This is a list of people from Peterborough, in Cambridgeshire. This list may include people from Greater Peterborough, an area which includes a number of surrounding villages. This list is arranged alphabetically by surname:
A
- George Alcock – astronomer who was one of the most successful visual discoverers of novas and comets.
- Annabelle Davis - British actress of The Dumping Ground and Hollyoaks fame, daughter of Warwick Davis
B
- Andy Bell – lead singer of the English synth-pop duo Erasure
- David Bentley – former Tottenham Hotspur and England footballer.
- Paul Blades – footballer who played as a defender for Derby County, Norwich City and Wolves.
- Peter Boizot – entrepreneur, restaurateur, politician, and philanthropist. Best known as the founder of PizzaExpress.
C
- Walter Cornelius - strongman who escaped Communist Lithuania by swimming the Baltic Sea
- John Clare - English poet
D
- Joanna Dennehy, serial killer who murdered three men.
E
- Jimmy Elliott – footballer who played for Tottenham and Brentford. Later worked as a football manager.
F
- Gordon Fincham – former footballer who played for Leicester City, Plymouth Argyle and Luton Town.
G
H
- Henry Hodge – English solicitor and Judge of the High Court of England and Wales.
- Jake Humphrey – Journalist and television presenter for BT Sport.
J
- Julian Joachim – former football player for Leicester City, Aston Villa and Coventry City.
L
- Adrian Lyne – film director
M
- Aston Merrygold – singer-songwriter
O
- Matt Oakley – footballer who played for Southampton F.C. and Leicester City F.C.
P
- William Paley - (1743-1805) - Anglican Clergyman; author.
- Tom Plant – famous artist, part of the duo Plant & Frampton.
- Luke Pasqualino - Actor. Starred in Our Girl and The Musketeers.
R
- Henry Royce – founding partner in Rolls-Royce
S
- Louis Smith, (born 1989) – British artistic gymnast who specialises in the pommel horse.
- William Speechly (1735–1819), horticulturist
- Luke Steele – footballer who plays in goal for Barnsley F.C.
T
- Jodie Turner-Smith, (born 1986) – Actress and model
W
- Harry Wells, (born 1993) – rugby union player for Leicester Tigers
Z
- Steve Zenchuk, (born 1966) – former professional footballer
References
Notes
- "2001JBAA..111...64H Page 64". adsabs.harvard.edu. Retrieved 3 December 2018.