From sportswomen, actors, authors and more, all have left their mark.
Here – to commemorate International Women’s Day today – we put the spotlight on eight leading ladies who live, were born or have lived in the Horsham area and played a part in shaping the district.
![Team GB Hockey Goalkeeper and 2016 Olympic Gold Medalist Maddie Hinch was born in West Chiltington in 1988. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)](https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjJmNDA3NjA1LWMzMDAtNGM3Yy1iYmJjLWIwM2VhOTAxOTQ1Mjo4NzhjOTAxZi0zOWZlLTQ4ZTQtYTVkYS1hMWUxMDY3YjY0NTg=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
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Team GB Hockey Goalkeeper and 2016 Olympic Gold Medalist Maddie Hinch was born in West Chiltington in 1988. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images) Photo: Photo: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images
![Former glamour model and mother of five Katie Price lives at Dial Post in the home once owned by former Horsham MP Francis Maude. She is currently featuring in the Channel 4 TV show 'Katie Price's Mucky Mansion'. Photo: Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images](https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjgwYWRkYWY5LTc3YzMtNDM2My05M2Q3LTNhNTNlMWFiZWYwZToyZDA5YjMyZS03Yjc0LTQ2N2YtYjllNS01MWI2MjJkNDIzNDI=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
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Former glamour model and mother of five Katie Price lives at Dial Post in the home once owned by former Horsham MP Francis Maude. She is currently featuring in the Channel 4 TV show 'Katie Price's Mucky Mansion'. Photo: Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images Photo: Photo: Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images
![Actress, author and wildlife campaigner Virginia McKenna, founder of the Horsham-based international charity Born Free. (Photo by Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images)](https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjhhYTBjYzYyLTg0NDctNDZhYi05NjQ3LTExMjI3NDgzNGU1ZTo4YWEyZTA2Ny00ZmVlLTRhNzMtYmUxOS02ZTI3OTlmYzgxZmQ=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
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Actress, author and wildlife campaigner Virginia McKenna, founder of the Horsham-based international charity Born Free. (Photo by Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images) Photo: Stuart C. Wilson
![Lady Emma Barnard of Parham House is Lord Lieutenant of West Sussex. She supports a number of charities and voluntary organisations as Patron or President. Pic S Robards SR2208054](https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmYxNTQwNjMwLWE1ZjAtNDFkMC1hYmE0LTQzZTk3NGRmNzZlMzo1MjhkZDE4YS02NmU0LTQzYTEtOTQyNi1hNDBkNjk1OGM5MjY=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
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Lady Emma Barnard of Parham House is Lord Lieutenant of West Sussex. She supports a number of charities and voluntary organisations as Patron or President. Pic S Robards SR2208054 Photo: S Robards