List of people from Leicester

List of people from Leicester

This is a list of notable people born in Leicester, England, educated there, or otherwise associated with the city.

Henry Walter Bates
David Attenborough
Daniel Lambert
Gary Lineker
Peter Shilton
Thomas Cook
Lady Jane Grey
George Fox
Mary Linwood

Contents

Academia

Musicians

 ( Paul Martinez ) Bassist/Guitarist/Writer. Led Zeppelin. Stretch. Dave Edmunds.
 ( Ric  Grech ) Violinist/ Bassist/Writer/ Producer. Blind Faith. Traffic. Gram Parsons

Exploration

The arts and entertainment

Acting

Music

Writing (except journalism)

Business

Politics and Royalty

Religion

Science

Sport

Team players

  • Tony Allcock (Fourteen-times bowls world champion, now Chief Executive of Bowls England)
  • James Barnfather (Played first-class cricket for Essex in 1924)
  • Andrew Betts (Current Great Britain Basketball Player)
  • Geoff Bouchard (Speedway rider)
  • Cyril "Squib" Burton, (speedway rider)
  • Ashley Chambers (English Footballer)[16]
  • Martin Corry (Rugby Player, Current Leicester captain and Former England captain)
  • Dion Dublin (England International Footballer)[17]
  • Emile Heskey (England international footballer)[18]
  • Martin Johnson (CBE, Rugby player, Leicester and England's World-Cup winning captain)
  • Chris Kirkland (England international footballer)[19]
  • Gary Lineker (England international footballer, World Cup 1986 Golden Boot Winner, sports presenter)[20]
  • Joe Mattock (English Footballer)[21]
  • Paddy Mills (speedway rider)
  • Samit Patel (England international cricketer)
  • Graham Plant (speedway rider)
  • Norman Plummer (Leicester City footballer, captain 1949 FA Cup Final, decorated World War II veteran)
  • Levi Porter (English Footballer)[22]
  • Steve Redfern (Rugby player, Leicester Tigers walk of legends)
  • Dean Richards (Rugby player and coach, Leicester Tigers and England captain)
  • Michael Robinson (footballer, Spanish TV presenter)[23]
  • Peter Shilton (England's most capped footballer)[24]
  • Ollie Smith (Rugby Union international)[25]
  • Luke Varney (footballer)[26]
  • John Wells (Leicester Tigers Rugby Captain, Head coach and England Forwards Coach)

Others

Miscellaneous

References

  1. ^ "Richard Armitage" at Internet Movie Database http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0035514/
  2. ^ "Graham Chapman" at Internet Movie Database http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001037/
  3. ^ "Selina Chilton" at Internet Movie Database http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2197613/
  4. ^ "Betty Driver" at Internet Movie Database http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0238107/
  5. ^ "Terri Dwyer" at Internet Movie Database http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0245543/
  6. ^ "Dominic Keating" at Internet Movie Database http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0444098/
  7. ^ "Alison King" at Internet Movie Database http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0454435/
  8. ^ "Michael Kitchen" at Internet Movie Database http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0457655/
  9. ^ "John Leeson" at Internet Movie Database http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0498770/
  10. ^ "Barry Letts" at Internet Movie Database http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0504818/
  11. ^ "Parminder Nagra" at Internet Movie Database http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0619406/
  12. ^ "Andy Nyman" at Internet Movie Database http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0638762/
  13. ^ "Kate O'Mara" at Internet Movie Database http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0641817/
  14. ^ "Helen Pearson" at Internet Movie Database http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0669274/
  15. ^ [1]
  16. ^ "Ashley Chambers" at Football Heroes http://www.sporting-heroes.net/football-heroes/displayhero_club.asp?HeroID=38950
  17. ^ "Dion Dublin" at Football Heroes http://www.sporting-heroes.net/football-heroes/displayhero_club.asp?HeroID=39636
  18. ^ "Emile Heskey" at Football Heroes http://www.sporting-heroes.net/football-heroes/displayhero_club.asp?HeroID=36969
  19. ^ "Chris Kirkland" at Football Heroes http://www.sporting-heroes.net/football-heroes/displayhero_club.asp?HeroID=41424
  20. ^ "Gary Lineker" at Football Heroes http://www.sporting-heroes.net/football-heroes/displayhero_international.asp?HeroID=37218
  21. ^ "Joe Mattock" at Football Heroes http://www.sporting-heroes.net/football-heroes/displayhero_club.asp?HeroID=41895
  22. ^ "Levi Porter" at Football Heroes http://www.sporting-heroes.net/football-heroes/displayhero_club.asp?HeroID=42917
  23. ^ "Michael Robinson" at Football Heroes http://www.sporting-heroes.net/football-heroes/displayhero_club.asp?HeroID=43235
  24. ^ "Peter Shilton" at Football Heroes http://www.sporting-heroes.net/football-heroes/displayhero_international.asp?HeroID=44753
  25. ^ "Ollie Smith" at Rugby Heroes http://www.sporting-heroes.net/rugby-heroes/displayhero.asp?HeroID=7484
  26. ^ "Luke Varney" at Football Heroes http://www.sporting-heroes.net/football-heroes/displayhero_club.asp?HeroID=44222
  27. ^ "Mark Cox" at Tennis Heroes http://www.sporting-heroes.net/tennis-heroes/displayhero.asp?HeroID=1963

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