list, against 7% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Westcott?
Thomas Robert Malthus, born in 1766. The youngest on the list was born in 1914.
Who counts as from Westcott?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Westcott’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)
- Thomas Robert Malthus: John Linnell, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Laurence Olivier: Allan warren, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- A. P. Herbert: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roger Waters: digboston, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Burberry: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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