FAMOUS PEOPLE FROM HAMPSHIRE
By Tim Lambert
Click on towns in blue to read their histories
ALDERSHOT Ian McEwan 1948- Writer
ALTON Catherine McCormack 1972- Actress
BISHOPS WALTHAM Amanda Holden 1971- Actress
EASTLEIGH Malcolm Green 1936- Chemist
Peter Danckwerts 1916-1984 Chemical Engineer
Nicholas Lyndhurst 1960- Actor
Sir Henry Chads 1819-1906 Naval Officer
Sir John Goss 1800-1880 Composer
Richard Dawson 1932- Actor
Sarah Jane Mellon 1824-1909 Actor
Martin Snape 1852-1930 Artist
Cyril Tawney 1930- Singer
Arthur Upfield 1888-1964 Writer
GRAYSHOTT, HAMPSHIRE Colin Firth 1960- Actor
David Garnett 1892-1981 Writer
Francis Baily 1774-1844 Astronomer
John Langley 1852-1925 Physiologist
Edward Titchmarsh 1899-1963 Mathematician
Lady Alice Acland 1849-1935 Feminist
Arthur Brough 1905-1978 Actor
William Cowper 1666-1709 Surgeon
Walter Besant 1836-1909 Writer
Howard Brenton 1942- Playwright
1812-1870 WriterIsambard Kingdom Brunel 1806-59 Engineer
Jonas Hanway 1712-1786 Inventor of the umbrella
Olivia Manning 1911-1980 Writer
George Meredith 1828-1909 Writer
Peter Sellers 1925-1980 Comedian
Spinnaker Tower, Portsmouth
Wilbert Awdry 1911-1997 Children's author
Lord Palmerston 1784-1865 Prime minister twice. Born in Broadlands House about 1 mile south of the town
Sir William Petty 1623-1697 Inventor
Sir Edward Abraham 1913-1999 Biochemist
Marcus Adams 1875-1959 Photographer
Wilfrid Butt 1922-2006 Endocrinologist
Charlie Dimmock 1966- Gardener
Benny Hill 1924-1992 Comedian
Allen Jones 1937- Artist
John Jellicoe 1859-1935 Admiral
Sir John Millais 1829-96 Artist
Issac Watts 1674-1748 Hymn writer
SWANMORE, HAMPSHIRE Stephen Butler Leacock 1869-1944 Writer and Economist
William Benham 1831-1910 Clergyman and writer
James Rogers 1823-1890 Economist
Richard Ford 1796-1858 Travel writer
John Lingard 1771-1851 Historian