Notable people from Leicester

A Leicesterian is somebody who comes from the city of Leicester, England. Famous people born in Leicester, educated there, or otherwise associated with the city include:

Academia

*Graham Barnfield (sociologist)
*W. G. Hoskins, (landscape historian)
*Howard Jones (criminologist)

The arts and entertainment

*Laurel Aitken (singer, "The Godfather of Ska". Born Cuba, lived on the St. Mark's Estate from 1971-2005)
*Amanda Drew (Actor, Played May in Eastenders)
*James Allen (author)
*Richard Armitage (actor, "North and South")
*David Attenborough (broadcaster and naturalist)
*Richard Attenborough (actor, "Jurassic Park" and director "Gandhi")
*Julian Barnes (author)
*Biddy Baxter (editor, "Blue Peter")
*Chris Bell (Military Historian & Author)
*Manish Bhasin (BBC sports presenter, "Football Focus")
*Blab Happy (band)
*The Bomb Party (band)
*Jeremy Bulloch (actor, "Star Wars")
*Felix Buxton (Half of Basement Jaxx)
*Graham Chapman (comedian, Monty Python)
*Thomas Cooper (poet)
*Cornershop (band)
*Crazyhead (band)
*John Deacon (bassist, Queen)
*The Deep Freeze Mice (band)
*Sara Dhada The Apprentice 2008
*Diesel Park West (band)
*The Displacements (band)
*Betty Driver (singer and actress, Coronation Street)
*Terri Dwyer (actress, Hollyoaks)
*Julie Etchingham (TV news reader, Sky News, ITN)
*Derrick Evans, (TV fitness instructor, Mr Motivator)
*Family (band)
*Duncan Fegredo (comic book artist)
*Anne Fine (author)
*Stephen Frears (film director, Dangerous Liaisons)
*Gaye Bykers on Acid (band)
*Ernest Gimson (architect, craftsman)
*Robert Gotobed (drummer, Wire)
*Davy Graham (Folk singer)
*Kevin Hewick (singer)
*Engelbert Humperdinck (singer, Release Me, Misty Blue)
*The Hunters Club (band)
*David Icke (sports reporter, conspiracy theorist)
*Hal Iggulden, (author)
*John Illsley (bassist, Dire Straits)
*Tony Kaye (keyboard player, Yes)
*Kasabian (band)
*Dominic Keating (actor, )
*Alison King, (actress)
*Michael Kitchen (actor)
*Frank Benbini (drummer, Fun Lovin Criminals)
*Lisa Lashes (DJ)
*McKenzie Lee (pornography actress)
*John Leeson (actor, voice of K-9 in "Doctor Who" and Bungle in" Rainbow")
*Jon Lord (organist, Deep Purple)
*Bill Maynard (actor, "Coronation Street", "Heartbeat")
*Mark Morrison (singer, "Return of the Mack")
*Kevin Myers journalist, (Irish Independent)
*Parminder Nagra (actor, "Bend It Like Beckham", "ER")
*David Neilson (actor, "Coronation Street")
*Kate O'Mara (actress, "Howards' Way")
*Joe Orton (playwright)
*Helen Pearson (actress, "Hollyoaks")
*Perfume (band)
*Po! (band)
*Prolapse (band)
*Scum Pups (band)
*Bali Rai (author)
*Phil Shaw (inventor of extreme ironing)
*Showaddywaddy (band)
*Lucie Silvas (singer-is known to live in the area with her boyfriend Geordan Murphy)
*C. P. Snow (author)
*DJ SS (DJ and producer)
*Una Stubbs (actress, "Till Death Us Do Part")
*Jon Tickle (Leicester University graduate, presenter)
*Sue Townsend (author, Adrian Mole books)
*Gok Wan (fashion stylist and presenter of How to Look Good Naked, Channel 4)
*Colin Wilson (author)
*Mark Wingett (actor, The Bill)
*Yeah Yeah Noh (band)
*The Young Knives (band)
*Lynda Page (author)
* H "Two" O (band)

Business

*Thomas Cook (travel agent)
*Nathaniel Corah (textile manufacturer)
*Thomas White (merchant, philanthropist)
*William Inman (shipping company owner)
*Henry Walker (founder of Walkers Crisps)
*William Wyggeston (merchant, philanthropist)

Politics and Royalty

*Alastair Campbell (journalist and political advisor)
*Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester (founder of the English Parliament)
*Lady Jane Grey ("Queen for Nine Days")
*Greville Janner (MP and barrister)
*Richard III of England, King of England

Religion

*William Carey (missionary and translator)
*George Fox (founder of the Religious Society of Friends, otherwise known as Quakers)

cience

*Henry Bates (naturalist and explorer)
*Sir Alec Jeffreys (geneticist and developer of genetic fingerprinting) (DNA)
*Benjamin Ward Richardson (physician)

port

*Martin Concepcion (commonwealth light-middleweight boxing title challenger)
*Martin Corry (Rugby Player, Current Leicester captain and Former England captain)
*Dion Dublin (England International Footballer)
*Glenn Flear (Chess grandmaster)
*Emile Heskey (England international footballer)
*Martin Johnson (CBE, Rugby player, Leicester and England's World-Cup winning captain)
*Chris Kirkland (England international footballer)
*Gary Lineker (England international footballer, World Cup 1986 Golden Boot Winner, sports presenter)
*Chris Pyatt (former World Champion middleweight boxer)
*Dean Richards (Rugby player and coach, Leicester Tigers and England captain)
*Michael Robinson (footballer, Spanish TV presenter)
*Mark Selby, (snooker player and Eight Ball Pool world champion 2007)
*Peter Shilton (England's most capped footballer)
*Tony Sibson, (former professional boxer)
*Ollie Smith (Rugby Union international)
*Willie Thorne (snooker player and commentator)
*Luke Varney (Professional footballer, Charlton Athletic)
*Samit Patel (England international cricketer)

Miscellaneous

*Daniel Lambert (1770-1809) (heaviest man in England)
*Joseph Merrick (1862-1890) ("The Elephant Man")
*Sydney Lucas (last soldier to serve in both World Wars)