Abingdon-on-Thames - Notable Abingdonians

Notable Abingdonians

See also Abbot of Abingdon, Abingdon School and List of notable Old Abingdonians.
  • Ælfric of Abingdon, 10th-century Archbishop of Canterbury
  • Saint Edmund of Abingdon, 13th-century Archbishop of Canterbury: He was born in Abingdon, as were his sisters, Saint Alice of Catesby and the Blessed Margaret Rich.
  • Alexander of Abingdon, late 13th-/early 14th-century sculptor.
  • Stephen of Abingdon, 14th-century Lord Mayor of the City of London.
  • John Creemer Clarke (1821–1895), clothing manufacturer (Hyde and Clarke), JP, MP, benefactor
  • Sammy Chung, British former football manager.
  • Oswald Couldrey (1882–1958), British artist, poet and author.
  • Gerald Charles Dickens, actor and great great grandson of Charles Dickens, lives in Abingdon
  • Geoff Dunbar, director and animator of Rupert and the Frog Song, and The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends, born in Abingdon, and attended Larkmead School.
  • Kate Garraway, former GMTV and now Daybreak presenter, born in Abingdon and attended Fitzharrys school.
  • Tom Hingley, lead singer of Manchester band Inspiral Carpets
  • Francis Maude, Conservative Party MP, born in Abingdon and attended Abingdon School.
  • Alain Menu, World Touring Car Championship driver, lives in Abingdon
  • David Mitchell, actor and comedian, attended Abingdon School
  • Radiohead, the rock band, formed when studying at Abingdon School, although they are commonly associated with Oxford, as that is where they played most of their gigs prior to being signed
  • Dorothy Richardson, novelist, born in Abingdon. She was the first writer to publish an English-language novel using what was to become known as the stream-of-consciousness technique.
  • Matthew Taylor, Premiership footballer: plays for West Ham United F.C., grew up in the town and attended John Mason School
  • Thomas Tesdale, 16th-century local benefactor and eventual founder of Pembroke College, Oxford
  • Henry Tombs VC KCB (1825–1874), a recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • Oliver Tompsett, West End star, best known for appearing as Fiyero in the musical Wicked at the Apollo Victoria Theatre in London.
  • Dean Whitehead, Premiership footballer: plays for Stoke City F.C. and was born in Abingdon

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