This is a list of notable people born in Leicester, England, or in the county of Leicestershire, educated there, or otherwise associated with the city or county. Alfred Russel Wallace - Project Gutenberg eText 14558

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Academia (except scientists)

* Graham Barnfield (sociologist) * Caroline Ashurst Biggs (suffragette & academic) *

Mark Fisher Mark Fisher (11 July 1968 – 13 January 2017), also known under his blogging alias k-punk, was an English writer, music critic, political and cultural theorist, philosopher, and teacher based in the Department of Visual Cultures at Gold ...

(21st century cultural theorist and philosopher) *

W. G. Hoskins William George Hoskins (22 May 1908 – 11 January 1992) was an English local historian who founded the first university department of English Local History. His great contribution to the study of history was in the field of landscape history. ...

(landscape historian) * Jack Simmons (historian esp. of British railways)

Architecture

* John Breedon Everard (architect and civil engineer) * William Flint (architect) *

Ernest Gimson Ernest William Gimson (; 21 December 1864 – 12 August 1919) was an English furniture designer and architect. Gimson was described by the art critic Nikolaus Pevsner as "the greatest of the English architect-designers". Today his reputat ...

(architect,

craftsman Craftsman may refer to: A profession *Artisan, a skilled manual worker who makes items that may be functional or strictly decorative *Master craftsman, an artisan who has achieved such a standard that he may establish his own workshop and take o ...

) * Henry Goddard (architect) * Stockdale Harrison (architect) * George Hodson (Loughborough architect and civil engineer) * John Johnson (architect) * William Keay (architect and civil engineer) * Samuel Perkins Pick (architect) *

Arthur Wakerley Arthur Wakerley (May 15, 1862 – 4 April 1931) was a British architect, businessman and politician. Life Born in Melton Mowbray, he was articled to James Bird. He was a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects and sometime President of ...

(architect)

Arts and entertainment

Acting, film, and comedy

* Richard Armitage (actor, '' North and South'', ''

Robin Hood Robin Hood is a legendary heroic outlaw originally depicted in English folklore and subsequently featured in literature and film. According to legend, he was a highly skilled archer and swordsman. In some versions of the legend, he is de ...

'', ''

The Hobbit ''The Hobbit, or There and Back Again'' is a children's fantasy novel by English author J. R. R. Tolkien. It was published in 1937 to wide critical acclaim, being nominated for the Carnegie Medal and awarded a prize from the ''N ...

'') *

Richard Attenborough Richard Samuel Attenborough, Baron Attenborough, (; 29 August 192324 August 2014) was an English actor, filmmaker, and entrepreneur. He was the president of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) and the British Academy of Film and Televisio ...

(actor, ''

Jurassic Park ''Jurassic Park'', later also referred to as ''Jurassic World'', is an American science fiction media franchise created by Michael Crichton and centered on a disastrous attempt to create a theme park of cloned dinosaurs. It began in 1990 whe ...

''; director, ''

Gandhi Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (; ; 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948), popularly known as Mahatma Gandhi, was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist Quote: "... marks Gandhi as a hybrid cosmopolitan figure who transformed ... anti- ...

'') * Patrick Barlow (actor, comedian and playwright) *

Lydia Rose Bewley Lydia Rose Bewley (born 9 October 1985) is an English actress known for her roles as Jane in '' The Inbetweeners Movie'' and '' The Inbetweeners 2'', Metella in '' Plebs'' and Bunny in '' Drifters''. She trained at Oxford School of Drama before ...

(stage and movie actor, '' The Inbetweeners Movie'') * Norman Bird (actor, ''

The Lord of the Rings ''The Lord of the Rings'' is an Epic (genre), epic high-fantasy novel by English author and scholar J. R. R. Tolkien. Set in Middle-earth, intended to be Earth at some time in the distant past, the story began as a sequel to Tolkien's 1937 c ...

'', '' Cash on Demand'') *

Jeremy Bulloch Jeremy Andrew Bulloch (16 February 1945 – 17 December 2020) was an English actor. In a career that spanned six decades, he gained recognition for originating the physical portrayal of Boba Fett in the ''Star Wars'' franchise, appearing as th ...

(actor, ''

Star Wars ''Star Wars'' is an American epic space opera multimedia franchise created by George Lucas, which began with the eponymous 1977 film and quickly became a worldwide pop-culture phenomenon. The franchise has been expanded into various film ...

'') *

Graham Chapman Graham Chapman (8 January 1941 – 4 October 1989) was a British actor, comedian and writer. He was one of the six members of the Surreal humour, surreal comedy group Monty Python. He portrayed authority figures such as The Colonel (Monty Pyth ...

(comedian,

Monty Python Monty Python (also collectively known as the Pythons) were a British comedy troupe who created the sketch comedy television show '' Monty Python's Flying Circus'', which first aired on the BBC in 1969. Forty-five episodes were made over fo ...

) * Selina Chilton (actress, '' Doctors) * Amanda Drew (actress, '' EastEnders'') * Betty Driver (singer and actress, ''

Coronation Street ''Coronation Street'' is an English soap opera created by ITV Granada, Granada Television and shown on ITV (TV network), ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres around a cobbled, terraced street in Weatherfield, a fictional town based ...

'') * Terri Dwyer (actress, ''

Hollyoaks ''Hollyoaks'' is a British soap opera which began airing on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was created by Phil Redmond, who had previously conceived the soap opera ''Brookside''. Since 2005, episodes have been aired on sister channel E4 a da ...

'') * Sheila Fearn (actor, '' The Likely Lads'', ''

Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? ''Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?'' is a British sitcom which was broadcast on BBC1 between 9 January 1973 and 9 April 1974. It was the colour sequel to the mid-1960s hit '' The Likely Lads''. It was created and written, as was its prede ...

'', '' George and Mildred'') *

Stephen Frears Stephen Arthur Frears (born 20 June 1941) is an English director and producer of film and television often depicting real life stories as well as projects that explore social class through sharply drawn characters. He's received numerous accola ...

(film director, ''

Dangerous Liaisons ''Dangerous Liaisons'' is a 1988 American period romantic drama film directed by Stephen Frears from a screenplay by Christopher Hampton, based on his 1985 play ''Les liaisons dangereuses'', itself adapted from the 1782 French novel of the s ...

'') *

Rosemary Harris Rosemary Ann Harris (born 19 September 1927) is an English actress. She is the recipient of such accolades as a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Tony Award, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award. In ...

(actress, " Spider-Man film trilogy") * Tom Hopper (actor, ''

Merlin Merlin ( cy, Myrddin, kw, Marzhin, br, Merzhin) is a mythical figure prominently featured in the legend of King Arthur and best known as a mage, with several other main roles. His usual depiction, based on an amalgamation of historic and le ...

'', '' Doctor Who'') * Colin Hurley (Shakespearean actor) * Dominic Keating (actor, '' Star Trek: Enterprise'') *

Alison King Alison Rosamund King (born 3 March 1973) is an English actress and model. She is known for her roles as Lynda Block in the Sky One drama series ''Dream Team (TV series), Dream Team'' (1998–2003, 2005–2007), and Carla Connor in the long-runn ...

(actress, ''

'') * Michael Kitchen (actor, '' Foyle's War'') *

John Leeson John Francis Christopher Ducker (born 16 March 1943), known professionally as John Leeson, is an English actor, voice artist and freelance wine educator. He is known for portraying Bungle in ''Rainbow'' and voicing K9 in '' Doctor Who'' and ...

(actor, voice of K-9 in '' Doctor Who'' and Bungle in''

Rainbow A rainbow is a meteorological phenomenon that is caused by reflection, refraction and dispersion of light in water droplets resulting in a spectrum of light appearing in the sky. It takes the form of a multicoloured circular arc. Rainbows ...

'' and narrator for the children's hospital radio series, The Space Gypsy Adventures) *

Barry Letts Barry Leopold Letts (26 March 1925 – 9 October 2009) was an English actor, television director, writer and producer, best known for being the producer of ''Doctor Who'' from 1969 to 1974. Born in Leicester, he worked as an actor in theatre, ...

(actor, television director, writer and producer) * Bill Maynard (actor, ''

'', ''

Heartbeat A heartbeat is one cardiac cycle of the heart. Heartbeat, heart beat, heartbeats, and heart beats may refer to: Computing *Heartbeat (computing), a periodic signal to indicate normal operation or to synchronize parts of a system *Heartbeat, clus ...

'') * Parminder Nagra (actor, ''

Bend It Like Beckham ''Bend It Like Beckham'' (also known as ''Kick It Like Beckham'') is a 2002 sports comedy-drama film directed by Gurinder Chadha from a screenplay by Chadha, Paul Mayeda Berges, and Guljit Bindra. The film stars Parminder Nagra, Keira Kni ...

'', '' ER'') * David Neilson (actor, ''

'') *

Andy Nyman Andrew Nyman (born 13 April 1966) is an English actor, director, writer and magician. Early life and career Nyman was born on 13 April 1966 in Leicester, Leicestershire. His first noteworthy performance was in 2000 as Keith Whitehead in '' Dead ...

(actor) *

Vincenzo Nicoli Vincenzo Nicoli (born 27 July 1958) is a British actor who appears in film, television and theatre. He is best known for roles in blockbuster films, such as Alan Jude in the 1992 science fiction film '' Alien³'' (1992), Enrico Biscaglia in the ...

(actor) *

Kate O'Mara Kate O'Mara (born Francesca Meredith Carroll;Michael CoveneObituary: Kate O'Mara ''The Guardian'', 30 March 2014 10 August 1939 – 30 March 2014) was an English film, stage and television actress, and writer. O'Mara made her stage debut in a ...

(actress, '' Howards' Way'') * Steve Oram (actor, '' Sightseers'', '' A Dark Song'') * Rachel Parris (actor, comedian, and television presenter) * John Payne (

Canadian Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...

voice actor who was born in town and raised in

Melton Mowbray Melton Mowbray () is a town in Leicestershire, England, north-east of Leicester, and south-east of Nottingham. It lies on the River Eye, known below Melton as the Wreake. The town had a population 27,670 in 2019. The town is sometimes pro ...

, Leicestershire but moved to

Vancouver Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the city, up from 631,486 in 2016. Th ...

British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include ...

) *

Helen Pearson Helen Pearson (born 16 November 1959) is a British actress who has been in three major soap operas, '' EastEnders'' (during 1990 as April McIntosh), ''Emmerdale'' (from 2000 to 2001 as Carol Wareing), and as Frankie Osborne in ''Hollyoaks'' fr ...

(actress, ''

'') *

Adrian Scarborough Adrian Philip Scarborough (born 10 May 1968) is an English actor. He has appeared in films including '' The Madness of King George'' (1994), '' Gosford Park'' (2001), ''Vera Drake'' (2004), '' The History Boys'' (2006), '' The King's Speech'' ( ...

(actor, '' The Madness of King George'', ''

Gosford Park ''Gosford Park'' is a 2001 satirical black comedy mystery film directed by Robert Altman and written by Julian Fellowes. It was influenced by Jean Renoir's French classic ''La Règle du jeu'' ('' The Rules of the Game''). The film stars an ...

'') *

Josette Simon Josette Patricia Simon is a British actress. She trained for the stage at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London, and played the part of Dayna Mellanby in the third and fourth series of the television sci-fi series ''Blake's 7'' f ...

(actress, '' Blakes 7'') *

Una Stubbs Una Stubbs (1 May 1937 – 12 August 2021) was an English actress, television personality and dancer who appeared on British television and in the theatre, and occasionally in films. She became known after appearing in the film '' Summer Holiday ...

(actress, '' Till Death Us Do Part'', '' Sherlock'') *

Rakhee Thakrar Rakhee Thakrar (born 29 February 1984) is an English actress. She is known for her roles as Shabnam Masood in the BBC One soap opera '' EastEnders'' (2014–2016) and Emily Sands in the Netflix comedy-drama ''Sex Education'' (2019–2021). She al ...

(actress, '' EastEnders'') *

Kraig Thornber Kraig Thornber (born 1961) is a British actor, singer and choreographer best known for playing the handyman Riff Raff in ''The Rocky Horror Show'' and Grandpa George in the musical '' Charlie and the Chocolate Factory''. He is a former member of ...

(actor, ''

The Rocky Horror Show ''The Rocky Horror Show'' is a Musical theatre, musical with music, lyrics and book by Richard O'Brien. A humorous tribute to the Science fiction film, science fiction and Horror film, horror B movies of the 1930s through to the early 1960s, the ...

'', etc.) * Mark Wingett (actor, ''

The Bill ''The Bill'' is a British police procedural television series, first broadcast on ITV from 16 August 1983 until 31 August 2010. The programme originated from a one-off drama, '' Woodentop'', broadcast in August 1983. The programme focused on ...

'')

Broadcasting and journalism

David Attenborough Sir David Frederick Attenborough (; born 8 May 1926) is an English broadcaster, biologist, natural historian and author. He is best known for writing and presenting, in conjunction with the BBC Natural History Unit, the nine natural histor ...

( broadcaster and naturalist) *

Karl Beattie Karl Beattie is an English television director, producer and cameraman. Beattie and wife Yvette Fielding co-own and run Antix Productions. Career Karl Beattie's documented life has references to him teaching martial arts within the US. In 2002, ...

( Living TV presenter, ''

Most Haunted ''Most Haunted'' is a British paranormal reality television series. Following complaints, the broadcast regulator, Ofcom, ruled that it was an entertainment show, not a legitimate investigation into the paranormal, and "should not be taken seri ...

'' and '' Most Haunted Live'') *

Biddy Baxter Joan Maureen "Biddy" Baxter, MBE (born 25 May 1933) is a British television producer, best known for editing the long-running BBC TV children's magazine show ''Blue Peter'' from 1965 to 1988. As editor of the programme, Baxter devised much of t ...

(editor, ''

Blue Peter ''Blue Peter'' is a British children's television entertainment programme created by John Hunter Blair. It is the longest-running children's TV show in the world, having been broadcast since October 1958. It was broadcast primarily from BBC Te ...

'') * Manish Bhasin ( BBC sports presenter, '' Football Focus'') *

O.J. Borg Oliver James Borg D'Anastasi (), known as OJ Borg (born 4 April 1979), is a British radio and television presenter employed by the BBC. Career Radio Borg is currently the presenter of BBC Radio 2's weekday overnight programme. He has previousl ...

(radio and TV presenter) * Martine Croxall (TV newsreader, BBC) *

Julie Etchingham Julie Anne Etchingham (born 21 August 1969) is an English journalist who works as a television newsreader with ITV News. A graduate of Newnham College, Cambridge, Etchingham joined the BBC as a trainee after completing her studies, and went on ...

(TV newsreader, Sky News,

ITN Independent Television News (ITN) is a UK-based television production company. It is made up of two divisions: Broadcast News and ITN Productions. ITN is based in London, with bureaux and offices in Beijing, Brussels, Jerusalem, Johannesburg, N ...

) * Derrick Evans (TV fitness instructor, Mr Motivator) *

Martin Gillingham Martin Gillingham (born 9 September 1963, in Leicester) is an English sports commentator and journalist. He commentates on rugby union for various broadcasters including Sky Sports, BT Sport, ITV, SuperSport, and Setanta Ireland, and on athletic ...

(sports commentator and journalist) * Clare Hollingworth (foreign correspondent) *

David Icke David Vaughan Icke (; born 29 April 1952) is an English conspiracy theorist and a former footballer and sports broadcaster. He has written over 20 books, self-published since the mid-1990s, and spoken in more than 25 countries. In 1990, Ick ...

(conspiracy theorist) * Oliver Kamm ('' Times'' leader writer and columnist) *

Kevin Myers Kevin Myers (born 30 March 1947) is an English-born Irish journalist and writer. He has contributed to the ''Irish Independent'', the Irish edition of ''The Sunday Times'', and ''The Irish Times''s column "An Irishman's Diary". Myers is kno ...

(journalist, ''

Irish Independent The ''Irish Independent'' is an Irish daily newspaper and online publication which is owned by Independent News & Media (INM), a subsidiary of Mediahuis. The newspaper version often includes glossy magazines. Traditionally a broadsheet n ...

'') * Sir Henry Norman, 1st Baronet (journalist and politician who revealed the truth about the

Dreyfus affair The Dreyfus affair (french: affaire Dreyfus, ) was a political scandal that divided the French Third Republic from 1894 until its resolution in 1906. "L'Affaire", as it is known in French, has come to symbolise modern injustice in the Francop ...

) *

Jon Tickle Jonathan Parmer Tickle (born 8 May 1974) is a British television presenter who initially rose to fame as a contestant on the fourth series of the British television show '' Big Brother''. He appeared before this, however, as a contestant on th ...

(Leicester University graduate, '' Brainiac: Science Abuse'' presenter) * Tony Wadsworth (broadcaster, BBC) *

Gok Wan Kowkhyn Wan (; born 9 September 1974), known as Gok Wan, is a British fashion consultant, author, television presenter, actor, DJ, chef and event manager. Initially training in the performing arts at the Central School of Speech and Drama, ...

(fashion stylist and presenter of ''How to Look Good Naked'', Channel 4) *

Arlo White Arlo James White (born 2 June 1973) is an English sports presenter and commentator, originally from Leicester. He is the play-by-play commentator for Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer, and for the LIV Golf league. White previously worked for ...

(broadcaster, BBC)

Music

Aetherfx Aetherfx (also Aetherfx, GeistFND, Sellafield and XungTekh ) is the EBM alias of Jacob Tugby, an electronic musician based in the United Kingdom. Overview Aetherfx was formed in 2005 alongside other lesser known project Sellafield, as an outlet ...

(Jacob Tugby, industrial electronic musician) *

Laurel Aitken Lorenzo "Laurel" Aitken (22 April 1927 – 17 July 2005) was an influential Caribbean singer and one of the pioneers of Jamaican ska music. He is often referred to as the "Godfather of Ska". Career Born in Cuba of mixed Cuban and Jamaican de ...

(singer, the "godfather of ska"; born in Cuba, lived on the St. Mark's Estate 1971–2005) * Sam Bailey (winner of ''The X Factor'' 2013) * Frank Benbini (drummer, Fun Lovin Criminals) * Blab Happy (band) *

Black Widow Black widow may refer to: Spiders * Black widow spider, a common name for some species of spiders in the genus ''Latrodectus'' American species * ''Latrodectus apicalis'', the Galapagos black widow * ''Latrodectus curacaviensis'', the South Amer ...

(band) *

Blitzkrieg Blitzkrieg ( , ; from 'lightning' + 'war') is a word used to describe a surprise attack using a rapid, overwhelming force concentration that may consist of armoured warfare, armored and motorised infantry, motorized or mechanised infantry, ...

(band) * The Bomb Party (band) *

Mahalia Burkmar Mahalia Burkmar (born 1 May 1998), known mononymously as Mahalia, is a British singer, songwriter and actress. Mahalia has released several EPs and two albums, ''Diary of Me'' (2016) and '' Love and Compromise'' (2019). She also acted in the fi ...

(singer) * Grace Burrows (English violinist and orchestra conductor) * Felix Buxton (half of

Basement Jaxx Basement Jaxx are an English electronic music duo consisting of Felix Buxton and Simon Ratcliffe. The pair got their name from the regular club night they held in Brixton, London, UK. They first rose to popularity in the underground house scene ...

) * Scott Xylo (multi-genre Music Producer & Songwriter) *

Cornershop Cornershop are a British indie rock band best known for their single "Brimful of Asha", originally released in 1997 and, in a remixed version, topping the UK chart in 1998. The band was formed in 1991 by Wolverhampton-born Tjinder Singh (singe ...

(band) * Crazyhead (band) * Brian Davison (drummer,

The Nice The Nice were an English progressive rock band active in the late 1960s. They blended rock, jazz and classical music and were keyboardist Keith Emerson's first commercially successful band. The group was formed in 1967 by Emerson, Lee Jack ...

Refugee A refugee, conventionally speaking, is a displaced person who has crossed national borders and who cannot or is unwilling to return home due to well-founded fear of persecution.

Gong A gongFrom Indonesian and ms, gong; jv, ꦒꦺꦴꦁ ; zh, c=鑼, p=luó; ja, , dora; km, គង ; th, ฆ้อง ; vi, cồng chiêng; as, কাঁহ is a percussion instrument originating in East Asia and Southeast Asia. Gongs ...

) *

John Deacon John Richard Deacon (born 19 August 1951) is an English retired musician, best known for being the bass guitarist for the rock band Queen. He wrote several songs for the group, including Top 10 hits " You're My Best Friend", " Another One Bit ...

(bassist,

Queen Queen or QUEEN may refer to: Monarchy * Queen regnant, a female monarch of a Kingdom ** List of queens regnant * Queen consort, the wife of a reigning king * Queen dowager, the widow of a king * Queen mother, a queen dowager who is the mother ...

) *

The Deep Freeze Mice The Deep Freeze Mice were an English new wave band active between 1979 and 1989. They were based in Leicester, England, and consisted of the core members Alan Jenkins ( guitars and singing), Sherree Lawrence ( combo organ and other keyboard ...

(band) * Diesel Park West (band) * Disco Zombies (band) * Easy Life (band) *

Family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...

(band) * Gaye Bykers on Acid (band) * Gemini (DJ) * Robert Gotobed (drummer,

Wire Overhead power cabling. The conductor consists of seven strands of steel (centre, high tensile strength), surrounded by four outer layers of aluminium (high conductivity). Sample diameter 40 mm A wire is a flexible strand of metal. Wire is co ...

) * Davy Graham (folk musician) * Ric Grech (violinist, bassist, writer, producer, member of

Blind Faith Blind Faith were an English supergroup featuring Steve Winwood, Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker, and Ric Grech. They were eagerly anticipated by the music press following on the success of each of the member's former bands, including Clapton ...

Traffic Traffic comprises pedestrians, vehicles, ridden or herded animals, trains, and other conveyances that use public ways (roads) for travel and transportation. Traffic laws govern and regulate traffic, while rules of the road include traffi ...

) * H "Two" O (band who produced the 2008 song " What's It Gonna Be?") * Kevin Hewick (singer) * Engelbert Humperdinck (singer, Release Me,

Misty Blue Misty may refer to: Music * ''Misty'' (Ray Stevens album), an album by Ray Stevens featuring the above song * ''Misty'' (Richard "Groove" Holmes album), an album by Richard "Groove" Holmes featuring the above song * ''Misty'' (Eddie "Lockjaw" ...

and 2012 Eurovision entrant.) * The Hunters Club (band) *

John Illsley John Edward Illsley (born 24 June 1949) is an English musician, best known as bass guitarist of the rock band Dire Straits. With it, he has received multiple BRIT and Grammy Awards, and a Heritage Award. As one of the founding band members, ...

(bassist,

Dire Straits Dire Straits were a British rock band formed in London in 1977 by Mark Knopfler (lead vocals and lead guitar), David Knopfler (rhythm guitar and backing vocals), John Illsley (bass guitar and backing vocals) and Pick Withers (drums and pe ...

) *

Kasabian Kasabian ( ) are an English rock band formed in Leicester in 1997 by lead vocalist Tom Meighan, guitarist and occasional vocalist Sergio Pizzorno, guitarist Chris Karloff, and bassist Chris Edwards. Drummer Ian Matthews joined in 2004. Ka ...

(band) * KAV (former Happy Mondays guitarist, solo artist, musician, co-launched UK festival Getloaded in the Park) * Tony Kaye (keyboard player,

Yes Yes or YES may refer to: * An affirmative particle in the English language; see yes and no Education * YES Prep Public Schools, Houston, Texas, US * YES (Your Extraordinary Saturday), a learning program from the Minnesota Institute for Talente ...

) * Sharron Kraus (folk singer) *

Lisa Lashes Lisa Lashes (born Lisa Dawn Rose-Wyatt on 23 April 1971 in Coventry, England), is an English electronic dance music DJ and music producer known for mixing numerous Euphoria albums and for her Lashed dance music events. She has headlined Europ ...

(DJ) *

Jon Lord John Douglas Lord (9 June 194116 July 2012) was an English orchestral and rock composer, pianist, and Hammond organ player known for his pioneering work in fusing rock with classical or baroque forms, especially with the British rock band De ...

(organist, Deep Purple) * Paul Martinez (bassist, guitarist, writer) * Tom Meighan (vocalist,

) * Mark Morrison (singer, " Return of the Mack") *

Perfume Perfume (, ; french: parfum) is a mixture of fragrant essential oils or aroma compounds (fragrances), fixatives and solvents, usually in liquid form, used to give the human body, animals, food, objects, and living-spaces an agreeable scent. ...

(band) * Sergio Pizzorno (musician, Kasabian) * Po! (band) *

Prolapse In medicine, prolapse is a condition in which organs fall down or slip out of place. It is used for organs protruding through the vagina, rectum, or for the misalignment of the valves of the heart. A spinal disc herniation is also sometimes ...

(band) *

Scum Pups ''Scum Pups'' was a grunge,Steven Wells "NME" 22 February 1992, IPC Media. punk rock,Mark Sutherland "NME" 15 May 1993, IPC Media. three piece band, that formed in Leicester, England in November 1989. The band formed while at sixth form colleg ...

(band) *

Oliver Sean Oliver Sean (born Oliver Sean Alvares; 11 October 1979) is a singer-songwriter, based in England, United Kingdom. His brand of music is known for its Americana influence with acoustic rock, world and contemporary undertones. Born in Goa, Ind ...

* Showaddywaddy (band) *

Molly Smitten-Downes Molly Alice Smitten-Downes (born 2 April 1987), known by her mononym Molly, is an English singer and songwriter. Early life Born in Anstey, Leicestershire, Molly grew up in Rothley and attended Our Lady's Convent School in Loughborough. She be ...

(2014 Eurovision entrant) *

DJ SS Leroy Small (born 27 August 1970 in Leicester, England), better known as DJ SS, is a British drum and bass DJ and record producer. Biography SS started out as a hip hop and rare groove DJ in his home-town of Leicester, and was originally ...

(DJ and producer) *

Stunt A stunt is an unusual and difficult physical feat or an act requiring a special skill, performed for artistic purposes usually on television, theaters, or cinema. Stunts are a feature of many action films. Before computer generated imagery sp ...

(band) *

Nancy Whiskey Nancy Whiskey (born Anne Alexandra Young Wilson, 4 March 1935 – 1 February 2003) was a Scottish folk singer, best known for the 1957 hit song, "Freight Train". Life and career Nancy Wilson was born in Dalmarnock, Glasgow, Scotland, and learn ...

Folk singer most famous for "Freight Train". Lived in Leicestershire from 1958 and died in Leicester in 2003. * David Wise (composer) *

Yeah Yeah Noh Yeah Yeah Noh are an "unpop" group formed in Leicester, England in 1983. Originally a product of the DIY post-punk era, their sound was labelled 'Calor-gas psychedelia' by ''Mojo'' magazine in 2012. They released two albums and five singles whi ...

(band) * The Young Knives (band)

Painters

Lemuel Francis Abbott Lemuel "Francis" Abbott (1760/61 – 5 December 1803) was an English portrait painter, famous for his painting of Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson (currently hanging in the Terracotta Room of number 10 Downing Street) and for those of other ...

(portrait artist) * Duncan Fegredo (comic book artist) * John Flower (artist) *

Edith Gittins Edith Gittins (1845 – 7 August 1910) was an English artist and social reformer, actively involved in promoting women's rights. She was a founder of the Leicester Women’s Liberal Association in 1886 and supported the Leicester Women’s Suffra ...

(artist and social reformer) *

John T. Kenney John Theodore Eardley Kenney (1911–1972) was an English illustrator who worked on a number of Reverend Wilbert Awdry's ''The Railway Series'' books from 1957 to 1962. Introduction Kenney was born in 1911 and trained at the Leicester College of ...

(artist and illustrator of ''

The Railway Series ''The Railway Series'' is a series of British books about a railway known as the North Western Railway, located on the fictional Island of Sodor. There are 42 books in the series, the first published in May 1945 by the Rev. Wilbert Awdry. T ...

'') * Benjamin Marshall (artist) * Tom Marshall (artist and photo colouriser)

Writing (except journalism)

* Lemuel Abbott (clergyman and poet) * James Allen (author) * Elizabeth Arnold (children's writer) *

Anna Barbauld Anna Laetitia Barbauld (, by herself possibly , as in French, Aikin; 20 June 1743 – 9 March 1825) was a prominent English poet, essayist, literary critic, editor, and author of children's literature. A "woman of letters" who published in mul ...

(writer and poet) *

Julian Barnes Julian Patrick Barnes (born 19 January 1946) is an English writer. He won the Man Booker Prize in 2011 with '' The Sense of an Ending'', having been shortlisted three times previously with ''Flaubert's Parrot'', '' England, England'', and ''Ar ...

(author) * David Campton (playwright, actor) *

John Cleveland John Cleveland (16 June 1613 – 29 April 1658) was an English poet who supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War. He was best known for political satire. Early life Cleveland was born in Loughborough, the son of Thomas Cleveland, ...

(poet) * Thomas Cooper (poet) *

J. T. Edson John Thomas Edson (17 February 1928 – 17 July 2014) was an English author of 137 Westerns, escapism adventure, and police-procedural novels. He lived near Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, from the 1950s onwards, and retired from writing due to ...

(author) *

Anne Fine Anne Fine OBE FRSL (born 7 December 1947) is an English writer. Although best known for children's books, she also writes for adults. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and she was appointed an OBE in 2003. Fine has written mor ...

(author) * Martin Goodman (novelist, biographer and travel writer) * Hal Iggulden (author) *

E. Phillips Oppenheim Edward Phillips Oppenheim (22 October 1866 – 3 February 1946) was an English novelist, a prolific writer of best-selling genre fiction, featuring glamorous characters, international intrigue and fast action. Notably easy to read, they were vie ...

(prolific author, inventor of "Rogue Male" genre) *

Joe Orton John Kingsley Orton (1 January 1933 – 9 August 1967), known by the pen name of Joe Orton, was an English playwright, author, and diarist. His public career, from 1964 until his death in 1967, was short but highly influential. During this brie ...

(playwright) * Lynda Page (author) *

Jessie Pope Jessie Pope (18 March 1868 – 14 December 1941) was an English poet, writer, and journalist, who remains best known for her patriotic, motivational poems published during World War I.''Minds at War'' the Poetry and Experience of the First worl ...

(writer and poet) * Bali Rai (author) * C. P. Snow (author) *

Nina Stibbe Nina Stibbe (born 1962) is a British writer born in Willoughby Waterleys and raised in Fleckney, Leicestershire. She became a nanny in the household of Mary-Kay Wilmers, editor of the ''London Review of Books.'' Her letters home to her sister bec ...

(author) *

Sue Townsend Susan Lillian Townsend, FRSL (née Johnstone, 2 April 194610 April 2014), was an English writer and humorist whose work encompasses novels, plays and works of journalism. She was best known for creating the character Adrian Mole. After writing ...

(author,

Adrian Mole Adrian Albert Mole is the fictional protagonist in a series of books by English author Sue Townsend. The character first appeared (as "Nigel") as part of a comic diary featured in a short-lived arts magazine (called simply ''magazine'') publi ...

books) *

Colin Wilson Colin Henry Wilson (26 June 1931 – 5 December 2013) was an English writer, philosopher and novelist. He also wrote widely on true crime, mysticism and the paranormal, eventually writing more than a hundred books. Wilson called his p ...

(author)

Others

Mary Linwood Mary Linwood (1755–1845) was an English needle woman who exhibited her worsted embroidery or crewel embroidery in Leicester and London, and was the school mistress of a private school later known as Mary Linwood Comprehensive School. In 1790 ...

(needlewoman)

Business

* Charles Bennion (shoe machinery manufacturer, philanthropist, bought Bradgate Park for the 'quiet enjoyment of the people of Leicestershire') * Harold Berridge (civil engineer and mechanical engineer) *

Thomas Cook Thomas Cook (22 November 1808 – 18 July 1892) was an English businessman. He is best known for founding the travel agency Thomas Cook & Son. He was also one of the initial developers of the " package tour" including travel, accommodati ...

(travel agent) * Nathaniel Corah (textile manufacturer) * Henry Curry (founder of Currys) * Thomas Fielding Johnson (worsted spinner, philanthropist, founding benefactor of Leicester University) *

William Inman William Inman (6 April 1825 in Leicester – 3 July 1881 in Upton, Wirral) was the owner of the Liverpool, New York and Philadelphia Steamship Company. Also known as the Inman Line, it ran services from Liverpool to New York New York most co ...

(shipping company owner) *Frank Jessop (In 1935 founded The Jessop Group Limited, photographic retailers and suppliers. " Jessops of Leicester") * Harry Peach (furniture manufacturer and social campaigner) * Henry Walker (founder of

Walkers Crisps Walkers is a British snack food manufacturer mainly operating in the UK and Ireland. The company is best known for manufacturing potato crisps and other (non-potato-based) snack foods. In 2013, it held 56% of the British crisp market. Walkers ...

) * Thomas White (merchant, philanthropist) *

William Wyggeston William Wyggeston (sometimes spelt William Wigston; ca. 1467 to 1536) was an English wool merchant based in Leicester. He was part of the Wyggeston family, which included at least one other William Wyggeston. Although the family had been inf ...

(merchant, philanthropist)

Exploration

* Henry Bates (naturalist and explorer) * Ed Stafford (

explorer Exploration refers to the historical practice of discovering remote lands. It is studied by geographers and historians. Two major eras of exploration occurred in human history: one of convergence, and one of divergence. The first, covering most ...

and

author An author is the writer of a book, article, play, mostly written work. A broader definition of the word "author" states: "''An author is "the person who originated or gave existence to anything" and whose authorship determines responsibility f ...

) * Alfred Russel Wallace (naturalist, explorer, evolutionist and author, who briefly taught at Collegiate school)

Military

* Nicholas Alkemade Lancaster tail gunner who jumped 18000 feet without a parachute and survived. * General Sir Patrick Howard-Dobson, former Vice-Chief of Defence Staff *

M. E. Clifton James Meyrick Edward Clifton James (April 1898 – 8 May 1963) was an actor and soldier, with a resemblance to Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery. That was used by British intelligence as part of a deception campaign during the Second World War. Earl ...

, actor trained to impersonate

Bernard Montgomery Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, (; 17 November 1887 – 24 March 1976), nicknamed "Monty", was a senior British Army officer who served in the First World War, the Irish War of Independence and ...

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the World War II by country, vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great power ...

* Johnnie Johnson, World War II's top Allied fighter ace

Politics and royalty

Alastair Campbell Alastair John Campbell (born 25 May 1957) is a British journalist, author, strategist, broadcaster and activist known for his roles during Tony Blair's leadership of the Labour Party. Campbell worked as Blair's spokesman and campaign director ...

(journalist and political advisor) * Sir Arthur Haselrig, 2nd Baronet (MP for Leicestershire 1640–1653 & Leicester 1653 – 1659) *

Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester ( – 4 August 1265), later sometimes referred to as Simon V de Montfort to distinguish him from his namesake relatives, was a nobleman of French origin and a member of the English peerage, who led th ...

(founder of the English Parliament) *

Lady Jane Grey Lady Jane Grey ( 1537 – 12 February 1554), later known as Lady Jane Dudley (after her marriage) and as the "Nine Days' Queen", was an English noblewoman who claimed the throne of England and Ireland from 10 July until 19 July 1553. Jane was ...

("Queen for Nine Days") * Kelvin Hopkins (MP) *

Greg Knight The Right Honourable Sir Gregory Knight (born 4 April 1949) is a British politician, author and musician. He has served as the Conservative MP for East Yorkshire since 2001, having previously served as the MP for Derby North from 1983 to 199 ...

(Former MP) *

Greville Janner Greville Ewan Janner, Baron Janner of Braunstone, (11 July 1928 – 19 December 2015) was a British politician, barrister and writer. He became a Labour Party Member of Parliament for Leicester in the 1970 general election as a last-minute ...

(MP and barrister) *

Richard III of England Richard III (2 October 145222 August 1485) was King of England and Lord of Ireland from 26 June 1483 until his death in 1485. He was the last king of the House of York and the last of the Plantagenet dynasty. His defeat and death at the B ...

Peter Soulsby Sir Peter Alfred Soulsby (born 27 December 1948) is a British Labour Party politician serving as Mayor of Leicester since 2011. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Leicester South from 2005 until he resigned his seat in April 2011, in o ...

(Mayor of Leicester, former MP) *

Claudia Webbe Claudia Naomi Webbe (born 8 March 1965) is a British politician who is currently the Member of Parliament (MP) for Leicester East. Elected to Parliament for Labour in the 2019 general election, she currently sits as an independent. Born in ...

(Labour Party MP)

Religion

* John Brown, famous evangelical preacher * William Carey (missionary and translator) *

Charles Henry Carter Charles Henry Carter (29 October 1828 – 6 July 1914) was a Baptist missionary to Ceylon. Son of Thomas Carter, a stonemason, and his wife Anne (née Thomson), Charles Carter was raised near Leicester, UK. While working as a miller for an unc ...

(Baptist missionary and translator of the first English-Singhalese dictionary) * George Davys (Bishop and tutor to Queen Victoria) *

George Fox George Fox (July 1624 – 13 January 1691) was an English Dissenter, who was a founder of the Religious Society of Friends, commonly known as the Quakers or Friends. The son of a Leicestershire weaver, he lived in times of social upheaval and ...

(founder of the

Religious Society of Friends Quakers are people who belong to a historically Protestant Christian set of denominations known formally as the Religious Society of Friends. Members of these movements ("theFriends") are generally united by a belief in each human's abili ...

, otherwise known as

Quakers Quakers are people who belong to a historically Protestant Christian set of denominations known formally as the Religious Society of Friends. Members of these movements ("theFriends") are generally united by a belief in each human's abil ...

) * Robert Hall (Baptist minister and preacher) *

Hugh Latimer Hugh Latimer ( – 16 October 1555) was a Fellow of Clare College, Cambridge, and Bishop of Worcester during the Reformation, and later Church of England chaplain to King Edward VI. In 1555 under the Catholic Queen Mary I he was burned at the ...

(Protestant Bishop and Martyr) *

John Wycliffe John Wycliffe (; also spelled Wyclif, Wickliffe, and other variants; 1328 – 31 December 1384) was an English scholastic philosopher, theologian, biblical translator, reformer, Catholic priest, and a seminary professor at the University o ...

(Theologian, Church reformer, translator of the Bible, Rector of Lutterworth)

Science

Alf Adams Alfred ("Alf") Rodney Adams, FRS (born 1939) is a British physicist who invented the strained-layer quantum-well laser. Most modern homes will have several of these devices in their homes in all types of electronic equipment. He served as a D ...

(physicist, inventor of the

strained quantum-well laser A strained quantum well laser is a type of quantum-well laser, which was invented by Professor Alf Adams at the University of Surrey in 1986. The laser is distinctive for producing a more concentrated beam than other quantum well lasers, making it c ...

) *

William Henry Bragg Sir William Henry Bragg (2 July 1862 – 12 March 1942) was an English physicist, chemist, mathematician, and active sportsman who uniquelyThis is still a unique accomplishment, because no other parent-child combination has yet shared a Nobel ...

(physicist, chemist and mathematician) *

William Lawrence Bragg Sir William Lawrence Bragg, (31 March 1890 – 1 July 1971) was an Australian-born British physicist and X-ray crystallographer, discoverer (1912) of Bragg's law of X-ray diffraction, which is basic for the determination of crystal structu ...

(physicist) * Harold Hopkins *

Harold Edwin Hurst Harold Edwin Hurst (1 January 1880 – 7 December 1978) was a British hydrology, hydrologist from Leicester. Hurst's (1951) study on measuring the long-term storage capacity of reservoirs documented the presence of long-range dependence in hydrolo ...

(

Hydrologist Hydrology () is the scientific study of the movement, distribution, and management of water on Earth and other planets, including the water cycle, water resources, and environmental watershed sustainability. A practitioner of hydrology is calle ...

whose study of the

Nile The Nile, , Bohairic , lg, Kiira , Nobiin language, Nobiin: Áman Dawū is a major north-flowing river in northeastern Africa. It flows into the Mediterranean Sea. The Nile is the longest river in Africa and has historically been considered ...

led to a better understanding of statistics with applications in dam design and finance.) *Sir Alec Jeffreys (

geneticist A geneticist is a biologist or physician who studies genetics, the science of genes, heredity, and variation of organisms. A geneticist can be employed as a scientist or a lecturer. Geneticists may perform general research on genetic processes ...

and developer of

genetic fingerprinting DNA profiling (also called DNA fingerprinting) is the process of determining an individual's DNA characteristics. DNA analysis intended to identify a species, rather than an individual, is called DNA barcoding. DNA profiling is a forensic tec ...

) (DNA) * Roger Mason *

Benjamin Ward Richardson Sir Benjamin Ward Richardson (31 October 1828 – 21 November 1896) was a British physician, anaesthetist, physiologist, sanitarian, and a prolific writer on medical history. He was the recipient of the Fothergill gold medal, awarded by the M ...

(physician) * Cedric Smith (statistician and geneticist)

Sport

Boxing

* George Aldridge (born 1936) (former British middleweight champion; grew up in

Market Harborough Market Harborough is a market town in the Harborough District, Harborough district of Leicestershire, England, in the far southeast of the county, forming part of the border with Northamptonshire. Market Harborough's population was 25,143 in ...

) *

Pat Butler Pat Butler (16 May 1913 – 7 March 2001) was a British boxer who won the British welterweight title in 1934. Career Born in Rothley, Leicestershire, Butler was a grocer's assistant before he began his professional career at the age of 18 with a ...

(1913-2001) (former British welterweight champion; born in

Rothley Rothley ( ) is a village and civil parish within the Borough of Charnwood in Leicestershire, England. Situated around west of the River Soar and north of Leicester, it had a population of 3,612 inhabitants . The population measured at the 201 ...

) * Errol Christie (1963-2017) (former European middleweight champion; born in Leicester) *

Albert Cocksedge Albert Cocksedge (30 January 1884 – 25 January 1928), known in the early years of his career as Young Cocksedge, was a British Boxing, boxer of the early 20th century, who held English titles at various weights, and fought for a world title, in ...

(1884-1928, early 20th century English champion at various weights; born in Leicester *

Shaun Cummins Shaun Cummins (8 February 1968 – September 2012) was a British boxer who won the WBA Inter-Continental super welterweight title in 1992 and went on to fight for the British and European middleweight titles. He was paralysed by a motorcycle acc ...

(1968-2012) (fought for British and European titles at super-welterweight and middleweight; born in Leicester) * Jack Gardner (1926–1978) (British, British Empire, and European heavyweight champion) * Tony McKenzie (born 1963) (former British light welterweight champion; born in Leicester) *

Rendall Munroe Rendall Munroe (born 1 June 1980 in Leicester, England) is a retired English super bantamweight boxer. Munroe currently resides in Leicester. He is also a former holder of the EBU and Commonwealth Super Bantamweight titles. His dayjob as a ...

(born 1980) (EBU and Commonwealth super bantamweight boxing champion; born in Leicester) *

Louis Norman Louis Norman (born 18 December 1993) is a British professional boxer who held the English flyweight title from 2013 to 2015. He also challenged for the British flyweight and English super-flyweight titles in 2016 and the English bantamweight tit ...

(born 1993) (British flyweight challenger; lives in Shepshed) * Chris Pyatt (born 1963) (former World Champion middleweight boxer) *

Tony Sibson Tony Sibson (born 9 April 1958, in Leicester, England) is a former professional boxer. Boxing career Tony Sibson was Commonwealth and European champion and a 3-time world title challenger. His speed coupled with rugged power enabled him to be rank ...

(born 1958) (former European and Commonwealth middleweight champion; born in Leicester) * Len Wickwar (1911-1980) (holds the record for highest number of professional fights, 470; born in Leicester) * Tim Wood (1951-2010) (former British light heavyweight champion; grew up in Leicester)

Chess

* Henry Ernest Atkins (chess master, nine-time British champion; th
H.E. Atkins tournament
is run annually in Leicester) * Mark Hebden (chess grandmaster) * Glenn Flear (chess grandmaster)

Cricket

* James Barnfather (played first-class cricket for Essex in 1924) * Henry Deacon (played first-class cricket for the North of England) *

Samit Patel Samit Rohit Patel (born 30 November 1984) is an English cricketer. A right-handed batsman and a slow left-arm bowler, he plays first-class cricket for Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. Patel made his One Day International debut for England ...

(England international cricketer) * M. J. K. Smith (England cricket captain) * Chad Yates (played first-class cricket for Cambridge MCCU in 2014)

Cycling

* Lucy Garner (twice Junior World Champion) * Bert Harris (first professional cycling champion of England) * Fred Wood (multi World Cycling Champion, 1880s)

Football

Ian Baraclough Ian Robert Baraclough (; born 4 December 1970) is an English football manager and former player who was most recently the manager of the Northern Ireland national team. He previously managed the Under-21 team. As a player, he was a defender f ...

(football manager) * Harvey Barnes (English footballer) *

Ashley Chambers Ashley Renaldo Chambers (born 1 March 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger or a striker for Coalville Town. Chambers started his career with Leicester City, making his first-team debut in 2005 at the age of 15 in ...

(English footballer) * Dion Dublin (England International footballer) * Kevin Friend (football referee) * Emile Heskey (England international footballer) * Chris Kirkland (England international footballer) *

Norman Leet Norman David Leet (born 13 March 1962) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Leicester City. References English men's footballers English Football League players Leicester City F.C. players 1962 births ...

(English former footballer) *

Gary Lineker Gary Winston Lineker (; born 30 November 1960) is an English former professional footballer and current sports broadcaster. He is regarded as having been one of the greatest English strikers. His media career began with the BBC, where he ha ...

(England international footballer, World Cup 1986 Golden Boot Winner, sports presenter) *

Joe Mattock Joseph William Mattock (born 15 May 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back for EFL League Two club Harrogate Town. Mattock is a graduate of the Leicester City youth academy and has also represented England youth ...

(English footballer) * Holly Morgan, (English footballer, captain of

Leicester City W.F.C. Leicester City Women Football Club is an English professional Women's association football, women's football club based in Leicester. Founded in 2004 as an independent club, Leicester City Women were acquired in 2020 by King Power, the parent com ...

) * Norman Plummer (Leicester City footballer, captain 1949 FA Cup Final, decorated World War II veteran) * Levi Porter (English footballer) * Michael Robinson (footballer, Spanish TV presenter) *

Peter Shilton Peter Leslie Shilton (born 18 September 1949) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. His 30-year career included spells at 11 clubs and he has the distinction of playing over 1,000 league games, including in ...

(England's most capped footballer) * Luke Varney (footballer)

Rugby Union

* Dan Cole (rugby union footballer for Leicester Tigers and England) * Martin Corry (former rugby union footballer, former Leicester captain and former England captain) *

Louis Deacon Louis Deacon (born 7 October 1980, in Leicester) is a former English professional rugby union footballer. He played lock. Career His playing career started as an eight-year-old, playing with Wigston, before joining Syston RFC and as a Rat ...

(Leicester Tigers captain, England International) * Martin Johnson (CBE, rugby union footballer, Leicester and England's World-Cup winning captain; grew up in

) * Steve Redfern (rugby union footballer, Leicester Tigers walk of legends) * Dean Richards (rugby union footballer and coach, Leicester Tigers and England captain) * Ollie Smith (Rugby Union international) *

Harry Thacker Harry Joseph Thacker (born 18 February 1994) is an English rugby union player who plays for Bristol Bears in Premiership Rugby. He plays as a hooker. Thacker made 70 appearances for Leicester Tigers between 2013–2018. Thacker is the s ...

(Leicester Tigers) * John Wells (Leicester Tigers captain, head coach and England Forwards coach)

Snooker

Tom Ford Thomas Carlyle Ford (born August 27, 1961) is an American fashion designer and filmmaker. He launched his eponymous luxury brand in 2005, having previously served as the creative director at Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent. Ford wrote and dire ...

(snooker player) * Shailesh Jogia (snooker player) * Joe O'Connor (snooker player) *

Mark Selby Mark Anthony Selby (born 19 June 1983) is an English professional snooker player, who is a four-time World Snooker Champion. Ranked world number one on multiple occasions, he has won a total of 21 ranking titles, placing him eighth on the a ...

(snooker player; the 2014, 2016, 2017 and 2021 World Snooker Champion and eight ball pool world champion 2007) *

Willie Thorne William Joseph Thorne (4 March 195417 June 2020) was an English professional snooker player. He won one ranking title, the 1985 Classic. He also reached the final of the 1985 UK Championship, losing 16–14 to Steve Davis after leading 13–8 ...

(snooker player and commentator) * Ben Woollaston (snooker player)

Speedway

* Geoff Bouchard * Ivor Brown * Cyril "Squib" Burton * Bruce Forrester * David Howe * Paddy Mills * Graham Plant * Fred Wilkinson * Len Williams (Sheffield, Leicester and England) * Stan Williams (Sheffield, Coventry and England)

Others

Chris Adcock Christopher Thomas Adcock (born 27 April 1989) is a retired English badminton player. Adcock is currently sponsored by Yonex and YC Sports and plays for the University of Nottingham-based NBL team. He entered the National team in 2006, and late ...

(English and Great Britain badminton player) * Tony Allcock (fourteen-time bowls world champion, now Chief Executive of Bowls England) *

Andrew Betts Andrew Richard Betts (born 11 May 1977) is a retired British professional basketball player. He had a mostly international career. Career notes After starting his career as a junior player with the Leicester Riders, Betts played college basketb ...

(Great Britain basketball player) *

Jamie Caven Jamie Robert Caven (born 10 March 1976) is an English former professional darts player who plays in British Darts Organisation (BDO) events. He has won seven events on the PDC Pro Tour, including two in the same weekend in May 2013. Caven was a ...

(darts player) *

Roger Clark Roger Albert Clark, MBE (5 August 1939 – 12 January 1998) was a British rally driver during the 1960s and '70s, and the first competitor from his country to win a World Rally Championship (WRC) event when he triumphed at the 1976 RAC Rally. ...

(rally driving champion) * Mark Cox (English professional tennis player) *

Jennie Fletcher Jennie Fletcher (19 March 1890 – 17 January 1968), later known by her married name Jennie Hyslop, was a British competitive swimmer, Olympic gold medallist, and former world record-holder. In 1905 she set a new world record in the 100-yard fr ...

(Olympic gold medallist in swimming) *

Bob Gerard Frederick Roberts Gerard (19 January 1914, Leicester – 26 January 1990, South Croxton, Leicestershire) was a racing driver and businessman from England. He participated in numerous top-level motor racing events on either side of World War I ...

(racing driver) * Jamie Green (race car driver in the

Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters The Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM, German Touring Car Masters) is a grand touring car series sanctioned by ITR e.V. who have been affiliated to the DMSB- FIA since 1984. The series is based in Germany, with rounds elsewhere in Europe. The s ...

championship) * Tamsin Greenway, former English netball player and coach * Phelan Hill (Rowing cox Olympic Gold medalist 2016 and Olympic Bronze medalist 2012) *

John Arthur Jarvis John Arthur Jarvis (24 February 1872 – 9 May 1933) was an English competitive swimmer who represented Great Britain in three Olympic Games, and was a well-known amateur athlete of the late 19th century and early 20th century. He participated ...

(swimmer, 1900 Olympic medallist) * Ken Johnson (Olympic athlete) * Charlie Christina Martin hill climb and Le Mans Cup racing driver * John Merricks (sailor, 1996 Olympic medallist) * James Wilks ( UFC fighter) * Roger Williamson (Formula One driver)

Miscellaneous

(born 1952), conspiracy theorist, former footballer and sports broadcaster * Donald Hings (1907–2004), inventor of the

Walkie-Talkie A walkie-talkie, more formally known as a handheld transceiver (HT), is a hand-held, portable, two-way radio transceiver. Its development during the Second World War has been variously credited to Donald Hings, radio engineer Alfred J. Gros ...

* Daniel Lambert (1770–1809), heaviest man in England *

Sydney Lucas Sydney Ellen Lucas (born July 11, 2003) is an American child actress with credits in musical theatre, film and television. She is best known for her portrayal of Small Alison Bechdel in both the original Off-Broadway and Broadway productions of L ...

(1900–2008), last soldier to serve in both

World War A world war is an international conflict which involves all or most of the world's major powers. Conventionally, the term is reserved for two major international conflicts that occurred during the first half of the 20th century, World War I, Worl ...

s * Ian McAteer, Scottish-born former gangster *

Kim McLagan Kim McLagan (born Maryse Elizabeth Patricia Kerrigan; 30 December 1948 – 2 August 2006) was a British model during the 1960s. She was married to The Who's Keith Moon from 1966 to 1975, and to the Small Faces and Faces' Ian McLagan from 1 ...

, model and cosmetologist *

Joseph Merrick Joseph Carey Merrick (5 August 1862 – 11 April 1890), often erroneously called John Merrick, was an English man known for having severe deformities. He was first exhibited at a freak show under the stage name "the Elephant Man" and then wen ...

(1862–1890), "The Elephant Man" * Charles Killick Millard (1870–1952), Medical Officer for Health and founder of the Voluntary Euthanasia Legalisation Society * Phil Shaw, inventor of

extreme ironing Extreme ironing (also called EI) is an extreme sport in which people take ironing boards to remote locations and iron items of clothing. According to the Extreme Ironing Bureau, extreme ironing is "the latest danger sport that combines the thril ...

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