List of people from Devon

This is alist of people from Devon,a county inSouth West England.ThedemonymofDevonis Devonian. This list is arranged alphabetically by surname.

A more complete listing is atCategory:People from Devon.

A

• Henry Avery(1659 – after 1696),pirate

B

• Charles Babbage(1791–1871), inventor
• Baldwin of Exeter(d. 1190),Archbishop of Canterbury
• W. N. P. Barbellion:pen nameof Bruce Frederick Cummings,diarist
• Sir Francis Baring, 1st Baronet(1740–1810), banker
• Sabine Baring-Gould(1834–1924), scholar, clergyman, novelist and antiquary
• Sue Barker(born 1956), tennis player and television presenter
• Kenneth Barnes(1878–1957), director ofRADA
• Cliff Bastin(1912–1991),Arsenaland England footballer
• Phil Beer(born 1953), musician and composer (born at Exminster)
• Matthew Bellamy(born 1978), guitarist, pianist, and vocalist of rock bandMuse
• Samuel Bellamy(1689-1717), sailor, pirate, ship captain
• John Bidlake(1755–1814), clergyman, author, artist
• John Carne Bidwill(1815–1853), botanist, first Director,Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney
• Margaret Bingham(1740–1814), countess, painter and writer
• SirThomas Bodley(1545–1613), diplomat and founder of theBodleian Libraryat Oxford
• Zachary Bogan(1625–1659), English scholar
• Saint Boniface(c.675–754), patron saint of theNetherlandsand Germany
• SirJohn Bowring(1792–1872), political economist and Governor of Hong Kong
• Henry de Bracton(d. 1268), jurist
• Eustace Budgell(1686–1737), writer
• Tony Burrows(born 1942), pop singer
• Richard Burton(1821–1890), explorer and linguist

C

• Michael Caines(b. 1969), chef and restaurateur
• Edward Capern(1819–1894), poet
• Mary Carpenter(1807–1877), educational and social reformer
• William Benjamin Carpenter(1813–1885), physiologist and naturalist
• Pearl Carr(1921-2020), entertainer and runner up inEurovision 1959,born inExmouth
• Raymond Cattell(1905–1998), psychology pioneer
• Jim Causley(b. 1980, Heavitree), folk singer and radio presenter
• Jimmy Cauty(b. 1956), pop musician
• Henry Chadwick(1824–1908), journalist, "the father ofbaseball"
• SirFrancis Chichester(1901–1972), aviator and sailor
• Agatha Christie(1890–1976), novelist
• Lady Mary Chudleigh(1656–1710), early feminist and poet
• William Kingdon Clifford(1845–1879), mathematician
• Eleanor Coade(1733–1821), inventor ofCoade stone
• Lily Cole(b. 1988), supermodel and actress
• Samuel Taylor Coleridge(1772–1834), poet
• David Collins(1756–1810), first Governor ofVan Diemens Land(Tasmania)
• Peter Cook(1937–1995), comedian, born in Torquay
• William Cookworthy(1705–1780), pharmacist and industrialist
• Tommy Cooper(1921–1984), comedian, was born inCaerphillybut lived inExeterfrom the age of 3
• William Johnson Cory(1823–1892), educator and poet
• Samuel Cousins(1801–1887), engraver
• Edmund Crispin(1921–1978), novelist and composer
• Lisa Cross(b. 1978), IFBB professional bodybuilder
• William Crossing(1847–1928), author
• Richard Cosway(1742-1821), miniature painter
• Thomas Cameron(born 1998), classical singer/radio host

D

• Thomas Daley(born 1994), diver
• Sharron Davies(born 1962), Olympic swimmer and television presenter
• David Rodgers(born 1952), Former TSW Presenter and Radio Station owner
• Roger Deakins(born 1949), cinematographer
• Kristian Digby(b. 1977 Torquay. d. 2010 London), television presenter
• Sir Francis Drake(c. 1540–1596), sailor
• Thomas d'Urfey(1653–1723), dramatist

E

• Charles Lock Eastlake(1793–1865), artist
• Marc Edworthy(born 1972), footballer
• Samuel Eyles Pierce(1746–1829), preacher, theologian, and Calvinist divine
• Henry Every(c. 1653/59–?), pirate
• SirRichard Eyre(born 1943), theatre, television, and film director

F

• Percy Fawcett(1867–1925), archaeologist and explorer
• Michael Foot(1913–2010), Labour politician
• Trevor Francis(born 1954), professional footballer
• Dawn French(born 1957), comedian
• George Friend(born 1987), professional footballer for Middlesbrough F.C.
• Luke Friend(born 1996),X Factorfinalist

G

• John Gay(1685–1732), poet and dramatist
• Geraint(died 710), King of Dumnonia
• Beth Gibbons(b. 1965), singer withPortishead
• Humphrey Gilbert(c. 1539–1583), sailor and explorer
• John Glanville(1542–1600), MP and High Court Judge
• Elizabeth Godwin,first female officer ofThe Life Guards
• Matthew Goode(b. 1978), actor in such movies asBrideshead RevisitedandWatchmen
• Dan Gosling(born 1990), English footballer
• Francis Carruthers Gould(1844–1925), caricaturist and politician
• William Greening,politician
• Richard Grenville(1542–1591), sailor and explorer

H

• George Hakewill(1578–1649), clergyman and author
• William Hakewill(1574–1655), legal antiquarian
• Carl Harbord(1908–1958), film actor
• Theodore Bayley Hardy(1863–1918), Army chaplain andVC
• Miranda Hart(b. 1972), actress and comedian
• Henry Haversham Godwin-Austen(1834-1923), English topographer, geologist, naturalist and surveyor
• Harriet Hawkins(b. 1980), professor of cultural geography
• Matt Harvey,poet
• Benjamin Haydon(1786–1846), painter and writer
• Francis Hayman(1708–1776),Rococoartist
• Oliver Heaviside(1850–1925), mathematician
• Nicholas Hilliard(c. 1547–1619), portraitist
• Christopher Hitchens(1949–2011), writer, journalist, and literary critic
• James Holman(1786–1857), noted blind traveller
• John Hooker(c. 1527–1601), constitutionalist
• Richard Hooker(1554–1600),Anglicantheologian
• W. G. Hoskins(1908–1992), historian of the English landscape
• Ben Howard(b. 1987), folk musician
• Dominic Howard(b. 1977), musician, drummer of rock bandMuse
• Thomas Hudson(1701–1779), portrait painter
• Rosie Huntington-Whiteley(b. 1987), model

J

• Bradley James(born 1983 or 1984), actor
• Thomas B. Jeffery(1845–1910), automotive pioneer who emigrated to the United States
• Richard Roach Jewell(1810–1891), architect
• Joseph of Exeter(12th century), poet

K

• Fred Karno(1866–1941), comedy pioneer and impresario
• Benjamin Kennicott(1718–1783), Hebrew scholar
• Peter King, 1st Baron King(1669–1734),Lord Chancellor
• Charles Kingsley(1819–1875), novelist
• Steve Knightley(born 1954), musician (born in Poole, Dorset)
• George Knight-Bruce(1853–1896), clergyman becomingBishop of Bloemfontein,then translated to be the firstBishop of Mashonaland

L

• Seth Lakeman(b. 1977), folk musician (Born in Frome, Somerset to Cornish parents)
• William Elford Leach(1791–1836), scientist
• Jon Lee(b. 1982 Newton Abbot), singer with S Club 7
• Zion Lights(b. 1984), writer
• Chris Lintott(b. 1980), scientist and writer
• Matthew Locke(ca. 1621–1677), baroque composer.

M

• Chris Martin(b. 1977), singer withColdplay
• Jane McGrath(1966–2008), co-founder of theMcGrath Foundationand late wife of fast bowlerGlenn
• Liam Mooney(b. 1972), entrepreneur
• Penny Mordaunt(b. 1973), politician
• Clare Morrall(b. 1952), novelist
• Ian Mortimer(b. 1967), historian
• Dean Moxey(b. 1986), professional footballer for Crystal Palace
• Jerri Mumford(1909–2002), British-born Canadian servicewoman during World War II
• Dermot Murnaghan(b. 1957), TV journalist and news presenter

N

• Ben Nealon(b. 1966), actor
• Luke Newberry(b. 1990), actor

O

• Simon Ockley(1678–1720), orientalist
• Ponsonby Ogle(1855–1902), British writer and journalist

P

• Richard Parker(1767–1797), sailor and mutineer
• James Parsons(1705–1770), physician, antiquary and author
• Jo Pavey(b. 1973), Olympic Runner
• William Peryam(1534–after 1603), lawyer
• St Petroc(c. 468– c. 564), saint
• Sergio Pizzorno(b. 1980), guitarist from the bandKasabian
• John Prince(1643–1723), clergyman and biographer
• Poker Alice(1851–1930), American frontier gambler
• John Skinner Prout(1805–1876), writer and artist inTasmania
• Samuel Prout(1783–1852), watercolour artist

R

• John Rainolds(1549–1605),Puritanscholar
• SirWalter Raleigh(1552–1618), sailor and writer
• Chris Read(b. 1978), English test cricket wicket-keeper
• Joshua Reynolds(1723–1792), influential English painter
• Peter Richardson(b. 1952), actor, comedian, director and writer
• Bertram Fletcher Robinson(1870–1907), author, journalist, editor and sportsperson
• Philip Hutchins Rogers(1794–1853), artist
• SirHenry Rosewell(1590–1656),Puritan,ofForde Abbey,adventurer of theDorchester Company
• John Rowe(1715–1787), merchant and owner of ship involved in theBoston Tea Party
• John "Jack" Russell(1795–1883), eponymous dog-breeder and a founder member of theKennel Club
• Lobsang Rampa(1910–1981), author and plumber

S

• Robert Falcon Scott(1868–1912), RN officer and Antarctic explorer
• Sir Nicholas Slanning(1606–1643), MP, Royalist soldier in theEnglish Civil War
• Wayne Sleep(b. 1948), dancer and choreographer
• Lilly Martin Spencer(1822–1902), US painter
• Samuel Stennett(1727–1795),Baptistminister and hymnwriter
• John Stockham(1765–1814), naval officer
• Robert Stone(1516–1613), composer and member of theChapel Royal.
• Henrietta Anne Stuart(1644–1670), daughter ofKing Charles I
• Anthony Sullivan(b. 1969), TV commercial pitchman, and co-star of the showPitchmenonDiscovery Channel
• Sam Simmonds(b. 1994), Exeter Chiefs and England rugby player

T

• Liam Tancock(b. 1985), Olympic swimmer
• William Temple(1881–1944),Archbishop of Canterbury
• Clive Toye(b. 1932), first general manager ofNew York Cosmos[1]

V

• Irene Vanbrugh(1872–1949), actress
• Phil Vickery(b. 1976), rugby player
• David Vine(1935–2009), TV sports presenter

W

• Snowy White(b. 1948), guitarist
• William John Wills(1834–1861), explorer
• Chris Wolstenholme(b. 1978), musician, bass player for the bandMuse
• Rebecca Worthley(b. 1981), singer-songwriter
• Rosemary West(b. 1953), serial killer withFred West
• Josh Widdicombe(b. 1983), comedian

Y

• Thomas Yalden(1670–1736), poet

See also

• List of people from Exeter
• List of people from Plymouth

Further reading

• Burton, S. H.Great Men of Devon.(Men of the Counties Series; no. 8.) London: John Lane, 1956