Welwyn Garden City ( ) is a town in Hertfordshire, England. It is located approximately from Kings Cross, London. Founded in 1920, Welwyn Garden City was the second garden city in England.Review of C. B. Purdom, The Building of Satellite Towns, J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd, 1925 In 1948, it was designated one of the first new towns under the New Towns Act 1946.
The following notable people were born in, lived in, or are otherwise strongly associated with Welwyn Garden City.
Academics Jack Goody (1919–2015), social anthropologist Jonathan M. Gregory, climate scientist Klaus Hasselmann (born 1931), Nobel Prize laureate, grew up in Welwyn Garden CityKlaus Hasselmann, MPG Martin J. H. Mogridge (1940–2000), transportation researcher
Arts Chris Floyd (born 1968), photographer Susanna Heron (born 1949), stone relief sculptor Andy Lomas (born 1967), digital artist
Media
Colin Berry (1946–2025), disc jockey and newsreader Alesha Dixon (born 1978), media presenter, singer, model Briony McRoberts (1957–2013), film and television actress Jon Plowman (born 1953), television and film producerSabine Durrant, Interview / Plowman's half hour: Jon Plowman is the straight man behind the funny women played by French and Saunders. Life's a gag, the TV producer tells Sabine Durrant, The Independent, 2 March 1994. Edmund Purdom (1924–2009), stage and film actor Lisa Snowdon (born 1972), television presenter and model Una Stubbs (1937–2021), television actress Mark Thompson (born 1957), media executive Aiden Turner (born 1977), television actor and model Desmond Wilcox (1931–2000), documentary filmmakerProfile , BFI.org.uk; accessed 29 March 2016.
Music
Chris Barber (1930–2021), jazz musician Jonathan Cole (born 1970), composer Lu Edmonds (born 1957), rock and folk musician Terry Ellis (born 1943), record producer Steve Kilbey (born 1954), singer-songwriterRobert Dean Lurie. No Certainty Attached: Steve Kilbey and The Church. Portland, Oregon: Verse Chorus Press, 2009, p. 24 Alex Larke (born 1979), singer-songwriter Mat Osman (born 1967), bass guitarist Keith Reid (1946–2023), songwriter Mick Taylor (born 1949), rock musician
Sports Cricket
Simon Cowley (born 1979), cricketer John Cundle (born 1939), cricketer Stephen Dean (born 1964), cricketer Neil MacLaurin (born 1966), cricketer James Morris (born 1985), cricketer David Murphy (born 1989), cricketer Tom Pearman (born 1979), cricketer Robert Pitcher (born 1964), cricketer Luke Ryan (born 1988), cricketer Matthew Walshe (born 1970), cricketer
Football Luke Amos (born 1997), footballer Dominic Ball (born 1995), footballer Matt Ball (born 1993), footballer Damian Batt (born 1984), footballer Paul Cutler (born 1946), footballer Alex Davey (born 1994), footballer Mark Halsey (born 1961), football referee mentions: Newcastle-Online.com website. Ben Herd (born 1985), footballer Harry Hibbs (1906–1984), footballer David James (born 1970), footballer and coach Stuart Lewis (born 1987), footballer Ben Nugent (born 1992), footballer Mike Ryan (1930–2006), footballer Aaron Skelton (born 1974), footballer Oliver Skipp (born 2000), footballer Roger Smith (born 1944), footballer Jason Soloman (born 1970), footballer David Stephens (born 1991), footballer Harry Toffolo (born 1995), footballer
Others
Nick Faldo (born 1957), golfer Jamie George (born 1990), rugby union player Lewis Gosling (born 2003), trampoline gymnast Tom Lewis (born 1991), golfer Brendan McKeown (born 1944), Olympic cyclist Hayley Sage (born 1986), Olympic diver Billy Joe Saunders (born 1989), professional middleweight boxer Gary Staines (born 1963), Olympic long-distance runner Jack Waller (born 1989), Olympic water polo player Liz Yelling (born 1974), Olympic long-distance runner
Writing Paul Bright (born 1949), children's author Anthony Buckeridge (1912–2004), children's author Lewis Grassic Gibbon (1901–1935), novelist Jan Mark (1943–2006), children's author
Miscellaneous Frederic Osborn (1885–1978), secretary of Welwyn Garden City Limited, founding company of Welwyn Garden City John Clements (1953–1976), posthumously awarded the George Cross for rescuing others from a 1976 hotel fire Andrew Lewin (born 1987), Member of Parliament for Welwyn Hatfield since 2024
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