Berkshire - Famous People

Berkshire has many notable people associated with it.

Listed Alphabetically by surname-

The following people of renown were either born or lived in Berkshire or are strongly associated with Berkshire.

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A

• Henry Addington, Viscount Sidmouth (1757–1844; former Prime Minister; donor of land for Royal Berkshire Hospital)[17]

• Alexander Pope (1688–1744; poet)

• Prince Albert Victor (1864–1892; eldest son of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII)

• George Alexander (1858–1918; actor and theatre manager)

• Jane Austen (1775–1817; author)

B

• Francis Baily (1774–1844; astronomer)

• Lucy Benjamin (1970; actress)

• Michael Bond (b1926; author, creator of Paddington Bear)

• Kenneth Branagh (b1960; actor & film director)[18]

• Charlie Brooker (b1971; journalist)

• Richard Burns (1971–2005; rally driver)[19]

C

• David Cameron (b1966; Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party since December 2005)

• Jimmy Carr (b1972; comedian)

• Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge (b1982; spouse of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge)

D

E

• King Edward III of England (b1312–1377; one of the most successful English monarchs of the Middle Ages)

• Emma Crosby (1977; television presenter)

F

G

• Uri Geller (b1946; mentalist)

• Ricky Gervais (b1961; comedian)[20]

H

• Dani Harmer (b1989; actress)

• Chesney Hawkes (b1971; pop singer)

• King Henry I of England (1068/1069–1135; founded and buried at Reading Abbey)

• King Henry VI of England (1421–1471; King of England, born at Windsor)

• Lenny Henry (b1958; comedian)

• Nicholas Hoult (b1989; actor)

• Kate Humble (b1968; television presenter)

• Joseph Huntley (1775-?; innovative biscuit maker; founder of Huntley & Palmers)[21]

I

J

• Elton John (b1947; lives in Old Windsor)

• Peter Jones (b1966; entrepreneur)

K

• John Kendrick (1573–1624; merchant and mayor)[17]

L

• William Laud (1573–1645; former Archbishop of Canterbury)[17]

M

• John Madejski (b1941; entrepreneur and philanthropist)[22]

• Sam Mendes (b1965; director)[23]

• A. P. McCoy (b1974; jockey and winner of the 2010 Grand National and the 2010 BBC Sports Personality of the Year)

N

O

P

* William Penn (1644–1718; founder of Pennsylvania)[24] 

• Alexander Prior (b.1992; composer and conductor)

Q

R

S

• Lawrie Sanchez (b1959; former footballer and manager)[25]

• Ayrton Senna (1960–1994; racing driver, Formula One champion)[26]

• Mark Stephens, solicitor and broadcaster, mediator, writer, educator and patron of the arts (b. Old Windsor 1957)

T

• Chris Tarrant (b1946; radio broadcaster and host of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?)[27]

• Jethro Tull (1674–1741; agriculturist)

U-V-W

• Theo Walcott (b1989; footballer, originally for A.F.C. Newbury)

• Neil Webb (b1963; professional footballer)[28]

• Oscar Wilde (1854–1900; poet and playwright, author of The Ballad of Reading Gaol, and prisoner in Reading Gaol)[17]

• Kate Winslet (b1975; actress)[29]

X - Y - Z

• Will Young (b1979; singer-songwriter)