#1Politics & Law
Henry III of England
1207–1272King of England from 1216 to 1272
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Famous people · Winchester, Hampshire
Ministers and preachers stand out among the 176 famous people born in Winchester
With articles in 76 languages, Henry III of England is the most widely known. Close behind are Empress Matilda and Arthur, Prince of Wales. Births since 1970 account for 56 of the names. The list comes to 36.3 for every 10,000 residents, against 2.7 in the typical town in Hampshire.
Born here
176
notable people
Best known
Henry III of England
in 76 Wikipedia languages
First
904
Æthelwold of Winchester
Youngest
2003
Liam Delap
Most common field
Sports
71 people
What stands out about Winchester’s famous people
Known worldwideHenry III of England has a Wikipedia article in 76 languages.A town of ministers and preachers5 of the 176 people born here are ministers and preachers, 1.6× the usual share.Still making namesBirths since 1950 number 81, the most recent in 2003.176 notable peopleMore than most towns: 176 notable people were born in Winchester.
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Winchester
Leaders take two of the three places.
#1
#2Notable
Empress Matilda
1102–1167Holy Roman Empress (1114–1125); claimant to the English throne
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#3Politics & Law
Arthur, Prince of Wales
1486–1502Prince of Wales, Earl of Chester and Duke of Cornwall
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Known for
What Winchester is known for
Set against the usual town, ministers and preachers come out 1.6 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Winchester’s famous people were born
The 1990s saw the most births of any decade: 18.
SportsWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawMusicMilitaryScience & MedicineNotableFaithBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Winchester
Still to come: 173 more, from 904 to 2003.
Richard of Cornwall
1209–1272King of the Romans, Earl of Cornwall, English royalty
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Mary Warnock, Baroness Warnock
1924–2019Philosopher of morality, education and mind, and writer on existentialism (1924-2019)
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Matteo Bruni
born 1976British person, from 2019 director of the Holy See press office
Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
William Bull
1828–1902British plant hunter, nursery owner and botanist (1828–1902)
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Julia Beckett
born 1986British swimmer, Olympic athlete, Commonwealth Games silver medallist
SportsWikipedia ↗
Celia Thomas, Baroness Thomas of Winchester
born 1945British Baroness (born 1945)
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Charles Ridding
1825–1905English cricketer, clergyman, and fellow of Magdalen College Oxford (1825-1905)
SportsWikipedia ↗
George Makgill, 13th Viscount of Oxfuird
1934–2003Scottish noble (1934-2003)
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Talwin Morris
1865–1911British book designer and decorative artist (1865–1911)
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Henrietta Barnett
1905–1985Barnett, Dame (Mary) Henrietta (1905–1985), air force officer
MilitaryWikipedia ↗
Michael Gill
1923–2005English television producer and television director (1923-2005)
Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
Philippa Forrester
born 1968English television & radio presenter, producer, author (born 1968)
Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
George Shenton Sr.
1811–1867Pharmacist and merchant in Western Australia (1811–1867)
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Eastleigh: 21.
Questions about famous people from Winchester
Who is the most famous person from Winchester?
Henry III of England (king of England from 1216 to 1272) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 76 languages. Next come Empress Matilda and Arthur, Prince of Wales.
How many famous people were born in Winchester?
176 people born in Winchester have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 210 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Winchester known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 71 of the 176. That is 40% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Winchester?
Æthelwold of Winchester, born in 904. The youngest on the list was born in 2003.
Who counts as from Winchester?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Winchester’s built-up area (the ONS 2022 boundary), a hospital or district within it included, whose English Wikipedia article agrees. People who only lived here, adult performers and people known mainly for crimes aren’t listed.
Why is someone missing?
Their Wikidata birthplace may be a bigger area (“London”), another town, or missing, or their article may give no birthplace. We only list people both sources agree on; editing Wikidata or Wikipedia changes this page at the next refresh.
From Wikidata (CC0: birthplaces, descriptions, years, occupations) and English Wikipedia (each person’s article confirms the birthplace; linked, not quoted). Birthplaces are placed in the town by the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary (Office for National Statistics, Open Government Licence v3.0). Ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Fields are read from Wikidata’s description and occupations. “The usual town”: everyone listed across UK towns. Portraits: each person’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (68)
- Henry III of England: Matthew Paris, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Empress Matilda: PurpleHz, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur, Prince of Wales: Anglo-Flemish School, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Danny Ings: Timmy96, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard of Cornwall: AnonymousUnknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Liam Delap: The White House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Adelin: AnonymousUnknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucy Pinder: ToddAF, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christopher Cazenove: Ian Brown LRPS., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hugh Mitchell: Supercon Conventions, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William of Luneburg: Georg Friedrich Reichmann, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Æthelwold of Winchester: Martinvl, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Santa Montefiore: Paul Van Welden, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nadine Ames: Netmediatama, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Baily Cargill: Ardfern, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbert Greenfield: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Heatly: Ivasykus, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andy Burrows: Siren-Com, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Froud: Luigi Novi, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Howard: Mattythewhite, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Stock: Me677, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Olli Caldwell: KVYTICAL, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Lingard: Stocks, Lumb (British printmaker; mainly reproductive, 1812-1892) (artist) (graphic artist), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Toby Samuel: si.robi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Angus MacDonald: @cfcunofficial (Chelsea Debs) London from London, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jamie Cumming: James Boyes from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Laura Keene: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matteo Bruni: Lorenzo Iorfino, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Anderson: Nicola, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Bull: Anonymus, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alastair Bruce: Philip Allfrey, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Wolfran Cornwall: Thomas Gainsborough, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlotte Anne Moberly: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Devon Arnold: Football soccer base, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Ashman: Bert Seghers, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rachael Maskell: ©House of Commons / photography by Roger Harris, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Annabel Teh Gallop: British Library, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Wootton: Reginaldscot, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Geoffrey Toye: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Ferguson: Alistair Campbell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Louisa Dundas: Sir Francis Grant (British, b. ca. 1803–1878), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rozi Plain: John Kell from London, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Mitchell: Toby Payne, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Celia Thomas, Baroness Thomas of Winchester: ©House of Lords / photography by Roger Harris, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jon Allen: Bengt Nyman, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Julia Darling: Mambomatx, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Bilson: Unidentified painter, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christian O'Connell: David Jones, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Langdon: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry MacKinnon: Charles Jagger, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Snell: Harrias, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Talwin Morris: Glasgow School of Art Library, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ernest John Spooner: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fletcha Middleton: Dave Morton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Ridding: Church Congress 1897, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Desborough: Barry Desborough, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeanie Dicks: AnonymousUnknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucy Gertrude Moberly: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucy Noel-Buxton: Bassano Ltd, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rachel Schofield: Roger Green, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris T-T: Stefan Pause - ManxStef, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Nucella Emmett: Unknown photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Huntingford: After Thomas Lawrence, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jamie Farndale: Stefano Delfrate, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Pink: photographer not identified. British Government., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Nicholls: putnik, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Birch Freeman: Unknown photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlotte Mary Yonge: Duke Yonge, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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