#1Famous people · Ardingly, West Sussex
From 1752 to 1953, Ardingly was the birthplace of 5 famous people
Most widely known is Jon Snow, the British broadcaster, with articles in 10 languages. Close behind are Thomas Box and Henry Munnion. Jon Snow was born in 1947. Athletes make up the largest group, 3 of them.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Jon Snow
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1752
John Goodwin Gregory Peyton
Youngest
1953
Sir Andrew Hamilton, 10th Baronet
Most common field
Sports
3 people
What stands out about Ardingly’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Ardingly’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1940s than in any other decade: 1.
SportsFilm, TV & StageMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Ardingly
Two of the three are athletes.
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Known for
What Ardingly is known for
The field with the most names is Sports: 3.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Ardingly
Another 2, the earliest born in 1752.
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Cuckfield has the most people on record, 55 of them.
Questions about famous people from Ardingly
Who is the most famous person from Ardingly?
Jon Snow (British broadcaster) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 10 languages. Next come Thomas Box and Henry Munnion.
How many famous people were born in Ardingly?
5 people born in Ardingly have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Ardingly known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 3 of the 5. That is 60% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Ardingly?
John Goodwin Gregory Peyton, born in 1752. The youngest on the list was born in 1953.
Who counts as from Ardingly?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Ardingly’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)
- Jon Snow: cowbite from London, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Box: John Corbet Anderson (1827-1907), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tara Fitzgerald: Tracy Howl from London, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kaya Scodelario: Desmond Herzfelder, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Willie Hunter: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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