Notable People
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| Image | Name | Residence Period | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaufort M !Lady Margaret Beaufort | – | Mother of King Henry VII, lived in Woking Palace for 5 years | ||
| — | Bedser A !Sir Alec Bedser | – | Surrey County and England Cricketer | |
| — | Bedser E !Eric Bedser | – | Surrey County Cricketer | |
| — | Benson R !Richard Benson | – | Italian guitarist, 1945 | |
| — | Buckler R !Rick Buckler | – | drummer with The Jam, (1955) | |
| Cox P !Peter Cox | – | solo artist and lead singer of the 1980s pop group Go West (band) | ||
| — | Davidson P !Peter Davison | – | actor, best known for his role in (Doctor Who) attended The Winston Churchill School (Woking) | |
| Dennis R !Ron Dennis | – | CEO/Chairman of the McLaren Group | ||
| — | Dent S !Susie Dent | – | a lexicographer and the dictionary expert on Countdown | |
| — | Edwards B !Ben Charles Edwards | – | photographer/filmmaker | |
| Foxton B !Bruce Foxton | – | bass player with The Jam, (1955) | ||
| — | Getty J !John Paul Getty | – | Lived in Sutton Green | |
| Green R !Robert Green | – | QPR and England Goalkeeper | ||
| — | Griffiths D !Derek Griffiths | – | children's entertainer, born in Woking | |
| — | Hamilton E !Lady Emma Hamilton | – | lover of Horatio Nelson. Hamilton lived in Pyrford | |
| — | Heath A !Andy Heath | – | Times journalist | |
| — | Henry S !Sean Henry | – | sculptor | |
| Hill H !Harry Hill | – | comedian, was born in Woking (1964) | ||
| — | Hooper B !Brian Hooper | – | Olympic pole vaulter | |
| — | Hound R !Rufus Hound | – | British comedian and presenter who attended The Hoe Bridge School. | |
| Ishiguro K !Kazuo Ishiguro | – | novelist | ||
| — | Jack A !Albert Jack | – | bestselling author, attended The Winston Churchill School (Woking) | |
| Lara A !Adelina de Lara | – | concert pianist, lived and worked in Woking. | ||
| Lock S !Sean Lock | – | comedian, was born in Woking (1963) | ||
| — | Lord P !Peter Lord | – | co-founder of Aardman Animations, attended Woking Grammar school | |
| Lynne Liz !Liz Lynne | – | Liberal Democrat politician | ||
| — | May C !Carl May | – | sociologist | |
| — | Ogilvy I !Ian Ogilvy | – | actor, 1943 | |
| Parfitt R !Rick Parfitt | – | guitarist for Status Quo went to school in Sheerwater and has family in the area, | ||
| — | Pearce D !Douglas Pearce | – | founding Neofolk musician behind Death In June and Crisis (band), | |
| Smith D !Delia Smith | – | best selling cook, was born in Woking in 1941 | ||
| Smith E !Ethel Smyth | – | composer and the first woman suffragette | ||
| Spice Girls !The Spice Girls | – | pop group, started their careers at a Knaphill studio | ||
| — | Sproxton D !David Sproxton | – | co-founder of Aardman Animations, attended Woking Grammar school | |
| — | Wakeford D !Tony Wakeford | – | neo-folk musician, co-founder of Death in June, founder and vocalist of Sol Invictus, L`Orchestre Noir | |
| Waplington N !Nick Waplington | – | artist and photographer | ||
| — | Wayte N !Neil Wayte | – | professional angler (1961), was born and raised in Woking | |
| Weller P !Paul Weller | – | guitarist and singer-songwriter, The Style Council, The Jam. "Town Called Malice", which was written by Paul Weller and recorded by his band, The Jam, is about Woking. The song reached No. 1 in the UK Charts. | ||
| Wells HG !H. G. Wells | – | author who used the town as a setting for his novel The War of the Worlds and was staying in the town when he wrote it. A large sculpture of a (Wellsian) Martian Fighting Machine (above) was installed in the town centre to commemorate Woking's links with the story. | ||
| Willis M !Matt Willis | – | band member of Busted and winner of I'm A Celebrity... lived in Woking and attended Woking High School | ||
| — | Morris I !Iain Morris | – | Co-Writer of The Inbetweeners, born in Woking | |
| — | Cracknell J !James Cracknell | – | Olympic rower, from Pyrford | |
| — | Wood K !Ken Wood | – | founded the Kenwood company in Woking |
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