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Berkshire - Famous People
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Berkshire has many notable people associated with it.
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The following people of renown were either born or lived in Berkshire or are strongly associated with Berkshire.
Listed Alphabetically by surname -
A
- Henry Addington, Viscount Sidmouth (1757–1844; former Prime Minister; donor of land for Royal Berkshire Hospital)
- 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)
- Edward Frederic Benson (24 July 1867 – 29 February 1940) was an English novelist, biographer, memoirist, archaeologist and short story writer, known professionally as E.F. Benson. His friends called him Fred
- Michael Bond (b1926; author, creator of Paddington Bear)
- Kenneth Branagh (b1960; actor & film director)
- Charlie Brooker (b1971; journalist)
- Richard Burns (1971–2005; rally driver)
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)
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)
I
J
- Elton John (b1947; lives in Old Windsor)
- Peter Jones (b1966; entrepreneur)
K
- John Kendrick (1573–1624; merchant and mayor)
L
- William Laud (1573–1645; former Archbishop of Canterbury)
- Stephen Lushington (14 January 1782-19 January 1873) was a Doctor of Civil Law, a judge, a Member of Parliament and a radical for the abolition of slavery and capital punishment. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Lushington_(judge)
M
- John Madejski (b1941; entrepreneur and philanthropist)
- Sam Mendes (b1965; director)
- 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)
- Alexander Pope (1688–1744; poet)
- Frederick William Owen Potts, VC, (1892 – 1943), more commonly known as Trooper Fred Potts (1892-1943) 1/1st Berkshire Yeomanry WIKI Fred Potts
- Alexander Prior (b.1992; composer and conductor)
Q
R
S
- Lawrie Sanchez (b1959; former footballer and manager)
- Ayrton Senna (1960–1994; racing driver, Formula One champion)
- 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?)
- Jethro Tull (1674–1741; agriculturist)
U - V - W
- Theo Walcott (b1989; footballer, originally for A.F.C. Newbury)
- Neil Webb (b1963; professional footballer)
- Oscar Wilde (1854–1900; poet and playwright, author of The Ballad of Reading Gaol, and prisoner in Reading Gaol)
- Kate Winslet (b1975; actress)
X - Y - Z
- Will Young (b1979; singer-songwriter)
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