List of people from Cheltenham
Statue of Edward Adrian Wilson in the town centre. Born Cheltenham 1872, died Antarctica 1912. The plinth reads:
Edward Wilson of the British Antarctic Expedition reached the South Pole on January 17, 1912 and died with Captain Scott on the Great Ice Barrier in March 1912
Edward Wilson of the British Antarctic Expedition reached the South Pole on January 17, 1912 and died with Captain Scott on the Great Ice Barrier in March 1912
This is a list of Notable Cheltonians, or people from Cheltenham in Gloucestershire, ordered alphabetically by surname:
- Sir James Tynte Agg-Gardner (1846–1928), brewery owner, Lord of the Manor of Cheltenham, Conservative Member of Parliament for Cheltenham 1874–1880, 1885–1895, 1900–1906, 1911–1928
- Jabez Allies (1787–1856) a folklorist and antiquarian retired and died in Cheltenham.
- Michael Bailey, cricketer
- Dorothea Beale (1831–1906), former headmistress of Cheltenham Ladies' College
- Duncan Gordon Boyes (1846–1869), VC
- James Buckman, naturalist and agriculturalist
- Sarah Burney (1772–1844), novelist. Retired to Cheltenham in 1841.
- Michael "Würzel" Burston (1949–2011) former guitarist for heavy metal band Motörhead. Born in Cheltenham
- Paul Casey, professional golfer
- Jake Chapman, artist, famous for his work with his brother Dinos Chapman. Born in Cheltenham in 1966.
- Jaz Coleman, lead singer of Killing Joke
- Piers Coleman, physicist
- Sean Conway (swimmer), endurance swimmer[1]
- Dr Henry Anstey Cookson, FRSE, pathologist
- Napoleon Cordy, Mayanist
- Steve Cotterill, footballer and football manager
- P J Crook artist, born and lives Cheltenham
- Martin Devaney footballer
- Eric Dier, English footballer (Tottenham Hotspur).
- Sir George Dowty, founder of Dowty Rotol
- Sir Douglas Dodds-Parker, Conservative MP for Cheltenham 1964–1974, member of the Special Operations Executive in World War II
- Eddie 'the Eagle' Edwards (born 1963), Olympic ski-jumper
- Geoff Dyer, novelist, author, and journalist
- Robert Etheridge (1847–1920) British-Australian palaeontologist, curator of the Australian Museum from 1895
- James Elroy Flecker (1884–1915), poet
- Winifred Foley, chronicler of the Forest of Dean, retired to Cheltenham in 1998 and died there in 2009.
- 4ft Fingers punk rock band
- Mike Grady, actor.
- Christopher Gunning, composer.
- Henry Hadley (1863-1914), often described as "the first British casualty of the First World War".
- Sir Frederick Handley Page (born 1885), founder of the aircraft manufacturer Handley Page Ltd.
- Arthur 'Bomber' Harris (1892–1984), commander of Bomber Command in Second World War
- Robert Hardy (born 1925), actor
- Damaris Hayman (born 1929), actress
- Liam Hess, actor.
- Gustav Holst (1874–1934), composer
- Fred G. Hughes (1837–1911), Five time member of Arizona Territorial Legislature[2]
- Charles Irving (1924–1995), Conservative MP for Cheltenham 1974–1992
- Martin Jarvis (born 1941), actor
- Edward Jenner (1749–1823), the inventor of vaccination
- Gilbert Jessop (1874-1955), cricketer, fastest-scoring test cricketer.[3]
- Jim Lockey & The Solemn Sun, a punk band from Cheltenham
- Brian Jones (1942–1969), founder of the Rolling Stones
- Nigel Jones, Baron Jones of Cheltenham (born 1948), Liberal Democrat MP for Cheltenham 1992–2005
- Martin Ivor Kent, guitarist 'Ace' of the band Skunk Anansie
- Mark Lester Star of "Oliver Twist" 1968
- Lionsheart Heavy metal band
- Jack Lisowski (born 1991), professional snooker player.
- Richard Loncraine, film and television director.
- Dame Felicity Lott (born 1947), opera and concert soprano
- John Nevil Maskelyne (1839–1917), magician and inventor of the pay toilet
- John H. Mercer (1922-1987), glaciologist and geographer.
- Claude Myburgh (1911–1987), cricketer and soldier[4]
- Arthur Negus, (1903–1985), broadcaster and antiques expert.
- Richard O'Brien, of the Rocky Horror Show
- Pagan Rock band, Inkubus Sukkubus.
- Richard Pate, founder of Pate's Grammar School
- James Payn (1830–1898), novelist and journal editor, was born in Cheltenham.[5]
- William Pollock (1859–1896), chess player
- Zac Purchase, Olympic gold medallist
- Ralph Richardson (1902-1983), actor
- Mike Summerbee, former Swindon Town, Manchester City and England footballer, raised in Cheltenham.[6]
- John Simpson (born 1953), lexicographer.
- Leon Taylor, former competitive diver who won a silver medal in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.
- Kate Thornton, journalist and television presenter.
- Corrinne Wicks, actress.
- Edward Adrian Wilson (1872–1912), explorer who joined Scott on his ill-fated Antarctic Expedition.
See also
- People from Cheltenham
- List of people from Gloucestershire
References
- ↑ "Land's End to John O'Groats swimmer Sean Conway reaches end". BBC Online. 11 November 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
- ↑ "Bolt of Lightning Kills Fred G. Hughes Pioneer of Arizona". The Bisbee Daily Review. September 20, 1911. p. 2.
- ↑ Birth of the man who scored at over 80 runs an hour
- ↑ "Claude Myburgh". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
- ↑ ODNB: Damian Atkinson, "Payn, James (1830–1898)". Retrieved 14 March 2014, pay-walled.
- ↑ "Mike and Nicky Summerbee join Keys and Gray". Talksport. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
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