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Swindon is a large town in
Wiltshire, England; its residents are called Swindonians and many have achieved notability throughout its history.
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Heidi Alexander – former
Labour Party MP for
Lewisham East
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Sam Allen – football manager at
Swindon Town
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Joseph Armstrong – engineer and the second locomotive superintendent of the
Great Western Railway lived, worked and is buried in Swindon
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Dean Ashton – Premiership footballer, played for
West Ham United, born in Swindon
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Colin Bailey – drummer
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Ralph Bates – writer
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Carl Benjamin – YouTuber, political commentator better known as Sargon of Akkad
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Billy Bodin – footballer, born in Swindon
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Mark A. Brennan – Canadian landscape painter, born in Swindon, 1968
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Jazz Carlin – swimmer, World Champion in 400m and 800m freestyle
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Lucy Cohu – actress, born in Swindon, 1968
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Julian Clary – comedian, formerly a resident of
Rodbourne, but not born in Swindon. His family still lives in the area.
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Jamie Cox – boxer, ABA light-welterweight champion. Won a gold medal for the England team at the
2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia.
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Jack Dangers – musician, producer, founder of electronic band
Meat Beat Manifesto
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Rick Davies – founder and member of the band
Supertramp
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Diana Dors – actress, born in Swindon; celebrated by a larger-than-life-statue outside the West Swindon cinema complex
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John Eatwell, Baron Eatwell, economist and Labour peer
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Harold Fleming (footballer) – Swindon Town footballer 1907–1924, capped nine times for England
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John Francome – novelist, sports commentator and former jockey
- Sam Fuller - drummer for punk rock band
Peter and the Test Tube Babies
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Charlie George - comedian and comedy writer
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Mark Harper –
Conservative Party politician was born in Swindon
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Tommy Hatto – actor, most notable in the films
Thor: The Dark World and
Jennifer Lopez:
Dance Again 3D. Born in Swindon.
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Justin Hayward – lead guitarist, vocalist and composer for
The Moody Blues
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David Hempleman-Adams – explorer
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Alex Henshall – footballer for
Manchester City. Born in Swindon.
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Nick Hewer – public relations officer and businessman. One of Alan Sugar's advisers on
The Apprentice. Born in the town.
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David Howell – Ryder Cup golfer and five-time winner on the
European Tour
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Richard Jefferies – Victorian nature writer, born at
Coate
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David Murray John – Swindon's town clerk 1938–1974 and a driving force behind Swindon's development and growth
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Bob Kilby – speedway rider
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Samuel Knaggs – British colonial administrator born in Swindon
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Josh Kumra – singer and songwriter
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Mark Lamarr – TV presenter, comedian, and radio DJ. Grew up in Park South.
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Jon Lewis – England and Gloucestershire cricketer
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Melinda Messenger – former glamour model and television presenter
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Antony Micallef – artist
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Hannah Miley – swimmer, 400m medley champion at the World Short Course Championships
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Desmond Morris – zoologist, ethologist and artist, born just outside Swindon and moved to the town as a child
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Levi Lapper Morse – grocer and draper and
Liberal Party politician who was 2nd mayor of Swindon and an MP.
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William Ewart Morse – Son of Levi Lapper Morse, Liberal Party politician, mayor of Swindon for 2 years and an MP.
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Edith New – suffragette, born in Swindon
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Gilbert O'Sullivan – Irish born, Swindon raised, singer/songwriter
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William Overton – cricketer
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Charlie Paynter – manager of
West Ham United, 1932–1950
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Bob Peart – football player with
Burnley,
Swindon Town,
Headington United,
Cheltenham Town
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Billie Piper – actress and former pop singer, played Rose in the 2005/2006 seasons and the 2008 season final of BBC Sci-Fi TV programme
Doctor Who
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Don Rogers – Swindon Town footballer
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Leonard Rwodzi (known professionally as S1mba) – rapper, born in
Zimbabwe but grew up in Swindon
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Rachel Shelley – actress (
The L Word,
Ghost Whisperer), born in Swindon
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Tim Smith –
Radio 2 broadcaster and co-presenter of Radio 2's "
Steve Wright in the Afternoon"
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Sir William Arthur Stanier – Chief Mechanical Engineer of the
London, Midland and Scottish Railway, member of the
Royal Society, designed
Princess Coronation Class engines, born in Wellington Street, Swindon in 1876
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Ben Thatcher – football player with
Ipswich Town F.C.
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Mark G. Thomas – scientist
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Alfred Williams – hammerman at the GWR works 1892–1914, author, poet and collector of folk songs
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Tom Wisdom – actor (
300,
The Boat That Rocked)
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XTC – pop rock band from Swindon
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Terry Chambers – founding member, drummer from 1972 to 1982. Born in Swindon.
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Dave Gregory – lead guitarist from 1979 to 1999. Born in Swindon.
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Colin Moulding – founding member, second songwriter, vocalist, and bassist for the band. Born in Swindon.
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Andy Partridge – founding member, guitarist and chief songwriter. Born in Malta, raised in Swindon, where he lives.
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Thaila Zucchi – Italian/British singer and actress, starred in
Balls of Steel
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