List of people from Peterborough
Appearance
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
[edit]- George Alcock – astronomer who was one of the most successful visual discoverers of novas and comets.[1]
- Annabelle Davis - British actress of The Dumping Ground and Hollyoaks fame, daughter of Warwick Davis
B
[edit]- Andy Bell – lead singer of the English synth-pop duo Erasure
- 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. Best known as the founder of PizzaExpress.
C
[edit]- Walter Cornelius - strongman who escaped Communist Lithuania by swimming the Baltic Sea
- John Clare - English poet
D
[edit]- Joanna Dennehy, serial killer who murdered three men.
E
[edit]- Jimmy Elliott – footballer who played for Tottenham and Brentford. Later worked as a football manager.
F
[edit]- Gordon Fincham – former footballer who played for Leicester City, Plymouth Argyle and Luton Town.
G
[edit]H
[edit]- Henry Hodge – English solicitor and Judge of the High Court of England and Wales.
- Jake Humphrey – Journalist and television presenter for BT Sport.
J
[edit]- Julian Joachim – former football player for Leicester City, Aston Villa and Coventry City.
L
[edit]- Adrian Lyne – film director
M
[edit]- Aston Merrygold – singer-songwriter
O
[edit]- Matt Oakley – footballer who played for Southampton F.C. and Leicester City F.C.
P
[edit]- William Paley - (1743-1805) - Anglican Clergyman; author.
- Tom Plant – famous artist, part of the duo Plant & Frampton.
- Luke Pasqualino - Actor. Starred in Our Girl and The Musketeers.
R
[edit]- Henry Royce – founding partner in Rolls-Royce
S
[edit]- Louis Smith, (born 1989) – British artistic gymnast who specialises in the pommel horse.
- William Speechly (1735–1819), horticulturist
- Luke Steele – footballer who plays in goal for Barnsley F.C.
T
[edit]- Jodie Turner-Smith, (born 1986) – Actress and model
W
[edit]- Harry Wells, (born 1993) – rugby union player for Leicester Tigers
Z
[edit]- Steve Zenchuk, (born 1966) – former professional footballer
References
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ "2001JBAA..111...64H Page 64". adsabs.harvard.edu. Retrieved 3 December 2018.