Editing Surrey (section)

===Arts and sciences===
*[[William of Ockham]] ({{circa|1288–1347}}), [[scholasticism|scholastic]] philosopher, most famous for "[[Occam's Razor]]", came from [[Ockham, Surrey|Ockham]].
*[[Thomas Malthus]] (1766–1834), pioneer of [[demography]], was born and raised in [[Westcott, Surrey|Westcott]], and later lived in Albury.
*[[Ada Lovelace]] (1815–1852), mathematician, lived at [[East Horsley]].
*[[Eadweard Muybridge]] (1830–1904), photographer, was born and raised in Kingston, then part of Surrey.
*[[Gertrude Jekyll]] (1843–1932), garden designer, lived for much of her life at Munstead near Godalming, created significant gardens in Surrey and is buried in [[Busbridge]].
*[[Ethel Frances Chawner]] (1866-1943) Entomologist born in Surrey who lived there 1866-1888.<ref name="Dipterists Digest">{{cite journal |last1=Chandler |first1=Peter J. |title=Dr John Henry Wood and Colonel John William Yerbury - their different lives as dipterists |journal=Dipterist's Digest |date=13 November 2015 |volume=21 |page=47 |url=https://dipterists.org.uk/sites/default/files/pdf/Dipterists%20Digest%202014%20Vol%2021%20Supplement.pdf |access-date=25 March 2025}}</ref> 
*[[Edwin Lutyens]] (1869–1944), architect, grew up in [[Thursley]]; many of his early works were built in Surrey, including collaborations with Gertrude Jekyll.
*[[Ralph Vaughan Williams]] (1872–1958), composer, grew up at Leith Hill and later lived in Dorking.
*[[Laurence Olivier]] (1907–1989), actor, was born in Dorking.
*[[Peggy Ashcroft]] (1907–1991), actress, was born and raised in Croydon, then part of Surrey.
*[[David Lean]] (1908–1991), film director, was born in Croydon.
*[[Alan Turing]] (1912–1954), mathematician and pioneer of [[computer science]], lived for much of his early life in Guildford.
*[[Jimmy Perry]] (1923–2016), actor and screenwriter, was born in [[Barnes, London|Barnes]], then part of Surrey.
*[[Richard Briers]] (1934–2013), actor, was born in [[Raynes Park]], then part of Surrey.
*[[Roy Hudd]] (1936–2020), comedian and actor, was born and raised in Croydon.
*[[Alex Kingston]] (born 1963), actress, was born and raised in [[Epsom]].
*[[Tracey Emin]] (born 1963), artist, was born in Croydon.
*[[Tom Holland (actor)]] (1996) came from [[Kingston Upon Thames]]