#1Famous people · Woking, Surrey
Musicians stand out among the 107 famous people born in Woking
Sarah Mullally leads the list, covered in 43 languages. Most were born in the 20th century: 86 of them. The oldest name on the list belongs to Samuel Morton Peto, born in 1809, the newest to Oliver Gray, born in 2005. Among the 72 towns in Surrey with famous people on record, the town ranks 3rd.
Born here
107
notable people
Best known
Sarah Mullally
in 43 Wikipedia languages
First
1809
Samuel Morton Peto
Youngest
2005
Oliver Gray
Most common field
Sports
26 people
What stands out about Woking’s famous people
A town of musiciansMusicians make up 18 of the 107, 3.3 times the usual share.Known worldwideSarah Mullally has an article in 43 languages, more than anyone else from here.Still making names46 were born since 1950, the youngest in 2005.107 notable peopleWith 107 notable people, the list is longer than most towns’.
★ What stands out · Known for
What Woking is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is musicians, at 3.3 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Woking
Ranked by languages covered: Sarah Mullally with 43, then Ron Dennis with 34 and Paul Weller with 33.
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#3Writing & Arts
Paul Weller
born 1958English recording artist; singer-songwriter, musician
33 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Woking’s famous people were born
The 1940s top the chart, with 36 births in the decade.
SportsMusicWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawScience & MedicineBusinessNotableFaithMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Woking
104 more, best known first.
Kenneth Frampton
born 1930British architect, critic and historian (born 1930)
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Samuel Morton Peto
1809–1889British politician, building contractor, railway contractor (1809-1889)
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Edith Coleman
1874–1951Australian naturalist, botanist, ornithologist and school teacher (1874-1951)
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Sara Stockbridge
born 1965American actress, screenwriter, author and model
Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Guildford has the most on record, with 197.
Questions about famous people from Woking
Who is the most famous person from Woking?
Sarah Mullally (106th archbishop of Canterbury) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 43 languages. Next come Ron Dennis and Paul Weller.
How many famous people were born in Woking?
107 people born in Woking have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 117 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Woking known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 26 of the 107. That is 24% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Woking?
Samuel Morton Peto, born in 1809. The youngest on the list was born in 2005.
Who counts as from Woking?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Woking’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 (50)
- Sarah Mullally: Roger Harris, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ron Dennis: Tristram Biggs, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Weller: maccosta, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rick Parfitt: Håkan Henriksson (Narking), CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenneth Frampton: Columbia GSAPP, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Underwood: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ian Ogilvy: Original uploader was Ianogilvy at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dana Gillespie: Rod Ward / Rodw at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rebecca Root: GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Imogen Hassall: Allan warren, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Morton Peto: Henry Weigall (1829-1925), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Susie Dent: British Library, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Greenslade: Passagero, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Betsy: Jonesy702, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Liz Lynne: Keith Edkins, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Benson: Udine2812, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edith Coleman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Ursula Bethell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bruce Foxton: Brendan Murphy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan Neale: Anononymous Editor, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Malcolm Harbour: Me, User:Mholland, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Martin Mansergh: Jaqian, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rick Buckler: Crazypink, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Wollaston: Chris McAndrew, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Hill: phil chappell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oliver Gray: Lukas Raich, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ian Whitcomb: Infrogmation of New Orleans, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Martin Stone: XmchaikenX, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sean Henry: RJCook, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Wakeford: Michael Moll, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andy Desmond aka Miten: Jalal at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joan E. Taylor: MinasMonier, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marjorie Proops: Allan warren, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Radford: Khadija Radford, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Duncan Wu: KatyKeats, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Blair: CoastArchaeology, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Tilley Brown: Lafayette, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Natalie Walter: Wikeditor99, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elio Pace: Carljw116, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Kuipers: Francis kuipers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Iain Morris: MTV UK, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James A. Reed: BenPryerPhotography, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kim Bruce-Lockhart: AJPBL, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Ingram: Mattpegg1, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nicole Berner: Lisa McFarland, Fourth Circuit court photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Raymond Willis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Wade: Michael Wade OBE, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lily Collins: Montclair Film, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Gabriel: MerleEllaPatsy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Clapton: Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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