Notable People
Pre-Raphaelite artist William Holman Hunt married and produced several of his famous works here, with the doorway linking St Mary's church yard and the grounds of Glyn House being reproduced as the door on which Christ is knocking in Hunt's famous painting, The Light of the World. In addition, the background for John Everett Millais' oil on canvas of Ophelia was painted at Ewell.
Pop singer Petula Clark was born in Ewell, as well as the broadcaster James Whale, and TV presenter Michaela Strachan. Ex Chelsea footballer Ron Harris lived in Ewell during the 1970s, and Trevor "Tosh" Chamberlain (ex-Fulham) still does. Former cyclist Sean Yates is also from Ewell.
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