Shrewsbury, United Kingdom

1. Joe Hart (1987)

Footballer

Earned the Barclays Golden Glove Award, given to the goal keeper with the most clean sheets, in 2011, 2012 and 2013 as a member of Manchester City.

2. Laurie Kynaston (1994)

Tv Actor

English actor best known for starring as Danny Baker in the 2015 series Cradle to Grave.

3. Sandy Lyle (1958)

Professional Golfer

He won the 1998 Masters Tournament and the 1985 Open Championship and was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2012.

4. Danny Guthrie (1987)

Footballer

Midfielder who won the Football League Championship in 2010 playing for Newcastle United; began his career with Liverpool, from 2005 to 2008.

5. Lizzy Clark (1994)

British Actor

Most well known for playing Poppy in the 2008 telefilm Dustbin Baby. Both she and her Dustbin Baby character have Asperger's syndrome. 

6. Natalie Lisinska (1982)

TV Actress

Film and television star best recognized for her recurring roles in Ride, Orphan Black, and InSecurity. She has also appeared in feature films like Total Recall and Chloe.

7. Bernard McNally (1963)

Northern Irish Footballer-manage

Midfielder who played professionally from 1980-1998 and played internationally for Northern Ireland from 1986-1988.

8. Stuart Collin (1990)

Movie Actor

Indonesian actor from England who is known for his appearances both in films, television series, and soap operas. He is most recognized for his recurring role in the soap opera...

9. Scott Drummond (1974)

Professional Golfer

Scott Drummond is a British golfer. Drummond was born in Shrewsbury in England. He played amateur golf for England but decided to represent Scotland the country of his father when...

10. Mickey Bushell (1990)

British Athlete

Michael David Bushell MBE is a Paralympic athlete from Telford Shropshire England competing mainly in category T53 sprint events after being born without seven vertebrae in his back. He competed...

11. Graham Oakley (1929)

English Writer And Illustrator

Graham Oakley is an English writer and illustrator best known for children's books. According to the 2008 Modern Classics edition of The Church Mice he lives in Lyme Regis Dorset...

12. Geoffrey Othen (1933)

Cricketer

Geoffrey Victor Othen is a former English cricketer. Othen was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Shrewsbury Shropshire. Othen made his debut for Shropshire...

13. Dan Redfern (1990)

English Cricketer

Daniel James Redfern is an English cricketer. He is one of the youngest players ever to play List A limited overs cricket. He made his debut for Derbyshire Phantoms in...

14. Josh Crutchley (1987)

British Basketball Player

Josh Crutchley is a British basketball player playing for the Shropshire Warriors. Crutchley played 11 games in the 2007/08 season of the British Basketball League for the Birmingham Panthers. Currently...

15. Tim Preece (1938)

British Actor

Tim Preece is an English actor prominent in 1970s television. He played the politically correct Tom Patterson in the first two series of The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin...

16. Nicholas Whittaker (Unknow)

Writer

Nicholas Whittaker is a British writer of non-fiction books on popular culture often incorporating autobiographical extracts from his own life. He was born in Shrewsbury and lived in Burton upon...

17. Terry Gennoe (1953)

English Footballer

Terry Gennoe is a former footballer and is currently the first team goalkeeping coach at Aston Villa.

18. Graham French (1945)

English Footballer

Graham Edward French is an English former professional footballer who was best known as a winger for Luton Town.

19. Emily Bevan (1982)

Actress

20. Ella Tripp (1976)

British Badminton Player

Ella Tripp is an English badminton player. Tripp competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Joanne Wright. They beat Bulgarians in the first round...

21. Graham Fry (1949)

British High Commissioner To Mal

Sir Graham Holbrook Fry KCMG was British High Commissioner to Malaysia from 1998 to 2001 and British Ambassador to Japan from 2004 to 2008. Fry was born on 20 December...

22. Jason Barnett (1976)

Crew

23. Nick Conway (1962)

British Actor

Nicholas Nick Conway is an English actor. He played Billy Boswell in Carla Lane's popular BBC comedy series Bread. He has also appeared in Starting Out written by Grazyna Monvid...

24. John Ryle (writer) (1952)

British Anthropologist And Write

John Rowland Ryle is a British writer and specialist in Eastern Africa. He is co-founder and Executive Director of the Rift Valley Institute and Legrand Ramsey Professor of Anthropology at...

25. Guy Home (1964)

Cricketer

Guy Leonard Home is a former English cricketer. Home was a left-handed batsman. He was born in Shrewsbury Shropshire. Home made his debut for Shropshire in the 1991 Minor Counties...

26. Arthur Purves Phayre (1812)

British Indian Army Officer Firs

Lieutenant-General Sir Arthur Purves Phayre GCMG KCSI CB was a career British Indian Army officer who was the first Commissioner of British Burma 1862–1867 Governor of Mauritius 1874–1878 and author....

27. Edward Hopkins (Unknow)

Early Settler Of New Haven And C

Edward Hopkins was an English colonist and politician and Governor of the Connecticut Colony. Active on both sides of the Atlantic he was a founder of the New Haven and...

28. Rupert Wainwright (1963)

British Film Director

Rupert Wainwright is an English film and television director writer and actor. Wainwright was born in the town of Shrewsbury in Shropshire England and started his film career in the...

29. Jaymie Haycocks (1983)

Squash Player

Jaymie Haycocks is a professional squash player who represents England. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 61 in July 2013.

30. Joseph Powell Williams (1840)

British Politician

Joseph Powell Williams was an English Liberal and Liberal Unionist politician who was active in local government in Birmingham and sat in the House of Commons from 1885 to 1904....

31. Marcus Marvell (1970)

Cricketer

Marcus James Marvell is a former English cricketer. Marvell was a right-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He was born in Shrewsbury Shropshire. Marvell made his debut for Shropshire...

32. Neil Edmond (1970)

British Actor Comedy Writer

Neil Edmond is a British actor and comedy writer. Neil was a member of the comedic sketch trio The Consultants alongside James Rawlings and Justin Edwards. In 2002 they won...

33. Andy Mulliner (1971)

Footballer Goalkeeper

Andrew Andy Mulliner is an English-born Welsh former football goalkeeper who is the Academy goalkeeper coach at Birmingham City. He spent most of his career in Welsh football where his...

34. Shawn Loiseau (1989)

American Football Linebacker

Shawn Loiseau is an American football linebacker who is currently a free agent. He is one of the most decorated student-athletes in Merrimack College history and became the first Merrimack...

35. John Leah (1978)

Welsh Footballer

John Leah is an English footballer who currently plays as a midfielder. He briefly played in The Football League for Darlington.

36. Martin Giles (1979)

Footballer

Martin Giles is a footballer who played as a full back in the Football League for Chester City. Giles started his career at West Bromwich Albion before turning professional with...

37. John Hamilton Reynolds (1794)

British Poet

John Hamilton Reynolds was an English poet satirist critic and playwright. He was a close friend and correspondent of poet John Keats whose letters to Reynolds constitute a significant body...

38. Alan Thomas (cricketer) (1947)

English Cricketer

Alan Thomas is a former English cricketer. Thomas was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born at Bolton Lancashire. Thomas made a single first-class appearance for...

39. Gavin Cadwallader (1986)

English Footballer

Gavin James Cadwallader is an English professional footballer. He used to play as a defender but has converted to midfield with the Newtown. Cadwallader rejoined Aberystwyth Town in 2012.

40. Eleanor James (1986)

British Actor

Eleanor James is an English actress.

41. Kevin Seabury (1973)

English Footballer

Kevin Seabury was a professional footballer who most notably played for his home-town club Shrewsbury Town. Seabury was raised in the Belle Vue area of Shrewsbury and was a pupil...

42. Gavin Byram (1974)

Cricketer

Gavin James Byram is a former English cricketer. Byram was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Shrewsbury Shropshire. Byram made his debut for Shropshire in...

43. Lol Crawley (1974)

Cameraman

44. Dean Craven (1979)

English Footballer

Dean James Craven is a footballer who played as a midfielder for Shrewsbury Town in The Football League.

45. Matthew Tilt (1981)

Cricketer

Matthew Arthur Tilt is an English cricketer. Tilt is a right-handed batsman who fields as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Shrewsbury Shropshire. Tilt made his debut for Shropshire in...

46. Kerrie Manley (1982)

Welsh Footballer

Kerrie Elizabeth Manley is a footballer from Shrewsbury who plays for the Welsh national team and Coventry City. Manley plays predominantly as a right-back and has accumulated over 25 caps...

47. Jack Shantry (1988)

English Cricketer

Jack David Shantry is an English cricketer who plays county cricket for Worcestershire. Shantry played for Shropshire Under-17s as early as July 2004 scoring 64 at the top of the...

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