Notable People
- Three world-famous people associated with the town are:
- Isaac Newton, physicist and mathematician
- Thomas Paine, author and revolutionary;
- Margaret Thatcher, politician, daughter of Alderman Alfred Roberts
- Beverley Allitt, serial killer;
- Antonio Berardi, fashion designer;
- Roderick Bradley, American footballer;
- Judy Campbell, actor and playwright;
- Geoff Capes, athlete;
- Eric Chappell, comedy writer
- Johnny Haddon Downes, television producer
- Vince Eager, singer;
- Graham Fellows, actor and musician;
- Michael Garner, actor;
- Maxwell Hutchinson, architect;
- Philip Knights, Baron Knights, police officer;
- Graham Lewis, musician;
- Jessie Lipscomb, sculptor;
- Nicholas Maw, composer;
- Henry More, 17th century philosopher;
- Richard Nauyokas, soldier and actor;
- Mark A. O'Neill, biologist and computer scientist;
- Nicholas Parsons, television and radio presenter;
- Norman Shrapnel, political correspondent and author;
- John Still, bishop of Bath and Wells (1593–1608)
- Doris Stokes, spiritualist and psychic medium;
- William Stukeley, antiquarian;
- Richard Todd, actor;
- Clare Tomlinson, news presenter;
- Ashley Wright, cricketer;
- Luke Wright, cricketer;
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