Gloucester, England

1. Tyler Roberts (1999)

Soccer Player

Professional soccer player who plays as a striker for Leeds United and the Wales national football team. He made his senior debut in May of 2016.

2. Ebenezer Kinnersley (1711)

American Scientist

Scientist and inventor who focused on the investigation of electricity. He proved that heat could be produced by electricity, which was something that was not known in his time.

3. Edith Tolkien (1889)

Family Member

J.R.R. Tolkien's wife and muse who inspired his Lúthien Tinúviel and Arwen Evenstar characters from Lord of the Rings.

4. Ivor Gurney (1890)

English Composer And Poet

One of Westminster Abbey's 16 Great War Poets. He was best known for his Five Elizabethan Songs.

5. Jamie Nyland (1996)

TikTok Star

Short form content creator who is known for posting comedy videos on his jamie.nyland TikTok account, which has earned over 4.7 million fans. He frequently posts prank and challenge videos that...

6. Alastair Cook (1984)

English Cricketer

Opening batsman who captained England's Test team a national-record 59 times from 2009 to 2017. He also served as the ODI captain from 2010-2014, setting another national record with 69...

7. Shaun Nyland (1991)

TikTok Star

Prank and challenge content creator who rose to fame through his shaun.nyland TikTok account. Many of his videos involved pranking his significant other Cat Keenan.

8. George Whitfield (1977)

Football Coach

Former quarterback who founded Whitfield Athletix and has trained quarterbacks such as Ben Roethlisberger, Donovan McNabb, and Cam Newton.

9. Mia Grace Tindall (2014)

Princess

Member of the British royal family who is the great granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. At the time of her birth, she was 17th in the line...

10. Jim Beach (1942)

Talent Manager

English music and film producer who became Queen's manager in 1974. He has produced films like "Death Machine", "Final Cut" and "The Reflecting Skin". He is the trustee of the Mercury...

11. Bridget Christie (1971)

Stand-up Comedian Writer

English stand-up comedian, writer, and actress who has made a number of television and radio appearances. She has been the recipient of several Chortle Awards for her comedy.

12. Stuart Fleetwood (1986)

Footballer

Striker who joined Cardiff City in 2003, also seeing time with Hereford United, Forest Green Rovers, and Luton Town.

13. Nathan Sykes (1993)

Pop Singer

Pop singer who rose to fame as a member of the boy band The Wanted, whose self-titled debut album hit #4 on the U.K. Billboard in 2010.  

14. Kim West (1959)

Fashion Designer

Fashion designer most known for working predominately with latex.

15. Alex Cuthbert (1990)

Rugby Player

Welsh winger who is best known for his years with the rugby union clubs Cardiff Metropolitan University RFC and the Cardiff Blues. Internationally, he has played for Wales as well...

16. Warren Phillips (1988)

Reality Star

Reality television personality who rose to fame after competing on the ITV2 program Survival of the Fittest in 2018. This exposure led to him amassing over 200,000 Instagram followers. 

17. Dan Norton (1988)

English Rugby Union Player

English rugby union player who won the EDF Energy Trophy with Mosley in 2009 and the British and Irish Cup with Bristol in 2011. As a member of the English...

18. Dan Harding (1983)

Footballer

Defender who most notably won the 2010 Football League Trophy with Southampton and also played for Leeds United, Ipswich Town, and Nottingham Forest.

19. Steve Cowe (1974)

Professional Footballer

Steven Mark Steve Cowe is an English footballer who played in the Football League as a forward for Swindon Town. He began his career with Aston Villa but never played...

20. Natasha Page (1985)

Rower

Natasha Page is a British rower. She finished 5th in the women's eight at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

21. Russ Russo (1975)

American Actor

Russ Russo is an American film actor. His work includes Shreveport Williamsburg and forthcoming thriller The Projectionist.

22. Chris Fortey (1975)

English Rugby Union Player

Chris Fortey is a retired English rugby union player for Worcester Warriors in the Aviva Premiership. He previously played for Gloucester. In 2011 Fortey was torn between the idea whether...

23. Phil Greening (1975)

English Rugby Union Player

Phil Greening is a former English rugby union footballer. Greening finished his rugby career with London Wasps in 2005. During his career he earned 24 caps for England as well...

24. Reece Boughton (1995)

Rugby Player

Reece Bougton is an English professional rugby union player who plays for Gloucester. He is currently dual-registered with Cinderford R. F. C.

25. Tyler Weir (1990)

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Tyler Carlton Weir 21 December 1990) is an English professional footballer currently playing for Worcester City.

26. Richard Dalby (Unknow)

British Book Editor

Richard Dalby is an editor and literary researcher. His anthologies in the 1980s and 1990s unearthed rare supernatural tales many of whose authors' original collections of stories have been reprinted...

27. Aaron Ayers (Unknow)

New Zealand Mayor

Aaron Ayers arrived in Christchurch New Zealand from England as a newly married man in his mid 20s. He was a hairdresser and tobacconist for two decades before entering the...

28. Chris Ashwin (1987)

English Rugby Union Player

Chris Ashwin born 19 November 1987 in England is a rugby union player for Bristol Rugby in the Guinness Premiership. He plays as a fly-half.

29. Michael Wasley (1990)

English Snooker Player

Michael Wasley is an English professional snooker player. Wasley turned professional in 2012 after qualifying via Event 3 of Q School and gained a two-year tour card for the 2012/13...

30. Shaun Knight (1990)

English Rugby Union Player

Shaun Knight is a rugby union footballer currently playing in the Guinness Premiership for Gloucester Rugby. He plays as a prop. He has also played as a dual-registered player for...

31. Richard Whiley (1935)

Cricketer

Richard Kingscote Whiley is a former English cricketer. Whiley was a right-handed batsman. He was born at Gloucester Gloucestershire and educated at Malvern College. Whiley made a single first-class appearance...

32. Mary-Jess Leaverland (1990)

Singer

Mary-Jess Leaverland is a British singer who won Min Xing Chang Fan Tian a provincial Chinese televised talent competition in December 2009.

33. Natasha Hunt (1989)

Rugby Player

Natasha Mo Hunt is an English female rugby union footballer who plays scrum-half for Lichfield and for England. She is also a qualified teacher.

34. R. M. W. Dixon (1939)

Australian Linguist

Robert Malcolm Ward Dixon is a Professor of Linguistics at The Cairns Institute James Cook University Queensland and formerly Director of the Research Centre for Linguistic Typology at La Trobe...

35. Morgan Philips Price (1885)

British Politician

Morgan Philips Price was a British politician and a Labour Party Member of Parliament. He was born in The Grove Taynton near Gloucester. His father William Edwin Price was also...

36. Marcus Palmer (1988)

Professional Footballer

Marcus James Palmer is an English footballer who made four appearances in the Football League for Hereford United. He currently plays for Evesham United.

37. Che Mills (1982)

British Martial Artist

Ché Mills is an English/Jamaican mixed martial artist. He is a former Cage Rage British Welterweight Champion.

38. Robb Huxley (1945)

British Musician

Robert William Huxley known as Robb Huxley is a vocalist guitarist and musician.

39. Neil Mustoe (1976)

Footballer

Neil John Mustoe is an English footballer for Conference North side Gloucester City as a defensive midfielder. He first signed for City at the start of the 2002-03 season but...

40. Glyn Ford (1950)

British Politician

Glyn Ford is a former member of the European Parliament initially for Greater Manchester East until 1999 and then South West England for the Labour Party and Gibraltar Socialist Labour...

41. Bob Baldwin (1955)

Australian Politician

Robert Charles Bob Baldwin Australian politician has been a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives from March 1996 to October 1998 and again since November 2001 representing the...

42. Lorraine Shaw (1968)

British Athlete

Lorraine Shaw is an English hammer thrower. Her personal best throw is 68. 93 metres achieved in June 2003 in Loughborough. This is the British record.

43. John Gully (artist) (Unknow)

Painter

John Gully was a prominent New Zealand landscape painter. He was born in Bath and was the son of Philip Gully a porter and Mary Vincent. Gully's formal education finished...

44. Mike Teague (1960)

English Rugby Union Player

Michael Clive Teague is a former England and British Lions rugby union footballer.

45. Phillip Matthews (1960)

Irish Rugby Union Player

Phillip Michael Matthews is the current President of the National College of Ireland in Dublin since February 2009. He was also an Ireland rugby union international who captained the Ireland...

46. Henry Dowling (Unknow)

Australian Politician

Henry Dowling was a newspaper editor and politician in colonial Tasmania. Dowling was born in Gloucester Gloucestershire England son of Henry Dowling a Baptist minister. Dowling junior was educated at...

47. Mark Guest (1983)

English Cricketer

Mark Peter Guest is an English cricketer. Guest is a right-handed batsman who played primarily as a wicketkeeper. He was born at Gloucester Gloucestershire. Guest represented the Gloucestershire Cricket Board...

48. Marcel Garvey (1983)

English Rugby Union Player

Marcel Garvey is an English rugby union player. He is first generation British born with Jamaican parents. He went to St Peter's High School Gloucester the same school as former...

49. Robert Atkyns (Unknow)

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50. Mark Hardinges (1978)

English Cricketer

Mark Andrew Hardinges is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler. Having made his debut in 1999 Hardinges made important contributions for Gloucestershire and...

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