List of people from Winchester
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- Saint Swithun, (c800-862), Bishop of Winchester.
- Saint Æthelwold, (909-984), Bishop of Winchester.
- Henry III, (1207-1272), King of England.
- Arthur, Prince of Wales, (1486-1502), elder son of Henry VII who pre-deceased his father and therefore never reigned.
- 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).
- William Adelin, (1103-1120), only legitimate son and heir of Henry I.
- Peter White, (1947-), blind broadcaster and radio journalist.
- Mary Warnock, Baroness Warnock, (1924-), philosopher and writer on existentialism.
- George Ferguson, (1947-), architect.
- Tony Middleton, (1964-), cricketer.
- Terry Paine, (1939-), footballer.
- Lucy Pinder, (1983-), model.
- Jack Dee, (1962-), comedian, lived in Winchester from an early age.
- K.E. (Ken) Palmer MBE, (1937-), cricketer and umpire, Somerset all-rounder who played one Test for England.
- Sarah Leonard, soprano. [1]
- Diana Montague, (1953-), mezzo-soprano. [2]
- Julia Darling, (1956-2005), poet. [3]
- Charles Jenkinson, 1st Earl of Liverpool, (1729-1809), statesman.
- Kathy Smallwood-Cook, (1960-), athlete and Olympic medallist.
- Edward Young, (1683-1765), poet.
- John Lingard, (1771-1851), Roman Catholic priest and historian.
- Brian Froud, (1947-), fantasy artist.
- Colin Firth, (1960-), English actor.
- Alexa Chung, (1983-), model.
- Benedict Francis, (1972-), Director/actor.
- Andy Burrows, (1979-), Razorlight drummer.
- James Tomlinson, (1982-), Hampshire cricketer
- James Adams, (1980-), Hampshire cricketer
- Philippa Forrester, (1968-), TV and Radio Presenter.
