Editing Orpington (section)

==Notable people==
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* [[Gilderoy Scamp]] (1812-1893) - King of the Romani, born in Orpington.
* [[Neil Taylor (cricketer, born 1959)|Neil Taylor]] (b. 1959) - cricketer, born in Orpington.<ref>{{cite web |title=Neil Taylor |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/21490.html |website=Cric Info |access-date=30 September 2020 |archive-date=12 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312102409/http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/21490.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Dina Asher-Smith]] (b. 1995) - sprinter, born and grew up in Orpington.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/49909946|title=Dina Asher-Smith: The making of a world champion|work=BBC Sport |date=2 October 2019|access-date=29 September 2020|archive-date=22 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922103258/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/49909946|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="newsshopper4">{{cite web|url=http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/sport/othersport/14607895.Orpington_sprinter_star____over_the_moon____with_historical_European_gold/|publisher=newsshopper.co.uk|title=Orpington sprinter star Dina Asher-Smith 'over the moon' with gold medal at European Championships (From News Shopper)|date=8 July 2016 |access-date=13 January 2017|archive-date=9 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170209230336/http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/sport/othersport/14607895.Orpington_sprinter_star____over_the_moon____with_historical_European_gold/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Allan Octavian Hume]] (1829-1912) - notable ornithologist and founder of the [[Indian National Congress]].<ref>Moulton (2004); ''[[Encyclopædia Britannica]]'' and some older sources give his birthplace as [[Montrose, Angus|Montrose]], [[Forfarshire]].</ref>
* [[Jeremy Barnes (cricketer)|Jeremy Barnes]] (b. 1970) - cricketer and clergyman.{{citation needed|date=September 2020}}
* [[Jeremy Beadle]] (1948-2008) - TV presenter, writer and producer, attended Orpington County Secondary Boys' School.<ref name="theguardian">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2008/jan/30/television.itv|work=The Guardian|title=Obituary: Jeremy Beadle {{pipe}} Media {{pipe}} The Guardian|access-date=13 January 2017|archive-date=9 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170209230354/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2008/jan/30/television.itv|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Steve Bennett (referee)|Steve Bennett]] (b. 1961) - football referee, lives in Orpington.<ref name="kentonline">{{cite web|url=http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kent/news/referee-steve-bennett-switches-s-a96129/|publisher=kentonline.co.uk|title=Referee Steve Bennett switches sports from football to cricket|date=6 July 2009|access-date=13 January 2017|archive-date=9 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170209230844/http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kent/news/referee-steve-bennett-switches-s-a96129/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Kevin Bishop]] (b. 1980) - actor and comedian, grew up in the area.<ref name="bromleytimes2">{{cite web|url=http://www.bromleytimes.co.uk/news/actor_kevin_bishop_on_his_rise_to_fame_from_orpington_drama_school_1_1515494|author=Joshua Fowler|publisher=bromleytimes.co.uk|title=Actor Kevin Bishop on his rise to fame from Orpington drama school - News - Bromley Times|access-date=13 January 2017|archive-date=9 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170209230251/http://www.bromleytimes.co.uk/news/actor_kevin_bishop_on_his_rise_to_fame_from_orpington_drama_school_1_1515494|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Tony Cascarino]] (b. 1962) - footballer, grew up in Orpington.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tony Cascarino |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1342037/bio |website=IMDB |access-date=29 September 2020 |archive-date=10 January 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100110093347/http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1342037/bio |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Len Choules]] (b. 1932) - footballer, born in Orpington.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite book|last1 =Purkiss|first1 =Mike|last2 =Sands|first2 =Nigel|title=Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989|year =1990|publisher =The Breedon Books Publishing Company|page=68|isbn=0907969542}}</ref>
* [[Joe Choong]] (b. 1995) - athlete, born in Orpington.<ref>{{cite web |title=Double Olympian Nick Woodbridge returns for European Championships |url=http://www.pentathlon.org/double-olympian-nick-woodbridge-returns-for-european-championships/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150127013433/http://www.pentathlon.org/double-olympian-nick-woodbridge-returns-for-european-championships/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=27 January 2015 |publisher=Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne |access-date=1 May 2016 }}</ref><ref name="croydon">{{cite news |title=Joseph Choong becomes first Brit to win the European U16 Modern Pentathlon |url=http://www.croydonadvertiser.co.uk/Choong-pens-history-books/story-11368019-detail/story.html |access-date=1 May 2016 |work=Croydon Advertiser |date=24 September 2010 }}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* [[Lesley Collier]] (b. 1947) - ballet dancer, born in Orpington.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lesley Collier - Oxford Reference |url=https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803095624378 |website=www.oxfordreference.com |access-date=12 February 2020 |language=en |archive-date=12 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200212194606/https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803095624378 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Patience Darton]] (1911-1996) - nurse and political activist, notably during the [[Spanish Civil War]], who was born in Orpington.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/women/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/darton-patience-1911-1996|title=Darton, Patience (1911–1996)|last=Haag|first=John|date=10 December 2019|website=Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia|publisher=Cengage|via=Encyclopedia.Com|access-date=13 January 2020|archive-date=13 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200113035641/https://www.encyclopedia.com/women/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/darton-patience-1911-1996|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Frank Everist]] (1885-1945) - footballer, born in Orpington.<ref name="Profile">{{Cite web |url=http://www.croydoncommon.com/EVERIST_Frank_James.pdf |title=Everist, Frank James |website=Croydon Common player profiles |access-date=30 November 2012 |archive-date=17 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190617135118/http://www.croydoncommon.com/EVERIST_Frank_James.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Nigel Farage]] (b. 1964) - politician.<ref name="express">{{cite web|url=http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/477923/Who-is-the-real-Nigel-Farage-How-personal-success-and-brushes-with-death-have-shaped-him|publisher=express.co.uk|title=Who is the real Nigel Farage? How personal success and brushes with death have shaped him {{pipe}} UK {{pipe}} News {{pipe}} Daily Express|date=24 May 2014|access-date=13 January 2017|archive-date=9 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170209230819/http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/477923/Who-is-the-real-Nigel-Farage-How-personal-success-and-brushes-with-death-have-shaped-him|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[David Ford (politician)|David Ford]] (b. 1951) - politician and Northern Ireland Justice Minister, born and grew up in Orpington.<ref>{{cite web |title=David Ford |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/David-Ford |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=29 September 2020 |archive-date=17 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017073135/https://www.britannica.com/biography/David-Ford |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Joan Glass]] (1915-2012) - textile designer and painter, born in Orpington.<ref>{{cite web |title=Joan Glass |url=https://www.fryartgallery.org/the-collection/search-results/artist/45/Joan-Glass--#biography |website=Fry Gallery |access-date=30 September 2020 |archive-date=16 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200116133607/http://www.fryartgallery.org/the-collection/search-results/artist/45/Joan-Glass--#biography |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Andy Green (RAF officer)|Andy Green]] (b. 1962) - fighter pilot and world [[Land Speed Record]] holder, attended St Olave's Grammar School.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Whitworth |first1=Damian |title=Andy Green: the fastest man on Earth |url=https://www.thetimes.com/travel/advice/andy-green-the-fastest-man-on-earth-62jpr9flhkg |website=[[The Times]] |date=17 November 2012 |access-date=29 September 2020 |archive-date=29 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210329190205/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/andy-green-the-fastest-man-on-earth-62jpr9flhkg |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Ben Greenhalgh]] (b. 1992) - footballer and winner of ''[[Football's Next Star]]'', born in Orpington.<ref>{{cite web |title=From Inter Milan To Maidstone: The Incredible Story Of Ben Greenhalgh |url=https://www.sportbible.com/pub-talk/exclusives-take-a-bow-from-inter-milan-to-maidstone-the-incredible-story-of-ben-greenhalgh-20170118 |website=Sport Bible |date=18 January 2019 |access-date=29 September 2020 |archive-date=21 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190821130930/http://www.sportbible.com/pub-talk/exclusives-take-a-bow-from-inter-milan-to-maidstone-the-incredible-story-of-ben-greenhalgh-20170118 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Jonathan Haggerty]] (b. 1997) - Muay Thai fighter, grew up in Orpington.<ref>{{cite web |title=How Jonathan Haggerty Became A Teenage World Champion |url=https://www.onefc.com/features/how-jonathan-haggerty-became-a-teenage-world-champion/ |website=ONE Championship |date=23 April 2019 |access-date=30 September 2020 |archive-date=29 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029023522/https://www.onefc.com/features/how-jonathan-haggerty-became-a-teenage-world-champion/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Pamela Harrison (composer)|Pamela Harrison]] (1915-1990) - pianist and composer, born in Orpington.<ref name="pamelaharrisoncomposer">{{cite web|url=http://www.pamelaharrisoncomposer.co.uk/biography.html|publisher=pamelaharrisoncomposer.co.uk|title=Pamela Harrison - composer (1915-1990)|access-date=13 January 2017|archive-date=16 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160316221948/http://www.pamelaharrisoncomposer.co.uk/biography.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Billy Idol]] (b. 1955) - singer, spent part of his childhood in the town.<ref name="Willey"/>
* [[Emma Johnson (clarinettist)|Emma Johnson]] (b. 1966) - clarinettist and [[BBC Young Musician of the Year]] in 1984, attended school in Orpington.<ref>{{cite news |title=Classical Music 12/2/10 |url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/reviews/classical-music-12210-28517574.html |newspaper=Belfasttelegraph |access-date=29 September 2020 |archive-date=29 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210329190214/https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/reviews/classical-music-12210-28517574.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Nic Jones]] (b. 1947)- folk singer, born in Orpington.<ref name="teamrock">{{cite web|url=http://teamrock.com/artist-directory/n/nic-jones?id=5TABL8E2QU96gOZSS82bU3|publisher=teamrock.com|title=Nic Jones - Artist Directory {{pipe}} TeamRock|access-date=13 January 2017|archive-date=9 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170209231059/http://teamrock.com/artist-directory/n/nic-jones?id=5TABL8E2QU96gOZSS82bU3|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>[http://www.penguineggs.ab.ca/peggs.php?page=nicjones The making of a masterpiece] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091116064442/http://www.penguineggs.ab.ca/peggs.php?page=nicjones |date=16 November 2009 }} ("Penguin Eggs" – Folk magazine).</ref>
* [[Barry Knight (referee)|Barry Knight]] (b. 1960) - football referee.<ref name="newsquest">{{cite web|url=http://www2.newsquest.co.uk/lancashire/bolton/wanderers/WANDERERSAK1.html|publisher=www2.newsquest.co.uk|title=A Knight to remember: The Bolton view|access-date=13 January 2017}}</ref><ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/1275104.stm#ref Home town] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306100658/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/1275104.stm#ref |date=6 March 2016 }} reference: [[BBC|BBC.co.uk]] article.</ref>
* [[Nish Kumar]] (b. 1985) – comedian, attended [[St Olave's Grammar School]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tv.bt.com/tv/tv-news/who-is-nish-kumar-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-host-of-bbc-twos-the-mash-report-11364194777965|title=Who is Nish Kumar? Everything you need to know about the host of BBC Two's The Mash Report|work=[[BT Group]] |last=Laker|first=Chris|date=28 July 2017}}</ref>
* Trevor Lake (b. 1968) - footballer, born in Orpington.<ref name="coludata">{{cite web |title=Colchester United – Player profile |url=http://coludata.co.uk/player.asp?pid=445 |publisher=Coludata.co.uk |access-date=7 May 2013 |archive-date=7 July 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130707020907/http://coludata.co.uk/player.asp?pid=445 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Josie Long]] (b. 1982) - comedian, grew up in the town.<ref name="independent">{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/my-secret-life-josie-long-comedian-28-2037464.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220524/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/my-secret-life-josie-long-comedian-28-2037464.html |archive-date=24 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|newspaper=independent.co.uk|title=My Secret Life: Josie Long, comedian, 28 {{pipe}} The Independent|access-date=13 January 2017}}</ref>
* [[Eric Lubbock, 4th Baron Avebury|Eric Lubbock]] (1928-2016) - politician and civil rights campaigner, local MP for a period.<ref name="theguardian2"/>
* [[Scott Minto]] (b. 1971) - footballer, (including for [[Charlton Athletic]]) and TV presenter, President of Orpington Rovers FC.<ref name="orfc">{{cite web|url=http://orfc.info/aboutus/history.shtml|publisher=orfc.info|title=Orpington Rovers Football Club|access-date=13 January 2017|archive-date=9 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170209231806/http://orfc.info/aboutus/history.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[David Nobbs]], Writer , born Orpington, 1935
* [[Tim Page (photographer)|Tim Page]] (b. 1944) - photographer, grew up in Orpington.<ref name="theguardian3">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2001/sep/23/features.magazine27|work=The Guardian|title=Mourning Vietnam {{pipe}} From the Observer {{pipe}} The Guardian|access-date=13 January 2017|archive-date=9 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170209230454/https://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2001/sep/23/features.magazine27|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Stuart Pigott]] (b. 1960) - wine critic and author, born in the town.<ref>[http://www.stuartpigott.de/stuartpigott/uebermich Stuart Pigott.de: ''Über mich''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080317043658/http://www.stuartpigott.de/stuartpigott/uebermich |date=17 March 2008 }}, accessed on 16 March 2008</ref>
* [[Claire Rafferty]] (b. 1989) - footballer, grew up in the town.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Linney |first1=Sarah |title=Orpington footballer to play in World Cup semi-finals tonight |url=https://www.bromleytimes.co.uk/news/orpington-footballer-to-play-in-world-cup-semi-finals-tonight-1-4133936 |website=Bromley Times |date=1 July 2015 |access-date=29 September 2020 |archive-date=29 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210329190221/https://www.barkinganddagenhampost.co.uk/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Vezey Raffety]] (1906-1901) - cricketer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/32/32228/all_teams.html|title=Teams Vezey Raffety played for|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=3 June 2011|archive-date=7 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107230255/http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/32/32228/all_teams.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Gary Rhodes]] (1960-2019) - TV chef, lived in the area.<ref name="knowhere">{{cite web|url=http://www.knowhere.co.uk/Orpington/Greater-London/London-and-inside-M25/info/celebs|publisher=knowhere.co.uk|title=Orpington, Greater London, Cringing Cult of Celebrity|access-date=13 January 2017|archive-date=9 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170209230316/http://www.knowhere.co.uk/Orpington/Greater-London/London-and-inside-M25/info/celebs|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Hubert Shirley-Smith]] (1901-1981) - civil engineer, lived in Orpington in the latter part of his life.<ref name="smeatonian">{{cite book| last = Watson | first = Garth | title = The Smeatonians: The Society of Civil Engineers  | publisher = Thomas Telford Ltd| year = 1989| pages = 140 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=ybXHDw8u_VcC| isbn = 0-7277-1526-7}}</ref>
* [[Splodgenessabounds|Max Splodge]] - singer in [[Splodgenessabounds]], grew up in the town.<ref name="punk77">{{cite web|url=http://www.punk77.co.uk/groups/mistakes.htm|publisher=punk77.co.uk|title=The Mistakes - A Punk History with Pictures.|access-date=13 January 2017|archive-date=13 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190313061548/http://punk77.co.uk/groups/mistakes.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>{{div col end}}

=== Notable Animals ===
* [[Flossie (cat)]]  (b. 1995) - The [[List of longest-living cats|oldest living cat currently alive]], as of 2024, living in Orpington.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Green |first=Vicki |last2=Shadijanova |first2=Diyora |date=2024-01-05 |title=Experience: I own the world’s oldest living cat |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/jan/05/experience-i-own-the-worlds-oldest-living-cat |access-date=2024-07-05 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>