List of people from Cheltenham

This is a list of Notable Cheltonians, or people from Cheltenham in Gloucestershire by occupational groups, ordered alphabetically. Information not found on a person's Wikipedia page must be referenced:

Statue of Edward Adrian Wilson in the town centre. Born Cheltenham 1872, died Antarctica 1912. The plinth reads:
Edward Wilson of the British Antarctic Expedition reached the South Pole on January 17, 1912 and died with Captain Scott on the Great Ice Barrier in March 1912 ruby

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Sciences and humanities

Sports

  • Michael Bailey (born 1954), first-class cricketer, was born in Cheltenham.
  • Paul Casey (born 1977), professional golfer, was born in Cheltenham.
  • Sean Conway, endurance swimmer, lives in Cheltenham.[4]
  • Steve Cotterill (born 1964), footballer and football manager, played for Cheltenham Town F.C. and other League teams.
  • Martin Devaney (born 1980), footballer with Cheltenham Town F.C. and other professional teams.
  • Eric Dier (born 1994), footballer with Tottenham Hotspur, was born in Cheltenham.
  • Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards (born 1963), Olympic ski-jumper, was born in Cheltenham.
  • Bob Foster (1911–1982), professional motorcycle racer known as the Cheltenham Flyer, won the 1950 350cc world championship.[5]
  • Matt Gotrel (born 1989), rower, gold medallist in men's eight rowing at the Summer Olympics 2016, was born and lives in Cheltenham.
  • Sir Geoff Hurst, international footballer, in 1966 the only man to score a hat-trick in a World Cup Final, lives in Cheltenham.
  • Gilbert Jessop (1874–1955), among the fastest-scoring test cricketers, was born in Cheltenham.[6]
  • Jack Lisowski (born 1991), professional snooker player.
  • Claude Myburgh (1911–1987), cricketer and soldier, was born in Cheltenham.[7]
  • William Pollock (1859–1896), chess player, was born in Cheltenham.
  • Zac Purchase (born 1986), Olympic gold-medal rower, was born in Cheltenham.
  • Mike Summerbee, Swindon Town, Manchester City and England footballer, was raised in Cheltenham.[8]
  • Leon Taylor (born 1977), Olympic silver-medallist diver, was born and educated in Cheltenham.
  • Edward Adrian Wilson (1872–1912), explorer who joined Scott on his ill-fated Antarctic Expedition, was born in Cheltenham and attended Cheltenham College.
  • Sir John Wood (1870–1933), first-class cricketer, was born in Cheltenham.
  • Steve 'Lee' Fortey, Former Rugby Union Prop and temporary International Head Coach, Previously played for Worcester Warriors and in 2023 led Gibraltar to a comeback victory over Jamaica, lives in Cheltenham.

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See also

References

  1. Sayoni Basu, "Flecker, (Herman) James Elroy (1884–1915)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford, UK: OUP, 2004) Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  2. ODNB: Damian Atkinson, "Payn, James (1830–1898)". Retrieved 14 March 2014, pay-walled.
  3. "Bolt of Lightning Kills Fred G. Hughes Pioneer of Arizona". The Bisbee Daily Review. 20 September 1911. p. 2.
  4. "Land's End to John O'Groats swimmer Sean Conway reaches end". BBC Online. 11 November 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
  5. "Grace's Guide to British Industrial History: Bob Foster". gracesguide.co.uk. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  6. Birth of the man who scored at over 80 runs an hour
  7. "Claude Myburgh". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
  8. "Mike and Nicky Summerbee join Keys and Gray". Talksport. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
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