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===List of notable residents=== *[[Marjorie Abbatt]] β toy-maker and businesswoman<ref>{{cite ODNB|doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/49549|title=Abbatt, Marjorie}}</ref> *[[Thomas John Barnardo]] β Irish [[philanthropist]] and founder of [[Barnardo's]] charity.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/international-autograph-auction-spain-s-l/catalogue-id-srint10004/lot-46b4684b-8e71-4b9c-91af-abe5012290ef |title=Letter from Thomas John Barnardo |publisher=The Saleroom |access-date=14 November 2020}}</ref> *[[Mike Batt]] β Singer, songwriter, musician, known for [[The Wombles (band)|The Wombles]]<ref name=":1" /> *[[Douglas Walter Belcher]] {{postnom|uk|VC}} β recipient of the [[Victoria Cross]] for action in the [[2nd Battle of Ypres]] during WWI.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tiffinschool.co.uk/ota/tiffnews/March2008.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2008-10-15 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004162958/http://www.tiffinschool.co.uk/ota/tiffnews/March2008.pdf |archivedate=4 October 2011}} "Newsletter of the Old Tiffinians' Association No. 235", March 2008</ref> *[[George Best]] β a retired footballer and TV pundit before his death (having been born in Belfast and lived much of his life in Manchester)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Memories of George Best|url=https://www.surreycomet.co.uk/news/890311.memories-of-george-best/|access-date=2020-11-16|website=Surrey Comet|language=en}}</ref> * [[Alfred Bestall]] β illustrator of the [[Rupert Bear|Rupert]] books<ref>{{cite web|url=http://openplaques.org/plaques/41 |title=Alfred Bestall blue plaque |publisher=Open Plaques |access-date=14 July 2017}}</ref> *[[Enid Blyton]] β English [[children's writer]]<ref>{{cite ODNB|doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/31939|title=Blyton, Enid}}</ref> * [[Charlie Brooks]] β actress<ref>{{Cite web |title=Charlie Brooks chats to Muddy - Muddy Stilettos, Surrey {{!}} Muddy Stilettos |url=https://surrey.muddystilettos.co.uk/life/people/interview-with-charlie-brooks/ |access-date=2025-03-30 |website=Charlie Brooks chats to Muddy - Muddy Stilettos, Surrey {{!}} Muddy Stilettos |language=en}}</ref> * William Bryant β co-founder of [[Bryant and May]]'s matches, lived with his wife at their property 'Oakenshaw' in Surbiton<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vam.ac.uk/moc/collections/mrs-bryants-pleasure/ |title=Mrs Bryant's Pleasure|author=V&A Museum|publisher=V&A Museum|access-date=24 July 2019 }}</ref> * Wilberforce Bryant β chairman of [[Bryant and May]]'s matches, eldest son of co-founder William Bryant, lived at 'The Gables' (now [[Richmond and Hillcroft Adult Community College|Hillcroft College]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.londongardensonline.org.uk/gardens-online-record.php?ID=KIN021 |title=Hillcroft College|publisher=London Parks and Gardens Trust|date=1 April 2012 |access-date=24 July 2019 }}</ref> * [[Charles Burney (Archdeacon of Kingston)|Charles Burney]] β Archdeacon of Kingston-upon-Thames from 1879 to 1904<ref>{{Cite web|title=Paul Frecker - Fine Photographs|url=http://paulfrecker.com/index.cfm?page=LibraryDetails&itemid=7405|access-date=2020-11-16|website=paulfrecker.com}}</ref> * [[A.B. Burton|Arthur Brian Burton]], founder and owner of [[Thames Ditton Foundry]] * [[Jane Campbell, Baroness Campbell of Surbiton]] β equality and human rights champion<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-03-14|title=Disabled people are confronting the spectre of social death {{!}} Jane Campbell|url=http://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/mar/14/disability-rights-under-threat-in-uk|access-date=2020-11-16|website=The Guardian|language=en}}</ref> * [[Maria Caterina Rosalbina Caradori-Allan|Rosalbina Caradori-Allan]] β opera singer<ref>{{Citation |last=Forbes |first=Elizabeth|title=Caradori-Allan, Maria |date=2009-01-01 |work=The Grove Book of Opera Singers |url=https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/acref/9780195337655.001.0001/acref-9780195337655-e-236 |access-date=2025-03-30 |publisher=Oxford University Press |language=en |doi=10.1093/acref/9780195337655.001.0001/acref-9780195337655-e-236 |isbn=978-0-19-533765-5}}</ref> * [[Frank Cellier (actor)|Frank Cellier]] β actor{{citation needed|date=December 2024}} * [[Julian Clary]] β comedian and novelist<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.kingstononline.co.uk/famous-residents-kingston-local-area/|title=Famous residents of Kingston, Surbiton and the local area|date=2014-10-07|website=Kingston Online guide to Kingston upon Thames|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-18}}</ref> * [[Earl of Dundonald|William Francis Dundonald Cochrane]] β brigadier-general in the Army, and great-grandson of [[Archibald Cochrane, 9th Earl of Dundonald]] * [[John Cooper (car maker)|John Cooper]] β car maker<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/about-us/search-news/english-heritage-unveils-blue-plaque-at-former-cooper-car-company-works/ |title=The Cooper Car Company commemorated with an English Heritage blue plaque|publisher=English Heritage|date=16 August 2018 |access-date=24 July 2019 }}</ref> * [[Allan Cuthbertson]] β actor * [[Ed Davey]] MP β politician, [[leader of the Liberal Democrats]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Walker|first=Tim|date=2020-05-10|title=Lib Dem acting leader Ed Davey on the art of opposition homeworking|url=https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/brexit-news/lib-dem-leader-ed-davey-working-from-home-77350|access-date=2020-11-16|website=The New European|language=en-UK}}</ref> * [[Phyllis Dixey]] β singer, dancer and [[impresario]]<ref name=":1" /> * [[Bernard George Ellis]] β winner of the [[George Cross]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=National Army Museum|url=https://ww1.nam.ac.uk/stories/lieutenant-bernard-ellis/|website=ww1.nam.ac.uk|access-date=2024-12-16}}</ref> * [[David Essex]] β musician, singer-songwriter and actor, lived on Ditton Road for 16 years until 2002.<ref name=":1" /> * [[John Foxx]] β musician and digital artist, former resident<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sinclair |first=Iain |date=2010-07-30 |title=John Foxx Interview {{!}} Iain Sinclair |url=https://www.iainsinclair.org.uk/2010/07/30/john-foxx-interview/ |access-date=2025-03-30 |website=iainsinclair.org.uk |language=en-US}}</ref> *[[Susan George (actress)|Susan George]] β actress<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ciaran Brown meets actress Susan George|url=http://www.ciaranbrown.com/george.html|website=www.ciaranbrown.com|access-date=2020-05-01}}</ref> * [[Eileen Gray (cyclist)|Eileen Gray]] β cyclist<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.surreycomet.co.uk/news/9672933.Cycling_pioneer_in_line_for_award/r/?ref=surbiton.com |title=Kingston women's cycling pioneer in line for award|author=Nazia Dewji|publisher=Surrey Comet|date=26 April 2012 |access-date=27 August 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141223092516/http://www.surreycomet.co.uk/news/9672933.Cycling_pioneer_in_line_for_award/r/?ref=surbiton.com |archive-date=23 December 2014 }}</ref> * [[Thomas Hardy]] β author (while completing and for the publishing of ''[[Far from the Madding Crowd]]'')<ref name=":0" /> * [[Roy Hodgson]] β football manager * [[Saskia Howard-Clarke]] β ''[[Big Brother 6 (UK)|Big Brother]]'' contestant and glamour model * [[Leslie Illsley]] β artist and one of the founders of [[Troika Pottery]] * [[James Johnston (rugby union)|James Johnston]] β rugby union player, lived in Surbiton until 2013 while playing for [[Harlequin F.C.|Harlequins]]<ref>{{cite web|title=James Johnston (@JayVJohnston) {{!}} Twitter|url=https://twitter.com/JayVJohnston|website=twitter.com|access-date=14 July 2017|language=en}}</ref> * [[Lukin Johnston]] β English-Canadian journalist who interviewed [[Adolf Hitler]] and subsequently disappeared * [[John Keen (cyclist)|John Keen]] β racing cyclist{{citation needed|date=December 2024}} * [[Norman Lee]] β British [[screenwriter]] and [[film director]] * [[Rob Lee]] β former councillor<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-07-29 |title=Apology over G4s arrest threat |url=https://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/9842644.apology-over-g4s-arrest-threat/ |access-date=2025-03-30 |website=Your Local Guardian |language=en}}</ref> * [[Lara Lewington]] β television presenter, attended [[Surbiton High School]]<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2019-07-24|title=Surbiton High Pupils receive award at the National Awards Ceremony for WOHAA | publisher=Surbiton High School|url=https://www.surbitonhigh.com/news/2014-05-08/Surbiton-High-Pupils-receive-award-at-the-National-Awards-Ceremony-for-WOHAA|date=8 May 2014}}</ref> * [[Chris McCausland]] β comedian, ''[[Would I Lie to You? (British game show)|Would I Lie To You?]]'', ''[[Live at the Apollo (TV series)|Live at the Apollo]]'' * [[John McCririck]] β [[Horse racing|horse racing pundit]], ''[[Celebrity Big Brother 2005 (UK)|Celebrity Big Brother]]'' (2005), and ''[[Ultimate Big Brother]]'' (2010) * [[Debbie McGee]] β widow of late magician Paul Daniels, born in Kingston, lived in Tolworth, went to Our Lady Immaculate and [[Tolworth Girls' School]]s<ref name=":1" /> * [[Art Malik]] β actor * [[Dudley Mason|Dudley Mason GC]] β master of the [[SS Ohio|SS ''Ohio'']]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vconline.org.uk/dudley-w-mason-gc/4589321630|title=Dudley William Mason GC|author=The Comprehensive Guide to the Victoria and George Cross|publisher=VC Online|access-date=24 July 2019 }}</ref> * [[C. H. Middleton]] ("Mr Middleton") β gardener, writer and [[BBC]] broadcaster * [[William Newton (sport shooter)|William Newton]] β Olympic [[shooting sports|sports shooter]], killed in World War I, grew up in Surbiton where his parents settled.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/155443/newton,-william-savage/ |title=William Savage Newton |work=Commonwealth War Graves Commission |access-date=18 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.masonicgreatwarproject.org.uk/legend.php?id=2249 |title=William Savage Newton |work=Masonic Great War Project |access-date=18 June 2020}}</ref> * [[Elizabeth Norton]] β historian and author{{citation needed|date=December 2024}} * [[Betty Nuthall]] β amongst other major titles, winner of the 1930 Women's US Singles Tennis Championship, ranked number 4 in the world * [[Katherine Parkinson]] β actress, [[The IT Crowd|IT Crowd]]{{citation needed|date=December 2024}} * [[Andy Parsons]] β comedian, ''[[Mock The Week]]''{{citation needed|date=December 2024}} * Alf Pearson (of musical double act [[Bob and Alf Pearson]]) lived in Surbiton until 2007<ref>{{Cite web|title=Notable Abodes - Alf Pearson (Musician)|url=http://www.notableabodes.com/people-search-results/person-details/135257/alf-pearson-musician|access-date=2021-03-14|website=www.notableabodes.com}}</ref> * [[Emma, Lady Radford]] β English antiquarian and public servant, incl. chairman of the Kingston-upon-Thames [[Women's Land Army]]. Resided at Chiswick House, Ditton Hill, Surbiton. * [[Jon Richardson (entertainer)|Jon Richardson]] β comedian, ''[[8 out of 10 Cats]]'', ''[[Stand Up for the Week]]'' * [[L. J. K. Setright]] β motoring journalist and author{{citation needed|date=December 2024}} * [[Helen Sharman|Dr. Helen Sharman]] β first Briton in space, first woman to visit [[Mir]] space station<ref>{{cite news |url=https://thegoodlifesurbiton.co.uk/previous-issues/ |title=Go to Mars, says Helen|date=July 2024 |issue=76 |page=3 |accessdate=22 March 2025 |work=The Good Life, Surbiton's Community Newspaper}}</ref> * [[David Spinx]] β actor<ref>{{Cite web|title=Young artists will raise the roof of the Rose tonight|url=https://www.surreycomet.co.uk/news/9804031.young-artists-will-raise-the-roof-of-the-rose-tonight/|access-date=2020-11-16|website=Surrey Comet|language=en}}</ref> * [[Twinkle (singer)|Twinkle]] (Lynn Ripley) β singer * [[Naunton Wayne]] β actor{{citation needed|date=December 2024}} * [[Jimmy White]] β Snooker Player<ref name=":1" /> * [[Joe Wicks (coach)|Joe Wicks]] β Coach and personal trainer<ref>{{Cite news|last=Heritage|first=Stuart|date=2016-06-18|title=Meet the Body Coach, the man with the million-dollar muscles|language=en-GB|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/jun/18/joe-wicks-meet-body-coach-million-dollar-muscles|access-date=2020-05-01|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> * [[Dorothy Wrinch]] β first woman to receive an Oxford DSc., 1938 [[Nobel Prize]] nominee, grew up in Surbiton
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