List of people from Mansfield
This is a list of people from Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England.
- Rebecca "Becky" Adlington (born 1989), freestyle swimmer, won two gold medals at the 2008 Olympic Games in the 400 m and 800 m
- Robert Aldous (born 1934), stage and television actor, born in Mansfield
- Sergeant Ernest Antcliffe (born 1898), World War I flying ace gunner, born in Mansfield
- Richard Paul Bacon (born 1975), television and radio presenter, born in Mansfield
- William Edward Baily (1855–1903), brewer of Mansfield Brewery; founder of Mansfield Museum
- William Barnes (1852-1899), professional cricketer; born in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, died in Mansfield Woodhouse
- George Bean (1864-1923), cricketer; born in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, died in Mansfield
- Gordon Albert Beet (1939-1994), cricketer, died in Mansfield
- Peter Bircumshaw (born 1938), former footballer, born in Mansfield
- Donald "Don" Bradley (1924-1997), footballer, played for Mansfield Town as a left-back
- Charles Brown (1884-1940), Labour Party politician elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Mansfield
- George Butler (1810-1887), professional cricketer; born in Mansfield, died at Nottingham
- Albert Sorby Buxton (1867–1932), painter, from Mansfield
- Stephen Critchlow (born in late 1960s), versatile actor, born in Mansfield
- James "Jimmy" Daws (1898-1985), professional footballer, born in Mansfield
- Robert Dodsley (1704-1764), bookseller and miscellaneous writer, born in Mansfield
- Wes Dolan (born 1980), songwriter, musician and actor, born in Mansfield
- Watson Fothergill (1841-1928), architect, born and married in Mansfield
- Elspeth Gibson, Nottingham-born fashion designer who studied at Mansfield College of Art and Design[1]
- Holmes Herbert (1882-1956), character actor, born in Mansfield
- Brian Hill (born 1942), former professional footballer, born in Mansfield
- Richard Hodgkinson (born 1983), cricketer, born in Mansfield
- Gervase Holles (1607-1675), lawyer, antiquarian and politician, died and buried at Mansfield
- Sir John Plowright Houfton (1857-1929), colliery owner and politician from Mansfield
- Samuel Jebb (c.1694–1772), physician and literary scholar, probably born in Mansfield
- Robert Kozluk (born 977), footballer, born in Mansfield
- Ric Lee (born 1945), drummer of the rock group Ten Years After, born in Mansfield
- Sir Richard Charles Leese (born 1951), politician, born in Mansfield
- Ashley Lloyd (born 1989), co-owner of Inuvate
- Leo Lyons (born 1943), rock musician, bassist of the rock group Ten Years After, born in Mansfield
- Sir Arthur Basil Markham, 1st Baronet (1866-1916), industrialist and politician, served from 1900 to 1916 as Liberal MP for the Mansfield Division of Nottinghamshire
- Simon David Myles (born 1966), former cricketer who played for Hong Kong, born in Mansfield
- John Andrew Howard Ogdon (1937-1989), pianist and composer, born in Mansfield
- Steven "Oggy" Ogrizovic (born 1957), former goalkeeper, born in Mansfield
- Gregory Clive Owen (born 1972), professional golfer, born in Mansfield
- Neil Geoffrey Pointon (born 1964), professional football (soccer) player, born in Church Warsop in Mansfield
- Cyril John Poole (1921-1996), cricketer, born in Mansfield
- Thomas Frederick Revill (1892-1979), cricketer, died in Mansfield
- Tom Scott (b. 1984), comedian, YouTuber, and formerly the presenter of Gadget Geeks on Sky One
- Henry Shaw (1854-1932), cricketer, born in Mansfield
- Barry Snowdon (born 1968), street sweeper, employed by Mansfield District Council
- Lee Spick (born 1980), professional snooker player, born in Mansfield
- (Harry) Bernard Taylor, Baron Taylor of Mansfield (1895-1991), coalminer and politician
- Harry Thompson (1915-2000), professional footballer, born in Mansfield
- Richard Daniel "Dan" Tremelling (1897-1978), professional footballer, played as a goalkeeper
- John Whetton (born 1941), retired athlete, born in Mansfield
- Glenis Willmott (born 1951), politician, educated in Mansfield
- Oliver John Wilson (born 1980), professional golfer, born in Mansfield
- John Medley Wood (1827-1915), South African botanist, born in Mansfield, died in Durban
- Pollyanna Woodward (born 1982), TV presenter, born in Mansfield
References
- ↑ "Cut and Taste". The Guardian. 5 August 2000. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
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