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Notable current and former residents of the town include: Blue Plaque marking the birthplace of A. V. Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of HillsboroughAaron Allard-Morgan: Winner of Big Brother 2011 (UK)[129] A. V. Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Hillsborough: Minister of Defence in the Attlee government, raised in Weston-super-Mare[130] Jeffrey Archer: author, politician and convicted perjurer[131] Jhonn Balance: musician, founding member of Psychic TV and founder of Coil[132] Ritchie Blackmore: guitarist and founding member of Deep Purple, Rainbow and Blackmores Night.[133] Peter Christopherson: musician, founding member of Throbbing Gristle and Psychic TV[134] John Cleese: actor and member of Monty Python[135] Jill Dando: murdered broadcaster and journalist, after whom the sixth form centre at Weston College and a garden in Grove Park are named[136] Arthur Stanley Eddington: one of the foremost astrophysicists of the early 20th century, grew up in the town[137] Daphne Fowler: game show champion[138] Baron Glanely (William Tatem), ship- and racehorse-owner, died during an air raid at 16 Malvern Road in June 1942.[139] Rupert Graves: actor, born in the town 30 June 1963[140] Bob Hope: comedian and actor, lived there as a child[141] Sean Martin: writer and film director[142] Con ONeill: actor[143] John Oldmixon (1673–1742): historian; born in Oldmixon[144] The Revd. Dr John Polkinghorne KBE FRS: particle physicist and theologian.[145] Hans Price: (1835–1912) architect;[146] responsible for much of the architecture of the built environment in Weston-super-Mare and the distinctive character of the town Paulo Radmilovic: Olympic gold medal athlete[147] Gareth Taylor: footballer; born 25 February 1972 in the town[148][149] Michelle Terry: actress and writer[150] Peter Trego: cricketer[151]
Posted on: Mon, 17 Feb 2014 19:25:45 +0000

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