Notable people from Leicester

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A Leicesterian is somebody who comes from the city of Leicester, England. Famous people born in Leicester, educated there, or otherwise associated with the city include:

Contents 1 Academia 2 The arts and entertainment 3 Business 4 Politics and Royalty 5 Religion 6 Science 7 Sport 8 Miscellaneous

[edit] Academia

• Graham Barnfield (sociologist)
• W. G. Hoskins, (landscape historian)
• Howard Jones (criminologist)

[edit] The arts and entertainment

• Laurel Aitken (singer, "The Godfather of Ska". Born Cuba, lived on the St. Mark's Estate from 1971-2005)
• James Allen (author)
• Richard Armitage (actor, North and South)
• David Attenborough (broadcaster and naturalist)
• Richard Attenborough (actor, Jurassic Park and director Gandhi)
• Julian Barnes (author)
• Biddy Baxter (editor, Blue Peter)
• Manish Bhasin (BBC sports presenter, Football Focus)
• Blab Happy (band)
• The Bomb Party (band)
• Jeremy Bulloch (actor, Star Wars)
• Felix Buxton (Half of Basement Jaxx)
• Graham Chapman (comedian, Monty Python)
• Thomas Cooper (poet)
• Cornershop (band)
• Crazyhead (band)
• John Deacon (bassist, Queen)
• The Deep Freeze Mice (band)
• Diesel Park West (band)
• The Displacements (band)
• Betty Driver (singer and actress, Coronation Street)
• Terri Dwyer (actress, Hollyoaks)
• Julie Etchingham (TV news reader, Sky News, ITN)
• Derrick Evans, (TV fitness instructor, Mr Motivator)
• Family (band)
• Duncan Fegredo (comic book artist)
• Anne Fine (author)
• Stephen Frears (film director, Dangerous Liaisons)
• Gaye Bykers on Acid (band)
• Ernest Gimson (architect, craftsman)
• Robert Gotobed (drummer, Wire)
• Davy Graham (Folk singer)
• Kevin Hewick (singer)
• Engelbert Humperdinck (singer, Release Me, Misty Blue)
• The Hunters Club (band)
• David Icke (sports reporter, conspiracy theorist)
• Hal Iggulden, (author)
• John Illsley (bassist, Dire Straits)
• Tony Kaye (keyboard player, Yes)
• Kasabian (band)
• Dominic Keating (actor, Star Trek: Enterprise)
• Alison King, (actress)
• Michael Kitchen (actor)
• Frank Benbini (drummer, Fun Lovin Criminals)
• Lisa Lashes (DJ)
• McKenzie Lee (pornography actress)
• John Leeson (actor, voice of K-9 in Doctor Who and Bungle in Rainbow)
• Jon Lord (organist, Deep Purple)
• Bill Maynard (actor, Coronation Street, Heartbeat)
• Mark Morrison (singer, Return of the Mack)
• Kevin Myers journalist, (Irish Independent)
• Parminder Nagra (actor, Bend It Like Beckham, ER)
• David Neilson (actor, Coronation Street)
• Kate O'Mara (actress, Howards' Way)
• Joe Orton (playwright)
• Helen Pearson (actress, Hollyoaks)
• Perfume (band)
• Po! (band)
• Prolapse (band)
• Scum Pups (band)
• Bali Rai (author)
• Phil Shaw (inventor of extreme ironing)
• Showaddywaddy (band)
• Lucie Silvas (singer-is known to live in the area with her boyfriend Geordan Murphy)
• C. P. Snow (author)
• DJ SS (DJ and producer)
• Una Stubbs (actress, Till Death Us Do Part)
• Jon Tickle (Leicester University graduate, Brainiac: Science Abuse presenter)
• Sue Townsend (author, Adrian Mole books)
• Gok Wan (fashion stylist and presenter of How to Look Good Naked, Channel 4)
• Colin Wilson (author)
• Mark Wingett (actor, The Bill)
• Yeah Yeah Noh (band)
• The Young Knives (band)
• H "Two" O (band)

[edit] Business

• Thomas Cook (travel agent)
• Thomas White (merchant, philanthropist)
• William Inman (shipping company owner)
• William Wyggeston (merchant, philanthropist)
• Nathaniel Corah (textile manufacturer)

[edit] Politics and Royalty

• Alastair Campbell (journalist and political advisor)
• Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester (founder of the English Parliament)
• Lady Jane Grey ("Queen for Nine Days")
• Greville Janner (MP and barrister)
• Richard III of England, King of England

[edit] Religion

• William Carey (missionary and translator)
• George Fox (founder of the Religious Society of Friends, otherwise known as Quakers)

[edit] Science

• Henry Bates (naturalist and explorer)
• Sir Alec Jeffreys (geneticist and developer of genetic fingerprinting) (DNA)
• Benjamin Ward Richardson (physician)

[edit] Sport

• Martin Concepcion (commonwealth light-middleweight boxing title challenger)
• Martin Corry (Rugby Player, Current Leicester captain and Former England captain)
• Dion Dublin (England International Footballer)
• Glenn Flear (Chess grandmaster)
• Emile Heskey (England international footballer)
• Martin Johnson (CBE, Rugby player, Leicester and England's World-Cup winning captain)
• Chris Kirkland (England international footballer)
• Gary Lineker (England international footballer, World Cup 1986 Golden Boot Winner, sports presenter)
• Chris Pyatt (former World Champion middleweight boxer)
• Dean Richards (Rugby player and coach, Leicester Tigers and England captain)
• Michael Robinson (footballer, Spanish TV presenter)
• Mark Selby, (snooker player and current Eight Ball Pool world champion)
• Peter Shilton (England's most capped footballer)
• Tony Sibson, (former professional boxer)
• Ollie Smith (Rugby Union international)
• Willie Thorne (snooker player and commentator)
• Luke Varney (Professional footballer, Charlton Athletic)

[edit] Miscellaneous

• Daniel Lambert (1770-1809) (heaviest man in England)
• Joseph Merrick ("The Elephant Man")