• Activists
• Actors
• Archaeologists From the antiquarians to archaeologists working...
• Architects Some great architects have worked in Surrey. ...
• Artists Many famous and interesting artists have found ...
• Gardeners Many famous names have gardened in Surrey - Joh...
• Historians We owe a great deal to the many people who have...
• Musicians Photograph of a Broadwood piano desig...
• Notable Residents
• Scientists Many well known scientists have lived and worke...
• Writers Authors have made Surrey a landscape of fact, f...

Browse our selection of People important to Surrey's past...from garden designers to historians

From Lutyens to Jekyll, from Lewis Carroll to H.G. Wells, from Lovelace to More-Molyneux, Surrey has been an influence on and been influenced by artists, architects, historians, archaeologists, authors, painters and photographers, royals...and many more.

Have you done some research into a famous Surrey resident? Or someone who has worked in or been an influence on the county? Please contact us to share your research and help bring the stories of these individuals to life.