Wisbech, United Kingdom
1. Harry Kroto (1939)
British Chemist
English chemist who received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1996 for his discovery of fullerenes. For the majority of his career he taught chemistry at the University of Sussex.
2. Samuel Shippey (1937)
English Cricketer
Samuel Ward Shippey is a former English cricketer. Shippey was a right-handed batsman who bowled leg break. He was born at Wisbech Cambridgeshire. Shippey made his debut for Cambridgeshire in...
3. John Winters (1960)
English Footballer
John Mark Winters is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League as a right back.
4. Thomas Clarkson (1760)
Abolitionist
Thomas Clarkson was an English abolitionist and a leading campaigner against the slave trade in the British Empire. He helped found The Society for Effecting the Abolition of the Slave...
5. Jody Cundy (1978)
English Racing Cyclist
Jody Alan Cundy MBE is an English cyclist and former swimmer.
6. Ellen Falkner (1979)
British Bowls Player
Ellen Falkner is a lawn bowler from Cambridge. She represented England at the 2010 Commonwealth Games where she won with Amy Monkhouse a gold medal in the woman's pairs competition.
7. William Godwin (1756)
Journalist Philosopher Novelist
Godwin was an English journalist political philosopher and novelist. He is considered one of the first exponents of utilitarianism and the first modern proponent of anarchism.
8. Jimmy Rollo (1976)
English Footballer
James Stuart Jimmy Rollo is an English footballer who plays for Bath City