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This article provides a non-exhaustive list of famous people born, educated or prominent in Bath, Somerset, England, or otherwise associated with the city. The list is alphabetical within each sub-section. Bathonian is the term for somebody who comes from Bath.

Acting

Jennifer Biddall^[1]
Adam Campbell – actor in Epic Movie and Date Movie.^[2]
Julia Davis^[3]
Anthony Head.^[4]
Jonathan Hyde^[5]
Andrew Lincoln^[6]
Jonathan Lynn – actor, writer and director.^[7]
Leo McKern – Rumpole actor.^[8]
Tom Payne^[9]
Arnold Ridley^[10]
Sarah Siddons – 18th-century actress^[11]
Indira Varma^[12]
Angelica Mandy – in Vanity Fair and Harry Potter series as Gabrielle Delacour.
Kym Jackson
Michael Gwynn

Architecture

Robert Adam – architect of Pulteney Bridge, also produced unexecuted designs for the Assembly Rooms and Bathwick estate.^[13]
Thomas Baldwin – architect of Great Pulteney Street and Bath Guildhall.^[14]
Sir Reginald Blomfield – architect of the Bath War Memorial and extension of the Holbourne Museum.^[15]
Thomas Fuller – emigrated to Canada, where he co-designed the Parliament House in Ottawa.^[16]
Frederick Gibberd – architect of Bath Technical College.^[17]
Henry Goodridge – architect of Beckford's Tower, Cleveland Bridge and The Corridor shopping arcade^[18]
Sir Thomas Graham Jackson – architect of the World War I memorial aisle Bath Abbey.^[19]
William Eden Nesfield – architect, one of the leaders of the Gothic revival in England
John Palmer – architect of the Pump Room and Lansdown Crescent.^[20]
C. J. Phipps – Theatre Royal, Bath and other theatres around Britain.^[21]
John Pinch the elder – the original Royal United Hospital.^[22]
John Pinch the younger – architect
Charles Harcourt Masters – active in Bathwick including Sydney Gardens.^[23]
Sir George Gilbert Scott – restoration of Bath Abbey, architect of St Andrew's church destroyed by bombs during World War II.^[24]
Frederick William Stevens – architect, emigrated to India.^[25]
John Wood, the Elder – architect of Queen Square and the Circus.^[26]
John Wood, the Younger – architect of the Royal Crescent.^[27]

Art

Roy Ascott – new media artist
Daniel A. Baker – artist*
Sir Peter Blake lived in Wellow village,near Bath, during the 1970s^[28]
Peter Brown – painter^[29]
Thomas Gainsborough – painter^[30]
Sir Thomas Lawrence – painter^[31]

Dance

Claire Calvert – first soloist at the Royal Ballet

Education

Marie Bethell Beauclerc – first female shorthand teacher and reporter in England.^[32]
Sir Raymond Carr – historian.^[33]
Roderick Kedward – historian.^[34]
Sir Isaac Pitman – inventor of shorthand.^[35]
Robert Craven – author of business books^[36]
William Harbutt – headmaster and inventor of Plasticine.^[37]

Entertainment (general)

Russell Howard – comedian.^[38]
Jesse Honey – BBC Mastermind champion 2010.^[39]
Beau Nash – master of ceremonies in Georgian Bath.^[40]
Bill Bailey – comedian, musician, actor, TV and radio presenter and author.

Exiles

Louis XVIII – prior to ascending the French throne.^[41]
Haile Selassie I – during World War II^[42]

Fashion

Manolo Blahnik – shoe designer^[43]
James Buckley Thorp – founder of Bath clothing brand Rupert and Buckley

Film-making

David Lassman – screenwriter^[44]
Ken Loach – film director.^[45]
Charlie McDonnell – YouTube star as "Charlieissocoollike".^[46]

Food

Mary Berry CBE – food writer born in Bath and made a freeman of the city.^[47]
Sally Lunn cake – probably a corruption of the French phrase "soleil et lune" referring to a type of cake originally made by Protestant refugees from France, but other derivations have been given.^[48] A Bath tea shop bears the name.^[49]
Dr William Oliver – inventor of the Bath Oliver biscuit and a founder of the Royal Mineral Water Hospital.^[50]

Government

Sir Henry Cole – civil servant.^[51]
William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham – prime minister and MP for Bath 1757 to 1766.^[52]
William Pitt the Younger – prime minister.^[53]
Sir William Tite – architect and MP for Bath 1855–1873.^[54]
Chris Patten – MP for Bath 1979-1992.^[55] Governor of Hong Kong 1992-1997.
Don Foster – MP for Bath 1992 to 2015.^[56]

Literature

Jane Austen – novelist;^[57] Joan Aiken reports that Austen did not love the city; when she learned her family were moving to Bath, "she fainted dead away."^[58]
William Thomas Beckford – wrote Vathek and a series of works on travel^[59]
Henrietta Maria Bowdler – novelist and editor, died in Bath on 25 February 1830.^[60]
Jane Bowdler – poet and essayist, was born at Ashley, near Bath, on 14 February 1743 and died there in 1784.^[61]
John Bowdler – moral reformer and religious writer, born in Bath on 18 March 1746.^[62]
Thomas Bowdler – physician and expurgator of Shakespeare, was born at Box, near Bath, on 11 July 1754.^[63]
Charles Dickens – novelist, frequent visitor to the city and set much of the Pickwick Papers in the city.^[64]
Henry Fielding – novelist^[65]
"Rita" (Eliza Margaret Jane Humphreys. 1850–1938) – wrote A Grey life,a novel set in Bath. She lived at Combe Down from c. 1923, and is buried in Bath Abbey Cemetery.^[66]
Morag Joss – novelist^[67]
David Lassman – novelist born in Bath, co-author of the Regency Detective series.
Richard Brinsley Sheridan – playwright^[68]
Tobias Smollett – physician, surgeon and novelist, partly set The Expedition of Humphry Clinker in the city, wrote essay on the waters of Bath^[69]
Geoffrey Trease – children's novelist, author of the Bannermere series^[70]
Mary Shelley – novelist, author of Frankenstein.^[71]
Jacqueline Wilson – children's author, born in Bath.^[72]

Modelling

Kayleigh Pearson – glamour model

Music

Gabrielle Aplin – singer/songwriter^[73]
Danny Byrd – Drum and Bass artist signed to Hospital Records^[74]
Eddie Cochran – rock'n'roll musician, died in Bath^[75]
Peter Gabriel – musician^[76]
Interview – New Wave band
Alison Goldfrapp – singer of Goldfrapp^[77]
Peter Hammill – musician
Raymond Leppard – conductor, educated Beechen Cliff School^[78]
Naked Eyes – musical group^[79]
Thomas Linley – musician^[80]
Alberto Fernanco Riccardo Semprini – pianist^[81]
Peter Salisbury – drummer and percussionist of The Verve
Tears for Fears – musical group^[82]
Midge Ure
The Family Rain
Propellerheads

Postal service

Ralph Allen (1693–1764) – postal reformer, quarry owner and mayor, who developed first nationwide cross-country postal network^[83]
John Palmer (1742–1818) – inventor of lightweight mail coach^[84]

Science

Adelard of Bath – astronomer, philosopher and mathematician^[85]
Adela Breton – artist and archaeologist, primarily known for recording Mexican frescos in the 1890s.^[86]
Mike Cowlishaw – computer scientist and engineer^[87]
Richard Lovell Edgeworth – writer and inventor^[88]
David Hartley (the Younger) – philosopher and inventor^[89]
William Herschel – astronomer, discoverer of Uranus and musician^[90]
Thomas Robert Malthus – philosopher and economist^[91]
Richard J. Roberts – Nobel-prize-winning biochemist^[92]

Sport

George Attfield – first-class cricketer active in the 1840s and 1850s.^[93]
Roger Bannister – athlete, first man to run sub-4-minute mile^[94]
Olly Barkley – England international rugby player^[95]
Ashley Barnes – professional football player playing for Burnley F.C.
Tony Book – football player, former Manchester City captain and manager, part of the Bath-based Book footballing dynasty^[96]
Jason Dodd – football player, former Southampton captain who holds the record for the most Premiership appearances by an English player without ever being named in an England squad^[97]
Jason Gardener – athlete, 4 × 100 m Olympic gold medallist^[98]
Matt Green – professional footballer^[99]
Jeremy Guscott – England and Bath rugby player^[100]
Ed McKeever – kayak world champion (K1 200m)^[101]
Andy Robinson – rugby coach, former England international team coach and Bath Rugby team coach^[102]
Jack Rowell – Bath Rugby director, former England international team coach and Bath Rugby team coach^[103]
Ben Rushgrove – paralympic athlete^[104]
Scott Sinclair – Celtic F.C. player^[105]
Talan Skeels-Piggins – Paralympic alpine skier^[106]
Amy Williams – winter Olympic gold medallist.^[107]
Clive Woodward – British Olympic Committee Director of Elite Performance, former England international team coach and Bath Rugby team coach^[108]

Religion

John Hales – theologian^[109]
William Jay – preacher^[110]
Oliver King – bishop of Bath and Wells, rebuilt Bath Abbey^[111]
Abraham Marchant – early Mormon leader, settler of Kamas, Utah^[112]

Royalty

Queen Anne – visited the city for treatment for gout^[113]
Edgar of England – crowned king of England in Bath Abbey in 973^[114]
Queen Elizabeth I – on a visit to the city ordered the restoration of Bath Abbey^[115]
Mary of Modena – stayed in Bath for treatment for infertility. After she gave birth to Prince James Francis Edward Stuart she paid for a cross to be erected in what became the Cross Baths^[116]
Queen Victoria – when still a princess stayed in Bath and opened Royal Victoria Park^[117]
Princess Claire of Belgium – born in Bath.

Warfare

Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson – admiral, freeman of Bath.^[118]
Sir William Edward Parry – rear-admiral and Arctic explorer^[119]
Harry Patch – supercentenarian and last trench veteran of World War I who lived in Combe Down^[120]
George Wade – field marshal and MP for Bath 1722^[121]
James Wolfe – general^[122]

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[1] Jennifer Bidall at IMDb

[2] Adam Campbell at IMDb

[3] Julia Davis at IMDb

[4] "Who's Head of the class". BBC. Retrieved 6 August 2010.

[5] "Hook actor has big hand in new show". Bath Chronicle. Retrieved 12 December 2010.

[6] "Andrew Lincoln". Andrew Lincoln. Retrieved 12 December 2010.

[7] Jonathan Lynn at IMDb

[8] Goldman, Ari L. (24 July 2002). "Leo McKern, 82, Veteran Actor Who Gave Voice to 'Rumpole'". New York Times. Retrieved 6 August 2010.

[9] "Tom Payne's 'Best' Performance". King Edwards School. Retrieved 12 December 2010.

[10] Arnold Ridley at IMDb

[11] "The Indomitable Mrs. Siddons". Jane Austen Centre. Retrieved 12 December 2010.

[12] Indira Varma at IMDb

[13] "Bath". Local Histories. Retrieved 12 December 2010.

[14] "Baldwin, Thomas" . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.

[15] Woodman, Ellis (12 May 2007). "A rule that isn't set in stone". London: The Telegraph. Retrieved 12 December 2010.

[16] "Fuller, Thomes". Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online. Retrieved 6 August 2010.

[17] "Frederick Gibberd". Southgate Green association. Retrieved 12 December 2010.

[18] "Henry Goodridge". City of Bath. Retrieved 12 December 2010.

[19] "Oxford Jackson" (PDF). Oxfordshire Architectural and Historical Society. Retrieved 12 December 2010.

[20] "Discovery of 18th century Architectural drawings". Bath and North East Somerset. Archived from the original on 24 May 2008. Retrieved 7 August 2008. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[21] "About Charles John Phipps, Theatre Architect". Arthur Lloyd. Retrieved 12 December 2010.

[22] Robert Bennet, The last of the Georgian architects of Bath: the life and times of John Pinch, Bath History IX (2002) 87–103 H.M. Colvin, A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects, 1600-1840 (1997) ISBN 0-300-07207-4

[23] "The City of Bath by Charles Harcourt Masters 1808". Bath in Time. Retrieved 12 December 2010.

[24] "Bath Abbey Restoration". Victorian Web. Retrieved 12 December 2010.

[25] "Frederick William Stevens". Mumbai/Bombay pages. Retrieved 6 August 2010.

[26] "John Wood the Elder". Bath Preservation Trust. Archived from the original on 13 November 2007. Retrieved 6 August 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[27] "John Wood the younger". Parks and Gardens UK. Retrieved 12 December 2010.

[28] ttp://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-liverpool/exhibition/peter-blake-retrospective/peter-blake-exhibition-guide/peter-1

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[31] "The eyes have it in Thomas Lawrence show". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 12 December 2010.

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[iwwaw-33] Carr, Sir Albert Raymond Maillard in International Who's Who of Authors and Writers online (19th edition, Europa Publications, London and New York, 2004) p. 93

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[35] "The Pitman Collection". University of Bath. Retrieved 12 December 2010.

[36] ttp://www.marketingdonut.co.uk/experts/robert-craven

[37] "William Harbutt". Victoria Art Gallery. Retrieved 12 December 2010.

[38] Cavendish, Dominic (1 March 2008). "Russell Howard: Russell who isn't a brand". London: The Telegraph. Retrieved 12 December 2010.

[39] "Man from Bath wins Mastermind after testing times on the Tube". This is Bath. Retrieved 3 February 2011.

[40] "Beau Nash". BBC. Retrieved 12 December 2010.

[41] "They came to Bath". Bath city of culture. Retrieved 12 December 2010.

[42] "The Emperor Haile Selassie I in Bath 1936 – 1940". The Anglo-Ethiopian Society. Retrieved 8 December 2010.

[43] "Bath time with Manolo Blahnik". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 15 November 2013.

[44] "Crazy for Jane film premiere at Austen festival in Bath". Bristol Evening Post. This is Bristol. Retrieved 6 August 2010.

[45] "Film director Ken Loach says he fears Government cuts will lead to more homelessness". Bath Chronicle. Retrieved 12 December 2010.

[46] "Teenager's tea tips cause a stir". BBC. 1 October 2007. Retrieved 6 August 2010.

[47] "History". Bath Chronicle. Retrieved 7 June 2014.

[48] Stradley, Linda. "Sally Lunn Cake". What's Cooking America. Retrieved 6 August 2010.

[49] "History". Sally Lunns. Retrieved 6 August 2010.

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[51] "COLE, Henry (1808-1882)". AIM25. Retrieved 12 December 2010.

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[54] "The early history of the Institution". Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution. Archived from the original on 17 February 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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[56] "Don's Biography". Bath Liberal Democrats. Retrieved 8 December 2010.

[57] "Jane Austen Centre". Jane Austen Centre. Retrieved 11 December 2010.

[58] Aiken, Joan (1985). "How Might Jane Austen Have Revised Northanger Abbey?". Persuasions, a publication of the Jane Austen Society of North America. Retrieved 4 August 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[59] "William Beckford". victoria & Albert Museum. Retrieved 11 December 2010.

[60] ODNB: M. Clare Loughlin-Chow, "Bowdler, Henrietta Maria (1750–1830)" Retrieved 15 March 2014, pay-walled.

[61] ODNB: Sidney Lee, "Bowdler, Jane (1743–1784)", rev. Rebecca Mills Retrieved 15 March 2014, pay-walled.

[62] ODNB: Peter B. Nockles, "Bowdler, John (1746–1823)" Retrieved 15 March 2014, pay-walled.

[63] ODNB: M. Clare Loughlin-Chow, "Bowdler, Thomas (1754–1825)" Retrieved 15 March 2014, pay-walled.

[64] "Charles Dickens". Britain Unlimited. Retrieved 11 December 2010.

[65] "Henry Fielding". Wards Book of Days. Retrieved 11 December 2010.

[66] "Rita" The Forgotten Author. By Paul Jones L.R.P.S.

[67] "Morag Joss". ISIS publishing. Retrieved 11 December 2010.

[68] William Fraser Rae (1897). "Sheridan, Richard Brinsley" . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 52. London: Smith, Elder & Co.

[69] Kelly, Lionel. Tobias Smollett: the critical heritage. Routledge. p. 18. ISBN 978-0-415-13426-2. Retrieved 11 December 2010. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

[70] Thwaite, Ann (30 January 1998). "Geoffrey Trease". Obituary. London: The Independent. Retrieved 11 December 2010.

[71] Mary Shelley. Ardent Media. 1938. p. 68. Retrieved 11 December 2010. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

[72] ttp://bathbookgroup.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/baths-own-childrens-authors-and.html

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 *Sir [[Thomas Graham Jackson]] – architect of the World War I memorial aisle Bath Abbey.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.oahs.org.uk/oxo/volumes/1978/martin.pdf | title=Oxford Jackson | publisher=Oxfordshire Architectural and Historical Society | accessdate=12 December 2010}}</ref>
 *[[William Eden Nesfield]] – architect, one of the leaders of the Gothic revival in England
-*[[John Palmer (Bath architect)|John Palmer]] – architect of the Pump Room and [[Lansdown Crescent, Bath|Lansdown Crescent]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bathnes.gov.uk/press_releases/a-f-releases/discovery_of_18th_century_archit.htm|title=Discovery of 18th century Architectural drawings|publisher=Bath and North East Somerset|accessdate=7 August 2008 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20080524073430/http://www.bathnes.gov.uk/press_releases/a-f-releases/discovery_of_18th_century_archit.htm <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 24 May 2008}}</ref>
+*[[John Palmer (Bath architect)|John Palmer]] – architect of the Pump Room and [[Lansdown Crescent, Bath|Lansdown Crescent]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bathnes.gov.uk/press_releases/a-f-releases/discovery_of_18th_century_archit.htm |title=Discovery of 18th century Architectural drawings |publisher=Bath and North East Somerset |accessdate=7 August 2008 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080524073430/http://www.bathnes.gov.uk/press_releases/a-f-releases/discovery_of_18th_century_archit.htm |archivedate=24 May 2008 |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref>
 *[[Charles J. Phipps|C. J. Phipps]] – [[Theatre Royal, Bath]] and other theatres around Britain.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.arthurlloyd.co.uk/CJPhipps.htm | title=About Charles John Phipps, Theatre Architect | publisher=Arthur Lloyd | accessdate=12 December 2010}}</ref>
 *[[John Pinch the elder]] – the original [[Royal United Hospital]].<ref>Robert Bennet, ''The last of the Georgian architects of Bath: the life and times of John Pinch'', Bath History '''IX''' (2002) 87–103 [[Howard Colvin|H.M. Colvin]], ''A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects, 1600-1840'' (1997) ISBN 0-300-07207-4</ref>
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 *[[Sir George Gilbert Scott]] – restoration of [[Bath Abbey]], architect of St Andrew's church destroyed by bombs during World War II.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.victorianweb.org/art/architecture/scott/4.html | title=Bath Abbey Restoration | publisher=Victorian Web | accessdate=12 December 2010}}</ref>
 *[[Frederick William Stevens]] – architect, emigrated to India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://theory.tifr.res.in/bombay/persons/fw-stevens.html|title=Frederick William Stevens|publisher=Mumbai/Bombay pages|accessdate=6 August 2010}}</ref>
-*[[John Wood, the Elder]] – architect of Queen Square and [[The Circus (Bath)|the Circus]].<ref>{{cite web|title=John Wood the Elder|url=http://www.bathmuseum.co.uk/biography.htm|publisher=Bath Preservation Trust|accessdate=6 August 2010}}</ref>
+*[[John Wood, the Elder]] – architect of Queen Square and [[The Circus (Bath)|the Circus]].<ref>{{cite web|title=John Wood the Elder |url=http://www.bathmuseum.co.uk/biography.htm |publisher=Bath Preservation Trust |accessdate=6 August 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071113094712/http://www.bathmuseum.co.uk/biography.htm |archivedate=13 November 2007 |df= }}</ref>
 *[[John Wood, the Younger]] – architect of the [[Royal Crescent]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.parksandgardens.ac.uk/component/option,com_parksandgardens/task,person/id,1510/Itemid,292/ | title=John Wood the younger | publisher=Parks and Gardens UK | accessdate=12 December 2010}}</ref>
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 ==Education==
-*[[Marie Bethell Beauclerc]] – first female shorthand teacher and reporter in England.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.fkwc.org/page22.html | title=Marie Bethell Beauclerc | publisher=The Phonetic Journal | accessdate=12 December 2010}}</ref>
+*[[Marie Bethell Beauclerc]] – first female shorthand teacher and reporter in England.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fkwc.org/page22.html |title=Marie Bethell Beauclerc |publisher=The Phonetic Journal |accessdate=12 December 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120302125915/http://www.fkwc.org/page22.html |archivedate= 2 March 2012 |df= }}</ref>
 *[[Raymond Carr|Sir Raymond Carr]] – historian.<ref name=iwwaw>[https://books.google.com/books?id=phhhHT64kIMC&pg=PA93&lpg=PA93&dq=albert+raymond+maillard+carr+bath+april+1919&source=web&ots=e_oqySHzDw&sig=s_A2GUYeV96dOv2Awzhf6HOo6-I Carr, Sir Albert Raymond Maillard] in ''International Who's Who of Authors and Writers'' online (19th edition, Europa Publications, London and New York, 2004) p. 93</ref>
 *[[Roderick Kedward (historian)|Roderick Kedward]] – historian.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sussex.ac.uk/clhlwr/profile1456.html | title=Prof Rod Kedward | publisher=University of Sussex | accessdate=12 December 2010}}</ref>
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 *[[William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham]] – prime minister and MP for Bath 1757 to 1766.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.gac.culture.gov.uk/work.aspx?obj=18541 | title=William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham (1708-1778) Prime Minister | publisher=Government Art Collection | accessdate=8 December 2010}}</ref>
 *[[William Pitt the Younger]] – prime minister.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.britainunlimited.com/Biogs/william%20pitt%20the%20younger.htm | title=Who was William Pitt (the Younger)? | publisher=Britain Unlimited | accessdate=8 December 2010}}</ref>
-*Sir [[William Tite]] – architect and MP for Bath 1855–1873.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.brlsi.org/HISTBLSI.HTM | title=The early history of the Institution | publisher=[[Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution]] | accessdate=8 December 2010}}</ref>
+*Sir [[William Tite]] – architect and MP for Bath 1855–1873.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brlsi.org/HISTBLSI.HTM |title=The early history of the Institution |publisher=[[Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution]] |accessdate=8 December 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120217015902/http://www.brlsi.org/HISTBLSI.HTM |archivedate=17 February 2012 |df= }}</ref>
 *[[Chris Patten]] – MP for Bath 1979-1992.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/3965499.stm | title=Profile: Chris Patten | publisher=BBC | accessdate=8 December 2010 | date=29 October 2004}}</ref> [[Governor of Hong Kong]] 1992-1997.
 *[[Donald Foster (politician)|Don Foster]] – MP for Bath 1992 to 2015.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.bathlibdems.org.uk/pages/biography.html | title=Don's Biography | publisher=Bath Liberal Democrats | accessdate=8 December 2010}}</ref>
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 ==Postal service==
-*[[Ralph Allen]] (1693–1764) – postal reformer, quarry owner and mayor, who developed first nationwide cross-country postal network<ref>{{cite web|title=Ralph Allen Biography|url=http://www.bathpostalmuseum.co.uk/explore/biographies/ralphallen.html|publisher=Bath Postal Museum|accessdate=6 August 2010}}</ref>
+*[[Ralph Allen]] (1693–1764) – postal reformer, quarry owner and mayor, who developed first nationwide cross-country postal network<ref>{{cite web|title=Ralph Allen Biography |url=http://www.bathpostalmuseum.co.uk/explore/biographies/ralphallen.html |publisher=Bath Postal Museum |accessdate=6 August 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090607024648/http://www.bathpostalmuseum.co.uk/explore/biographies/ralphallen.html |archivedate= 7 June 2009 |df= }}</ref>
 *[[John Palmer (postal innovator)|John Palmer]] (1742–1818) – inventor of lightweight [[mail coach]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.bathpostalmuseum.org/explore/biographies/johnpalmer.html | title=John Palmer | publisher=Bath Postal Museum | accessdate=12 December 2010}}</ref>