List of people from Cheltenham
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 living in 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 (born 1946), actor.
- Christopher Gunning (born 1944), 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 times member of Arizona Territorial Legislature[2]
- Charles Irving (1924–1995), Conservative MP for Cheltenham 1974–92
- Martin Jarvis (born 1941), actor
- Edward Jenner (1749–1823), the inventor of vaccination
- Gilbert Jessop (1874–1955), fastest-scoring test cricketer[3]
- Jim Lockey & The Solemn Sun, 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 Played Oliver Twist in the film "Oliver!" 1968
- Lionsheart Heavy metal band
- Jack Lisowski (born 1991), professional snooker player
- Joshua Snow born 1991, from the Whaddon area, made famous for his good looks and astonishing love-making
- 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
- Andrew McCrorie-Shand (born 1955), composer
- 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, 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 (born 1973), journalist and television presenter
- Corrinne Wicks (born 1967), 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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