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). 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.Poet Julia Darling dies of cancer|News|guardian.co.uk Books 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. 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. John Latham FRS (1740–1837), medical doctor, naturalist and author 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. Gregory Macalister Mathews (1876–1949), ornithologist Tony Middleton, (1964-), cricketer. Terry Paine, (1939-), footballer. K.E. (Ken) Palmer, (1937-2024), 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. Jake Wallis Simons, (1978-), journalist and novelist. Mary Warnock, Baroness Warnock, (1924-2019), philosopher and writer on existentialism. Peter White, (1947-), blind broadcaster and radio journalist. Edward Young, (1683-1765), poet.
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