The Most Famous
FENCERS from United Kingdom
This page contains a list of the greatest British Fencers. The pantheon dataset contains 349 Fencers, 5 of which were born in United Kingdom. This makes United Kingdom the birth place of the 13th most number of Fencers behind Ukraine, and Japan.
Top 5
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary British Fencers of all time. This list of famous British Fencers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Allan Jay (1931 - 2023)
With an HPI of 52.12, Allan Jay is the most famous British Fencer. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages on wikipedia.
Allan Louis Neville Jay MBE (30 June 1931 – 5 March 2023) was a British five-time-Olympian foil and épée fencer, and world champion.
2. Bill Hoskyns (1931 - 2013)
With an HPI of 50.10, Bill Hoskyns is the 2nd most famous British Fencer. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Henry William Furse "Bill" Hoskyns MBE (19 March 1931 – 4 August 2013) was a British fencer who appeared at six Olympic Games.,
3. Miles Chamley-Watson (b. 1989)
With an HPI of 33.99, Miles Chamley-Watson is the 3rd most famous British Fencer. His biography has been translated into 18 different languages.
Miles Chamley-Watson (born December 3, 1989) is a British-American right-handed foil fencer. He is a 13-time team Pan American champion, 2019 team world champion, 2013 individual world champion, three-time Olympian, and 2016 team Olympic bronze medalist.
4. Richard Kruse (b. 1983)
With an HPI of 26.27, Richard Kruse is the 4th most famous British Fencer. His biography has been translated into 12 different languages.
Richard Kruse (born 30 July 1983) is a former British right-handed foil fencer and four-time Olympian. In 2015, he was part of the Great Britain team that shocked Olympic champions Italy to win the first European Games gold in team foil, the first British gold medal in a team fencing event at World or European level for fifty years. He retired in 2021.
5. Marcus Mepstead (b. 1990)
With an HPI of 19.13, Marcus Mepstead is the 5th most famous British Fencer. His biography has been translated into 8 different languages.
Marcus Mepstead OLY ( MEP-sted; born 11 May 1990) is a British Olympic foil fencer, who competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio De Janeiro. A team bronze medallist at the 2010 and 2013 European Championships, and team gold medallist at the 2015 European Games. In 2016, he won the foil title at the British Fencing Championships. and 2019 Vice-World Champion.
People
Pantheon has 5 people classified as British fencers born between 1931 and 1990. Of these 5, 3 (60.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living British fencers include Miles Chamley-Watson, Richard Kruse, and Marcus Mepstead. The most famous deceased British fencers include Allan Jay, and Bill Hoskyns. As of April 2024, 2 new British fencers have been added to Pantheon including Richard Kruse, and Marcus Mepstead.
Living British Fencers
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Miles Chamley-Watson
1989 - Present
HPI: 33.99
Richard Kruse
1983 - Present
HPI: 26.27
Marcus Mepstead
1990 - Present
HPI: 19.13
