Welwyn Garden City - Notable People

Notable People

Current and former residents of Welwyn Garden City include:

  • Lol Coxhill, saxophonist (Digswell Arts Trust)
  • Thomas Bowes, violist
  • Louis de Soissons, architect (Guessens Road and High Oaks).
  • Coco Star aka Sue Brice Singer Toca's Miracle & Songwriter.
  • Alesha Dixon, R&B singer, rapper and TV presenter
  • Robert Duncan, actor
  • Nick Faldo, golfer (Sherrardspark Road)
  • Tom Lewis, golfer
  • Ian Fergusson, TV presenter (Panshanger)
  • Frederick Forsyth, author
  • Lewis Grassic Gibbon, author
  • Rupert Grint, actor, 'Ron Weasley' in the Harry Potter films
  • Rob Hague, drummer
  • Mark Halsey, football referee
  • Harry Hibbs, footballer (Mountway)
  • Ebenezer Howard, town planner (Guessens Road).
  • David James, footballer
  • Steve Kilbey, bassist and lead singer of rock band The Church (moved to Australia at an early age)
  • Glyn Maxwell, poet and playwright
  • Sir Frederic Osborn, champion of the New Towns (Guessens Road).
  • Mat Osman, musician
  • Edmund Purdom, actor (Barleycroft Road).
  • Flora Robson, actor (Handside Lane).
  • Dinah Sheridan, actor (Parkway).
  • Lisa Snowdon, model
  • Una Stubbs, actor (Ravenfield Road)
  • Mick Taylor, Guitarist for The Rolling Stones from 1969–1975
  • S*M*A*S*H, pop group
  • The Subways, rock band
  • George Sweeney, actor (Longcroft Lane)
  • Mark Thompson, former Director-General of the BBC and CEO of The New York Times company
  • Jamie George, rugby player

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