This is a list of people from Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England.
Actors/actresses Robert Aldous (born 1934), actor, starred in Dads Army and 'Allo 'Allo! Dorothy Atkinson (born 1966), actress and singer, starred in Call the Midwife and Saltburn Cassie Bradley, actress, raised in Nottingham and Mansfield, starred in Coronation Street Stephen Critchlow (1966–2021), radio, TV and stage actor; starred in Doctor Who, Heartbeat and The Bill Wes Dolan (born 1980), actor and ainger/songwriter, based in Mansfield Holmes Herbert (born 1882), actor, starred in Sherlock Holmes, The Undying Monster (1942) Matthew James Morrison (born 1992), actor, starred in EastEnders and Boy Meets Boy
Arts James Collinson (1825–1881), Pre-Raphaelite painter Charles James Martin (1886–1955), artist
Inventors William Martin (born 1767), naturalist and palaeontologist, proposed that science should use fossils as evidence to support the study of natural historyH. S. Torrens, 'Martin, William (1767–1810)', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 13 Feb 2011 Major Hayman Rooke (1723–1806), lived in Mansfield Woodhouse, found the Major Oak in Sherwood ForestMajor Oak Day, accessed 10 January 2026 John Medley Wood (1827–1915), botanist, contributed to the knowledge of natal ferns
Musicians/singers John Balance, formally known as Geoffrey Burton (1962–2004), singer/musician with CoilResult for "Geoffrey Burton" in Civil Births Genes Reunited. Retrieved 10 November 2020 Cantamus Girls Choir (founded 1968), twice World Choir Olympic champions, based in Mansfield Mark Holmes (born 1960), lead singer of Canadian new wave rock group Platinum Blonde Ric Lee (born 1945), drummer with Ten Years After Leo Lyons (born 1943), bassist, songwriter, producer with Ten Years After Jay McGuiness, singer from The Wanted, educated in Mansfield John Ogdon (1937–1989), pianist, born in Mansfield Woodhouse"Woodhouse was home to musical genius", Chad, 2 February 2011, p.10. Accessed 27 February 2025 Carly Paoli (born 1989), opera singer, was asked to perform by HRH the Prince of Wales, now King Charles III, at Windsor Castle and St James's Palace Alvin Stardust (1942–2014), pop singer, lived in the town as a child
Politicians/economists Charles Brown (1884–1940), Labour Party politician elected as member of Parliament (MP) for Mansfield Nicholas Crafts (1949–2023), former British economist, known for his contributions to economic history, was educated in MansfieldCRAFTS, Prof. Nicholas Francis Robert’, Who's Who 2018, A & C Black, 2018; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2017 accessed 8 January 2018 Sir Ed Davey (born 1965), British politician, leader of the Liberal Democrats since 2019 Harry Harpham (1954–2016), coal miner and MP for Sheffield Brightside and Hillsboroughcite web, “Harry Harpham, MP – obituary". Daily Telegraph. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2026 Sir John Plowright Houfton (1857–1929), colliery owner and politician from Mansfield Sir Richard Leese (born 1951), politician and former leader of Manchester City Council Alexander Malcolm (1864–1956), former member of parliament in New Zealand Philip Stanhope, 5th Earl of Chesterfield (born 1755), diplomat and politician, former ambassador to Spain (Harry) Bernard Taylor, Baron Taylor of Mansfield (1895–1991), coal miner and politician Dame Glenis Willmott (born 1951), medical scientist and former leader of the European Parliamentary Labour Party; aged 10 was raised in the town Steve Yemm, member of Parliament for Mansfield
Religion William Chappell (1582–1649), English scholar and clergyman John Darrell (1562–1602), Anglican clergyman and lawyer known for his puritan views and practice as an exorcist; later imprisoned; his views were published by Samuel Harsnett and read by William Shakespeare George Fox, founder of the Quakers, lived in Mansfield in 1647Horner-Groves, W. (1894). The History of Mansfield. Harpur and Murray. pp. 227–334, Richard Sterne (1596–1683), archbishop of York in 1664; his memorial lies in York Minster
Sports
Rebecca Adlington (born 1989), Olympic bronze and gold medallist swimmer Jake Ball (born 1991), cricketer who played for England 2016–2018 William Barnes (1852–1899), professional cricketer; born in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, died in Mansfield Woodhouse George Bean (1864–1923), cricketer; born in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, died in Mansfield Gordon Albert Beet (1939–1994), cricketer, died in Mansfield Ben and Tom Birchall, motocycle-with-sidecar road race World Championship-winning competitors in both the F1 (2009 and 2018 seasons) and F2 categories (2016); Tom is the most successful TT passenger of all time Peter Bircumshaw (born 1938), footballer, born in Mansfield Donald "Don" Bradley (1924–1997), footballer, played for Mansfield Town as a left-back George Butler (1810–1887), professional cricketer; born in Mansfield, died at Nottingham Kris Commons (born 1983), Celtic F.C. footballer Craig Disley (born 1981), Grimsby Town F.C. footballer Jason Ferguson (born 1969), former snooker player and current chairman of the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association Charlotte Henshaw (born 1987), Paralympic athlete Brian Hill (born 1942), professional footballer, born in Mansfield Richard Hodgkinson (born 1983), cricketer, born in Mansfield Oliver Hynd (born 1994), gold medallist Paralympic swimmerGRO reference: November 1994, Register Number A16D, District and SubDistrict 6871A, Entry Number 119 Rob Kozluk (born 1977), footballer Liam Lawrence (born 1981), former Mansfield Town footballer Victoria Levitt (born 1996), gold medalist Paralympic athlete, lives in Mansfield Simon David Myles (born 1966), cricketer who played for Hong Kong, born in Mansfield Steven "Oggy" Ogrizovic (born 1957), football goalkeeper, born in Mansfield Greg Owen (born 1972), professional golfer James Perch (born 1985), Mansfield Town footballer Neil Geoffrey Pointon (born 1964), professional football (soccer) player, born in Church Warsop in Mansfield Cyril John Poole (1921–1996), cricketer, born in Mansfield Jo Potter (born 1984), football manager and former footballer and England player James Sadler (1830–1865), cricketer, born in Mansfield Henry Shaw (1854–1932), cricketer, born in Mansfield Lee Spick (born 1980), professional snooker player, born in Mansfield Kyle Ryde (born 1997), motorcycle solo road racer Harry Thompson (1915–2000), professional footballer, born in Mansfield Richard Daniel "Dan" Tremelling (1897–1978), professional footballer, played as a goalkeeper Steve Ward (born 1957), oldest active professional boxer, lives in Mansfield Joshua Ward-Hibbert (born 1994), basketball and former tennis player; plays for the London Lions and was a junior player in tennis at Wimbledon John Whetton (born 1941), track runner, born in Mansfield Oliver Wilson (born 1980), professional golfer
Television/playwriting Andrea Adams (1946–1995), BBC broadcaster and journalist Richard Bacon (born 1975), broadcaster, born and grew up in Mansfield; presented Blue Peter, The Big Breakfast, Good Morning Britain, Capital FM and BBC Radio 5 Live; founded Yes Yes Media in 2023, which produces talent and game shows Robert Dodsley (1704–1767), playwright and poet, wrote The King and The Miller of Mansfield and Sir John Cockle; suggested and financed A Dictionary of the English Language James Graham (born 1982), British playwright and screenwriter; known for writing Sherwood (2022), The Way (2024), Brian and Maggie (2025) and Brexit: The Uncivil War (2019) Jim McGrath, educated in Mansfield Calvin Robinson (born 1985), writer and broadcaster Tom Scott (born 1984 or 1985), presenter and former web developer Pollyanna Woodward (born 1982), TV presenter
Miscellaneous Sergeant Ernest Antcliffe (born 1898), World War I flying ace gunner, born in Mansfield Agnes Catlow (1806–1889), science writer, wrote a book on conchology Watson Fothergill (1841–1928), Victorian architect Elspeth Gibson (born 1963), Nottingham-born fashion designer, studied at Mansfield College of Art and Design Samuel Jebb (1694–1772), English physician, nonjuror and literary scholar John Ogdon (born 1937), composer and pianist from Mansfield Woodhouse Sir John Peace (born 1949), co-founder of Experian, former chairman of Burberry and former Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire Henry Pierrepont, 1st Marquess of Dorchester (born 1606), former English peer Humphrey Ridley (born 1653), physician/writer noted for studies in neuroanatomy; wrote the first book about the brain in the English language Barry Snowdon, Mansfield District Council employee John Bainbridge Webster (1955–2016), professor of Divinity at St Mary's College, University of St Andrews and theologian; co-founded the International Journal of Systematic Theology Helen Wilson (1864–1951), physician and social purity campaigner; surgeon at the National Temperance Hospital in London; her attitudes towards prostitution were progressive and she campaigned against its state regulation
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