Famous People from Camberley

The town of Camberley has played host to a wide range of famous faces throughout its history, some of which are listed below:

5ive boy band

This English boy band consisted of Scott Robinson, Sean Conlon, Abz Love, Jason Paul Brown and Ritchie Neville and were formed in 1997 by the same team that managed the famous Spice Girls.

Sam Brown

English song-writer, composer, record producer with a career that spanned more than 30 years.

Brian McBride

ASOS.com chairman, former managing director of Amazon.co.uk and chairman of Wiggle Ltd (online cycling and tri-sports retailer).

Mitchell Crossland-Scott

International player for New Zealand American football.

Harold Balfour

The politician was born here in 1897 and later became the 1st Baron Balfour of Inchrye.

Bros

This boy band from the 1980s attended the local Collingwood School.

Elliot Cook

Comedian and writer.

Hugh Edwards

Actor from Lord of the Flies who played the character Piggy in the first film of William Golding’s famous book.

Helen Macdonald

Was born in the 1970s and is best known for writing H is for Hawk.

Andy Quinn

Composer and pianist who has recorded more than 60 albums.

Adam James Powell

This Welsh computer programmer is the co-founder of Neopets, a virtual pet website.

Paul Sloane

A corporate public speaker on innovation and an author of over 20 books on lateral thinking.

Dame Ethel Smyth

This English composer and Women’s suffrage movement member lived as a child in Frimley Green, before later moving to Portsmouth Road and living at a house that has since become The One Oak pub.