List of people from Swindon explained

Swindon is a large town in Wiltshire, England; its residents are called Swindonians and many have achieved notability throughout its history.

• Heidi Alexander – former Labour Party MP for Lewisham East
• Sam Allen – football manager at Swindon Town^[1]
• Joseph Armstrong – engineer and the second locomotive superintendent of the Great Western Railway lived, worked and is buried in Swindon^[2]
• Dean Ashton – Premiership footballer, played for West Ham United, born in Swindon
• Colin Bailey – drummer
• Ralph Bates – writer
• Carl Benjamin – YouTuber, political commentator better known as Sargon of Akkad
• Billy Bodin – footballer, born in Swindon
• Mark A. Brennan – Canadian landscape painter, born in Swindon, 1968
• Jazz Carlin – swimmer, World Champion in 400m and 800m freestyle
• Lucy Cohu – actress, born in Swindon, 1968
• Julian Clary – comedian, formerly a resident of Rodbourne, but not born in Swindon. His family still lives in the area.^{[3] [4]}
• Jamie Cox – boxer, ABA light-welterweight champion. Won a gold medal for the England team at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia.
• Jack Dangers – musician, producer, founder of electronic band Meat Beat Manifesto
• Rick Davies – founder and member of the band Supertramp
• Diana Dors – actress, born in Swindon; celebrated by a larger-than-life-statue outside the West Swindon cinema complex^[5]
• John Eatwell, Baron Eatwell, economist and Labour peer
• Harold Fleming (footballer) – Swindon Town footballer 1907–1924, capped nine times for England
• John Francome – novelist, sports commentator and former jockey
• Sam Fuller - drummer for punk rock band Peter and the Test Tube Babies
• Charlie George - comedian and comedy writer
• Mark Harper – Conservative Party politician was born in Swindon^[6]
• Tommy Hatto – actor, most notable in the films and Jennifer Lopez: Dance Again 3D. Born in Swindon.
• Justin Hayward – lead guitarist, vocalist and composer for The Moody Blues
• David Hempleman-Adams – explorer
• Alex Henshall – footballer for Manchester City. Born in Swindon.
• Nick Hewer – public relations officer and businessman. One of Alan Sugar's advisers on The Apprentice. Born in the town.
• David Howell – Ryder Cup golfer and five-time winner on the European Tour
• Richard Jefferies – Victorian nature writer, born at Coate
• David Murray John – Swindon's town clerk 1938–1974 and a driving force behind Swindon's development and growth
• Bob Kilby – speedway rider
• Samuel Knaggs – British colonial administrator born in Swindon
• Josh Kumra – singer and songwriter
• Mark Lamarr – TV presenter, comedian, and radio DJ. Grew up in Park South.
• Jon Lewis – England and Gloucestershire cricketer
• Melinda Messenger – former glamour model and television presenter
• Antony Micallef – artist
• Hannah Miley – swimmer, 400m medley champion at the World Short Course Championships
• Desmond Morris – zoologist, ethologist and artist, born just outside Swindon and moved to the town as a child
• Levi Lapper Morse – grocer and draper and Liberal Party politician who was 2nd mayor of Swindon and an MP.
• William Ewart Morse – Son of Levi Lapper Morse, Liberal Party politician, mayor of Swindon for 2 years and an MP.
• Edith New – suffragette, born in Swindon^[7]
• Gilbert O'Sullivan – Irish born, Swindon raised, singer/songwriter
• William Overton – cricketer
• Charlie Paynter – manager of West Ham United, 1932–1950
• Bob Peart – football player with Burnley, Swindon Town, Headington United, Cheltenham Town
• Billie Piper – actress and former pop singer, played Rose in the 2005/2006 seasons and the 2008 season final of BBC Sci-Fi TV programme Doctor Who
• Don Rogers – Swindon Town footballer
• Leonard Rwodzi (known professionally as S1mba) – rapper, born in Zimbabwe but grew up in Swindon^[8]
• Rachel Shelley – actress (The L Word, Ghost Whisperer), born in Swindon
• Tim Smith – Radio 2 broadcaster and co-presenter of Radio 2's "Steve Wright in the Afternoon"
• Sir William Arthur Stanier – Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway, member of the Royal Society, designed Princess Coronation Class engines, born in Wellington Street, Swindon in 1876
• Ben Thatcher – football player with Ipswich Town F.C.
• Mark G. Thomas – scientist^[9]
• Alfred Williams – hammerman at the GWR works 1892–1914, author, poet and collector of folk songs^[10]
• Tom Wisdom – actor (300, The Boat That Rocked)
• XTC – pop rock band from Swindon
  • Terry Chambers – founding member, drummer from 1972 to 1982. Born in Swindon.
  • Dave Gregory – lead guitarist from 1979 to 1999. Born in Swindon.
  • Colin Moulding – founding member, second songwriter, vocalist, and bassist for the band. Born in Swindon.
  • Andy Partridge – founding member, guitarist and chief songwriter. Born in Malta, raised in Swindon, where he lives.
• Thaila Zucchi – Italian/British singer and actress, starred in Balls of Steel

Notes and References

1. Web site: sam allen . 2022-03-04 . SWINDON HERITAGE BLUE PLAQUES . en.
2. Web site: Swindon History Joseph Armstrong GWR Chief Mechanical Engineer SwindonWeb . 2022-05-12 . www.swindonweb.com.
3. Web site: Swindon People Julian Clary 'Honorary' Swindondian SwindonWeb. 2021-10-05. www.swindonweb.com.
4. Web site: Comedian Julian Clary steps back to school in Cricklade. 2021-10-05. Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard. en.
5. Web site: 15 June 2013 . Ten things to celebrate about Swindon No 4: The sculptures. B – ‘Diana Dors’ . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150530013812/http://swindonian.me/2013/06/15/ten-things-i-like-about-swindon-no-4-the-sculptures-b-diana-dors/ . 30 May 2015 . Born again Swindonian . Internet Archive.
6. Web site: 2020-02-25 . Mark Harper: "I will vote Conservative, but I can understand why many of our supporters aren’t going to' . 2022-04-21 . Politics Home . en.
7. Web site: Edith New SUFFRAGETTE . 2022-03-04 . SWINDON HERITAGE BLUE PLAQUES . en.
8. Web site: Making Waves: S1mba . Homewood . Ben . Music Week . 4 June 2020.
9. Web site: UCL. 2019-02-13. Mark Thomas. 2021-10-05. UCL Division of Biosciences. en.
10. http://www.alfredwilliams.org.uk Alfred Williams Heritage Society