List of people from Winchester

Last updated August 31, 2025

This article is a list of people from Winchester, a city in Hampshire, England.

List

James Adams, (1980-), Hampshire cricketer.
William Adelin, (1103-1120), only legitimate son and heir of Henry I.
Saint Æthelwold, (909-984), Bishop of Winchester.
Bob Anderson (darts player), (1942-), former BDO World darts champion
Arthur, Prince of Wales, (1486-1502), elder son of Henry VII who pre-deceased his father and therefore never reigned.
Kevin Ashman, (1959-), World Quiz Champion and Egghead.
Jon Boden, (1977-), folk musician, brought up in Winchester.
Wayne Bridge (1980-), International and National footballer, brought up and went to school (Kings School).
James Buckley-Thorp, (1989-), founder of fashion corporation Rupert and Buckley
Andy Burrows, (1979-), Razorlight drummer.
Jon Burton, (1969-), founder of Traveller's Tales
Olli Caldwell, (2002-), racing driver.
Alexa Chung, (1983-), model.
Clive Clark, golfer
Jamie Cumming, (1999-), goalkeeper for Chelsea.
Julia Darling, (1956-2005), poet.^[1]
Jack Dee, (1961-), comedian, lived in Winchester from an early age.
Freeman Dyson, (1923-2020), physicist.
Louisa Dundas, (1806–1895), writer
George Ferguson, (1947-), architect.
Colin Firth, (1960-), Academy Award winning actor.
Philippa Forrester, (1968-), TV and radio presenter.
Frederick "Dickie" Frost (1866-1939), early racing cyclist.
Brian Froud, (1947-), fantasy artist.
Chris Green, (1943-), railway manager who created Network SouthEast.
James Heatly, Commonwealth and European Diver, was born in Winchester.^[2]
Henry III, (1207-1272), King of England.
Danny Ings, (1992-), Footballer for West Ham United and England
Charles Jenkinson, 1st Earl of Liverpool, (1729-1809), statesman.
Tommy Jessop, (1985-), actor.
Will Jessop, writer and director.
George Langdon (1818-1894), cricketer.
Jon Leyne, (1958-), BBC foreign correspondent, only foreign journalist in Iran during the Green Revolution in 2009
Licoricia of Winchester (d. 1277), Jewish businesswoman.
John Lingard, (1771-1851), Roman Catholic priest and historian.
Tony Middleton, (1964-), cricketer.
Terry Paine, (1939-), footballer.
K.E. (Ken) Palmer, (1937-), cricketer and umpire, Somerset all-rounder who played one Test for England.
Mark Perego, Wales international rugby union player
Lucy Pinder, (1983-), model.
Richard, Earl of Cornwall (1209-1272), younger brother of King Henry III., was Count of Poitou (from 1225 to 1243), Earl of Cornwall (from 1227) and German King (formally "King of the Romans", from 1257).
Saskia Servini (2001-), trampoline gymnast
Kathy Smallwood-Cook, (1960-), athlete and Olympic medallist.
Saint Swithun, (c. 800-862), Bishop of Winchester.
Chris T-T, (1974-), singer-songwriter.
James Tomlinson, (1982-), Hampshire cricketer.
Frank Turner, (1981-), singer-songwriter.
Mary Warnock, Baroness Warnock, (1924-), philosopher and writer on existentialism.
Peter White, (1947-), blind broadcaster and radio journalist.
Edward Young, (1683-1765), poet.

References

↑ Poet Julia Darling dies of cancer|News|guardian.co.uk Books
↑ "Diving | Athlete Profile: James HEATLY - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". results.gc2018.com. Retrieved 31 August 2018.

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[1] Poet Julia Darling dies of cancer|News|guardian.co.uk Books

[2] "Diving | Athlete Profile: James HEATLY - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". results.gc2018.com. Retrieved 31 August 2018.

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