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

This is a list of Notable Cheltonians, or people from Cheltenham in Gloucestershire, ordered alphabetically by surname. Information not found on the person's Wikipedia page must be referenced:

• 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 and 1911–1928
• Jabez Allies (1787–1856), folklorist and antiquarian, retired and died in Cheltenham.
• Michael Bailey (born 1954), first-class cricketer, was born in Cheltenham.
• Dorothea Beale (1831–1906), headmistress of Cheltenham Ladies' College
• Duncan Gordon Boyes (1846–1869), VC, was born in Cheltenham and educated at Cheltenham College.
• Sarah Burney (1772–1844), novelist, retired to Cheltenham in 1841.
• Michael "Würzel" Burston (1949–2011) former guitarist for heavy metal band Motörhead, was born in Cheltenham.
• Paul Casey (born 1977), professional golfer, was born in Cheltenham.
• Jake Chapman (born 1966), artist famous for his work with his brother Dinos Chapman, was born in Cheltenham.
• Jaz Coleman (born 1960), lead singer of Killing Joke, was born and raised in Cheltenham.
• Piers Coleman (living), physicist, was raised in Cheltenham.
• Sean Conway, endurance swimmer, now lives in Cheltenham.^[1]
• Dr Henry Anstey Cookson, FRSE, pathologist, lived in Cheltenham.
• Napoleon Cordy (1902–1977), Mayanist scholar, was born in Cheltenham.
• Ernest Cossart (1876–1951), actor, was born in Cheltenham and attended Cheltenham Grammar School
• Steve Cotterill (born 1964), footballer and football manager, played for Cheltenham Town F.C. and other League teams.
• P. J. Crook (born 1945), artist, was born and lives in Cheltenham.
• Martin Devaney (born 1980), footballer with Cheltenham Town F.C. and other professional teams
• Eric Dier (born 1994), footballer with Tottenham Hotspur, was born in Cheltenham.
• Sir George Dowty (1901–1975), inventor and businessman, set up Dowty Aviation in Cheltenham.
• Sir Douglas Dodds-Parker (1909–2006), 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, was born in Cheltenham.
• Geoff Dyer (born 1958), novelist, author and journalist, was born and raised in Cheltenham.
• Robert Etheridge (1847–1920) British-Australian palaeontologist, curator of the Australian Museum from 1895, was born in Cheltenham.
• FKA twigs (Tahliah Debrett Barnett, born 1988), singer and dancer, was born in Cheltenham.
• James Elroy Flecker (1884–1915), poet and playwright, was educated at Dean Close School.^[2]
• Winifred Foley (1914–2009), chronicler of the Forest of Dean, retired to Cheltenham in 1998 and died there.
• 4ft Fingers punk rock band, was formed in Cheltenham in 1996.
• Mike Grady (born 1946), character actor, was born in Cheltenham.
• Christopher Gunning (born 1944), composer, was born in Cheltenham.
• Henry Hadley (1863–1914), often called "the first British casualty of the First World War", was born in Cheltenham.
• Arthur "Bomber" Harris (1892–1984), commander of Bomber Command in the Second World War, was born in Cheltenham.
• Robert Hardy (1925–2017), actor, was born and raised in Cheltenham.
• Damaris Hayman (born 1929), character actress, was educated at Cheltenham Ladies' College.
• Liam Hess (born 1992), actor, was born in Cheltenham.
• Gustav Holst (1874–1934), composer, was born in Cheltenham and attended Cheltenham Grammar School.
• Fred G. Hughes (1837–1911), five-times member of Arizona Territorial Legislature, was born in Cheltenham.^[3]
• Geoff Hurst, international footballer, in 1966 the only man ever to score a hat-trick at a World Cup Final, lives in Cheltenham.
• Inkubus Sukkubus (formed 1989), Gothic and Pagan band, was formed in Cheltenham.
• Charles Irving (1924–1995), Conservative MP for Cheltenham, 1974–92
• Martin Jarvis (born 1941), actor, was born in Cheltenham.
• Gilbert Jessop (1874–1955), among fastest-scoring test cricketers, was born in Cheltenham.^[4]
• Brian Jones (1942–1969), founder of the Rolling Stones, was born in Cheltenham.
• Nigel Jones, Baron Jones of Cheltenham (born 1948), Liberal Democrat MP for Cheltenham (1992–2005)
• Mark Lester (born 1958), actor who played Oliver Twist in the 1968 film "Oliver!", was born in Cheltenham.
• Lionsheart (formed 1990), heavy metal band, was formed in Cheltenham.
• Richard Loncraine (born 1946), film and television director, was born in Cheltenham.
• Dame Felicity Lott (born 1947), opera and concert soprano, was born in Cheltenham.
• John Nevil Maskelyne (1839–1917), magician and inventor of pay toilet, was born in Cheltenham.
• John H. Mercer (1922–1987), glaciologist and geographer, was born and raised in Cheltenham.
• Andrew McCrorie-Shand (born 1955), composer, was born in Cheltenham.
• Claude Myburgh (1911–1987), cricketer and soldier, was born in Cheltenham.^[5]
• Arthur Negus, (1903–1985), broadcaster and antiques expert, lived and died in Cheltenham.
• Richard O'Brien (born 1942), of the Rocky Horror Show, was born in Cheltenham.
• Sir Frederick Handley Page (1885–1962), founder of aircraft manufacturer Handley Page Ltd, was born in Cheltenham and attended Cheltenham Grammar School.
• Richard Pate or Pates, founder of Pate's Grammar School, was born in Cheltenham.
• James Payn (1830–1898), novelist and journal editor, was born in Cheltenham.^[6]
• William Pollock (1859–1896), chess player, was born in Cheltenham.
• Zac Purchase, Olympic gold medallist rower, was born in Cheltenham.
• Ralph Richardson (1902–1983), actor, was born in Cheltenham.
• Mike Summerbee, former Swindon Town, Manchester City and England footballer, was raised in Cheltenham.^[7]
• John Simpson (born 1953), lexicographer, was born in Cheltenham and attended Dean Close School.
• Solemn Sun (formed 2009), punk band formed in Cheltenham
• Leon Taylor (born 1977), Olympic silver-medallist diver, was born and educated in Cheltenham.
• Kate Thornton (born 1973), journalist and television presenter, was born in Cheltenham.
• Corrinne Wicks (born 1967), actress, was born and raised in Cheltenham.
• Edward Adrian Wilson (1872–1912), explorer who joined Scott on his ill-fated Antarctic Expedition, was born in Cheltenham and attended Cheltenham College.

See also

• People from Cheltenham
• List of people from Gloucestershire

References