Notable People
- Thomas Bowyer (1520? - 1556) - Protestant martyr who refused to renounce his faith and adopt Catholicism. As a punishment he was taken to Stratford in East London and burnt at the stake, aged 36.
- Anne Line (1567 – 27 February 1601) - Catholic martyr executed during the reign of Elizabeth I for harbouring a priest in The Clock House, The Causeway, where she was a housekeeper.
- Lionel Lukin (18 May 1742 - 16 February 1834 - considered by some to have been the inventor of the unsinkable lifeboat, designs for which he tested on the Doctor's Pond.
- Sir George Beaumont, 7th Baronet (6 November 1753 – 7 February 1827) - British art patron and amateur painter. Played a crucial part in the creation of London's National Gallery by making the first bequest of paintings.
- Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy GCB GCMG MVO DCO (11 September 1862 – 6 June 1935) was a British Army officer who served as Governor General of Canada – the 12th since Canadian Confederation – and, upon returning to the UK, served as the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police. Newton hall was his first house, though he lived there for only 2 years.
- Toke Townley born 6 November 1912 in Great Dunmow, died 27 September 1984 in Leeds, was an English actor who appeared as a regular character in the soap opera Emmerdale Farm.
- Francis Arthur Jefferson VC (18 August 1921 - 4 September 1982) was stationed in Dunmow after WW2 and was married in the village.
- Glen Murphy MBE, English Actor/Producer received "The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire" while living on a farm in the area in 2007.
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