Notable Residents
- Geoffrey de Mandeville, 1st Earl of Essex, died 1144
- Sir Thomas Smith, scholar and diplomatist, born 1513
- Gabriel Harvey, scholar and writer, b.1552/3
- William Strachey, historian, born 1572
- Henry Winstanley (1644—1703), creator of the first Eddystone Lighthouse, born in nearby Littlebury
- Elizabeth Butchill (ca. 1758—1780), convicted child murderer
- Diana Wynne Jones, author, attended Friends School Saffron Walden, 1946–1952
- Gordon Jacob, composer, resident 1959-1984
- Tom Robinson, singer-songwriter, attended Friends School Saffron Walden, 1961–1967
- Heidi Thomas, TV & film screenwriter
- Stephen McGann, actor
- Charles Dunstone, CEO Carphone Warehouse, born 1964
- Raymond Williams, cultural critic
- Edward Bawden, artist, resident 1970-1989
- Stan Stammers, songwriter and musician, attended Saffron Walden County High School
- Hattie Jacques, actor, 'Carry On...' films, died 1980
- Ian Lavender, actor, best known for 'Pike' in 'Dads Army'
- Jeff Hordley, actor, Cain Dingle in Emmerdale
- Clare Mulley, biographer
- Jojo Moyes, best selling, award-winning, romantic fiction author
- Stig Blomqvist, Swedish racing driver
- Tom Blomqvist, English racing driver (son of Stig)
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