List of people from Peterborough

This is a list of people from Peterborough, in Cambridgeshire. This list may include people from Greater Peterborough, an area which includes a number of surrounding villages. This list is arranged alphabetically by surname:

A

• George Alcock - astronomer who was one of the most successful visual discoverers of novas and comets.^[1]
• George Alexander - GP3 driver racing for Marussia Manor

B

• David Bentley - former Tottenham Hotspur and England footballer.
• Paul Blades - footballer who played as a defender for Derby County, Norwich City and Wolves.
• Peter Boizot - entrepreneur, restaurateur, politician, and philanthropist. Most well known as the founder of PizzaExpress.

E

• Jimmy Elliott - footballer who played for Tottenham and Brentford. Later worked as a football manager.

F

• Gordon Fincham - former footballer who played for Leicester City, Plymouth Argyle and Luton Town.

H

• Henry Hodge - English solicitor and Judge of the High Court of England and Wales.

L

• Adrian Lyne - film director

M

• Aston Merrygold - singer-songwriter

O

• Matt Oakley - footballer who played for Southampton F.C. and Leicester City F.C.

P

• Tom Plant - famous artist, part of the duo Plant & Frampton.

R

• Henry Royce - founding partner in Rolls-Royce.

S

• Louis Smith, (born 1989) - British artistic gymnast who specialises in the pommel horse.
• Luke Steele - footballer who plays in goal for Barnsley F.C.

W

• Harry Wells, (born 1993) - rugby union player for Leicester Tigers

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