Berkshire - Notable People

Notable People

See also: List of people from Reading, Berkshire and List of people from Slough, Berkshire

Berkshire has many notable people associated with it.

  • Henry Addington, Viscount Sidmouth (1757–1844; former Prime Minister; donor of land for Royal Berkshire Hospital)
  • 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)
  • Francis Baily (1774–1844; astronomer)
  • Lucy Benjamin (1970; actress)
  • Michael Bond (b1926; author, creator of Paddington Bear)
  • Kenneth Branagh (b1960; actor & film director)
  • Charlie Brooker (b1971; journalist)
  • Richard Burns (1971–2005; rally driver)
  • David Cameron (b1966; Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party since December 2005)
  • Jimmy Carr (b1972; comedian)
  • King Edward III of England (b1312–1377; one of the most successful English monarchs of the Middle Ages)
  • Emma Crosby (1977; television presenter)
  • Uri Geller (b1946; mentalist)
  • Ricky Gervais (b1961; comedian)
  • 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)
  • Elton John (b1947; lives in Old Windsor)
  • Peter Jones (b1966; entrepreneur)
  • William Laud (1573–1645; former Archbishop of Canterbury)
  • John Kendrick (1573–1624; merchant and mayor)
  • 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)
  • Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge (b1982; spouse of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge)
  • William Penn (1644–1718; founder of Pennsylvania)
  • Alexander Prior (b.1992; composer and conductor)
  • 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)
  • Chris Tarrant (b1946; radio broadcaster and host of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?)
  • Jethro Tull (1674–1741; agriculturist)
  • 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)
  • Will Young (b1979; singer-songwriter)

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