List of people from Winchester

This article is a list of people from Winchester, a city in Hampshire, England.

List

• James Adams, (1980-), Hampshire cricketer.
• William Adelin, (1103-1120), only legitimate son and heir of Henry I.
• Saint Æthelwold, (909-984), Bishop of Winchester.
• Bob Anderson (darts player), (1942-), former BDO World darts champion
• Arthur, Prince of Wales, (1486-1502), elder son of Henry VII who pre-deceased his father and therefore never reigned.
• Kevin Ashman, (1959-), World Quiz Champion and Egghead.
• Jon Boden, (1977-), folk musician, brought up in Winchester.
• Wayne Bridge (1980-), International and National footballer, brought up and went to school (Kings School).
• James Buckley-Thorp, (1989-), founder of fashion corporation Rupert and Buckley
• Andy Burrows, (1979-), Razorlight drummer.
• Jon Burton, (1969-), founder of Traveller's Tales
• Olli Caldwell, (2002-), racing driver.
• Alexa Chung, (1983-), model.
• Clive Clark, golfer
• Jamie Cumming, (1999-), goalkeeper for Chelsea.
• Julia Darling, (1956-2005), poet.
• Jack Dee, (1961-), comedian, lived in Winchester from an early age.
• Freeman Dyson, (1923-2020), physicist.
• Louisa Dundas, (1806–1895), writer
• George Ferguson, (1947-), architect.
• Colin Firth, (1960-), Academy Award winning actor.
• Philippa Forrester, (1968-), TV and radio presenter.
• Frederick "Dickie" Frost (1866-1939), early racing cyclist.
• Brian Froud, (1947-), fantasy artist.
• Chris Green, (1943-), railway manager who created Network SouthEast.
• James Heatly, Commonwealth and European Diver, was born in Winchester.
• Henry III, (1207-1272), King of England.
• Danny Ings, (1992-), Footballer for West Ham United and England
• Charles Jenkinson, 1st Earl of Liverpool, (1729-1809), statesman.
• Tommy Jessop, (1985-), actor.
• Will Jessop, writer and director.
• George Langdon (1818-1894), cricketer.
• Jon Leyne, (1958-), BBC foreign correspondent, only foreign journalist in Iran during the Green Revolution in 2009
• Licoricia of Winchester (d. 1277), Jewish businesswoman.
• John Lingard, (1771-1851), Roman Catholic priest and historian.
• Tony Middleton, (1964-), cricketer.
• Terry Paine, (1939-), footballer.
• K.E. (Ken) Palmer, (1937-), cricketer and umpire, Somerset all-rounder who played one Test for England.
• Mark Perego, Wales international rugby union player
• Lucy Pinder, (1983-), model.
• Richard, Earl of Cornwall (1209-1272), younger brother of King Henry III., was Count of Poitou (from 1225 to 1243), Earl of Cornwall (from 1227) and German King (formally "King of the Romans", from 1257).
• Saskia Servini (2001-), trampoline gymnast
• Kathy Smallwood-Cook, (1960-), athlete and Olympic medallist.
• Saint Swithun, (c. 800-862), Bishop of Winchester.
• Chris T-T, (1974-), singer-songwriter.
• James Tomlinson, (1982-), Hampshire cricketer.
• Frank Turner, (1981-), singer-songwriter.
• Mary Warnock, Baroness Warnock, (1924-), philosopher and writer on existentialism.
• Peter White, (1947-), blind broadcaster and radio journalist.
• Edward Young, (1683-1765), poet.

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