Notable People
Famous or notable people born in Rugby include the poet Rupert Brooke, actor Tim Pigott-Smith and writer Rose Macaulay.
The scientist Joseph Norman Lockyer who discovered helium and founded the science journal Nature was born in Rugby. The inventors Frank Whittle and Dennis Gabor also lived in the town.
The band Spacemen 3 and the related spin off bands from its various members Spiritualized (Jason Pierce); Spectrum (Peter Kember) Freelovebabies (Will Carruthers) arose from Rugby, as does the singer/songwriter James Morrison.
The sprinter Katharine Merry and British Judokas Neil and Christopher Adams were natives of Rugby. The former two both won Olympic medals. England cricketer Ian Bell was born in Dunchurch (near Rugby) and attended Princethorpe College. Another former England cricketer, Clem Wilson, was curate at Dunchurch, and Rugby itself, from 1903 to 1909.
Many famous people attended Rugby School, including Neville Chamberlain, Lewis Carroll, Salman Rushdie and Matthew Arnold. Arnold's father Thomas Arnold was a noted headmaster of the school.
'Allo 'Allo actor Arthur Bostrom was born in Rugby and attended Lawrence Sheriff School, where he was a contemporary with Kevin Warwick the Cyborg scientist..
Ben Croshaw, better known as 'Yahtzee', a comedic video games reviewer in charge of his own Zero Punctuation segment of The Escapist was born in Rugby. He currently lives in Australia.
Thomas Hedley, publisher and president of Hedley Media Group, was born in the town, as was Peter Rogers, Chief Executive of Babcock International.
Children's TV Presenter Peter Purves lived in Bilton for a time.
The late television antiques expert David Barby was born and lived in Rugby.
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