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Sir Thomas Dyke Acland
(1787-1871) MP for Devon 1812-1818 and North Devon 1837 to 1757. His
home was Killerton House, Broadclyst, where John Veitch was employed, to
landscape the gardens. In May 1844, Acland announced, to an interested
House of Commons, that he had left Exeter at 5pm that afternoon and was
speaking to the House at 10pm the same day, using the new railway from
Exeter. His statue can
be found in Northernhay Park.
Sir
William
Adams (1783–1827), was an oculist who after he was elected
MRCS, moved to Exeter to practice. He helped to found the West of
England Infirmary for eye disease, and was a surgeon there.
Between 1807 to 1810 he split his time between Exeter and
Bath, before returning to London in 1810.
Charles Babbage
- father of computing
Alan Ball - World Cup
winning footballer
Sabine
Baring-Gould (1834-1924) born in Exeter, he was an
Anglican priest. An English antiquarian, novelist and
eclectic scholar. His family home was Lewtrenchard Manor near
Okehampton,
Devon, although he lived in Dixs Field. He penned several hymns, the
best-known being
"Onward, Christian Soldiers"
and "Now the Day Is Over".
Cliff Bastin -
Exeter City, Arsenal and England footballer
Stephen
Bell - mountaineer
Rabbi Lionel Blue
- broadcaster and writer
Sir Thomas Bodley
- founder of the Bodlein Library
St Boniface -
German saint educated in Exeter
Sir
John Bowring (1792-1872) was born in Larkbeare House. In early
life he was a student of foreign languages, understood 200, and spoke
100. Bowring was MP for Kilmarnock Burghs in 1835 and engaged in
diplomatic missions in Europe. He proposed decimal currency,
introducing of the florin as a first step. He was sent to Hong Kong as
Governor in 1854, staying there for four years. In retirement he helped
found the Devonshire Association. See Bowring's grave.
Andrew Brice - early journalist and
rebel
Isambard
Kingdom Brunel - engineer
Dame
Audrey Charlotte Georgiana Buller - (1884–1953), the
daughter of General SIr Redvers Buller, she joined the British Red
Cross Society as a young girl.
By the First
World War she was Deputy County Director of the Voluntary Aid
Organisation for Devon and helped establish the VA Hospitals in Exeter.
She helped found the Princess Elizabeth Orthopaedic
Hospital in 1927, and was instrumental in setting up St Loye's
Training College. She lived at Bellair, now in the grounds of Devon
County Council.
General
Sir Redvers Buller VC - soldier
"Tony"
Burrows (born 1942) was born
in Exeter. He is a British session singer, providing vocals on
Edison Lighthouse's "Love Grows
(Where My Rosemary Goes)" (1970); White
Plains' "My Baby Loves Lovin'"
(1970); The Pipkins' novelty song "Gimme
Dat Ding" (1970); and The First Class' "Beach Baby" (1974).
Michael
Andrew Caines, MBE (born 1969) was born in
Exeter, and adopted into a local family. He is part owner of the Royal
Clarence Hotel (Abode) and is the head chef at Gidleigh Park Hotel.
As a rising young chef, he lost
his right arm in a car crash in 1994, a disability that he has shrugged
off with some alacrity, to become one of the most
successful in his field.
Wilfrid
Lawson Chambers - a lost mariner
Eleanor Coade -
inventor and business woman
Paul Collings
- Waterloo veteran and innkeeper
David Collins -
first governor of Tasmania
Tommy Cooper -
comedian and magician
Charles
Dickens
- campaigning Victorian writer
John
Dinham - the son of a farm bailiff at Powderham Castle, he born
at Kenton in 1788. He worked as a grocer and a jeweller, becoming rich.
He built the Free Cottages at Mount Dinham, and funded the Rack Street
Infant
School. After his death in 1861, he left £21,000 to charitable
causes. See his statue.
Sir Francis Drake
- adventurer and seaman
Richard Ford - author of A Hand-Book for Travellers in Spain
John
Gendall - artist of historic Exeter
James Green - County
Surveyor and architect
Revd.
T. B. Hardy, VC, MC, DSO - a front line, First World War chaplain
Francis
Hayman (1708-1776) was an English painter and illustrator who
became
one of the founding members of the Royal Academy in 1768 and later its
first librarian.
John Hayward
- architect of the Royal Albert
Memorial Museum and St Luke's College, All Hallows on the Wall (since
demolished),
and the Lower Market.
Harry Hems -
ecclesiastical stone and wood carver New
Princess
Henrietta Anne - daughter of Charles I
Nicholas
Hilliard - miniature portrait painter
John Hooker (c. 1525–1601) was
a lawyer and chamberlain of Exeter. He is remembered
for his Chronicles, or history of the city.
Richard Hooker
- religious theoretician
Dr W G Hoskins -
writer, historian and broadcaster
John
Frederick Thomas Jane - publisher of Jane's Fighting Ships
Winslow
Jones was born in 1816, and became an Exeter
solicitor. He was
one of
those who is credited with helping to found the Royal Albert Memorial
Museum. He was also listed as one of the first members of the 1st
Exeter & South Devon Volunteer Rifle Corps in 1852.
Fred
Karno - impressario and Chaplin discoverer
Tony Kellow (1952) footballer who he
joined Exeter City from Falmouth Town in 1976. He went to
Blackpool, but returned to Exeter in 1980, again left for Plymouth
in 1983, returning to Exeter until 1988. He was the
club's highest goal scorer, worked as commercial manager at City,
and also ran the Clifton Arms and Eagle Tavern.
Gene
Kemp - children's
writer
George Canning
Kingdon
(1828-1902) was the youngest brother of Kent Kingdon
of Taddyforde, George Canning was also a cabinet maker.
Kent Kingdon - cabinet
maker and RAMM benefactor
Samuel
Kingdon & Iron Sam Kingdon
- merchant and foundry owner
Thomas
Latimer
- reforming journalist
John
'Babbacombe' Lee - reprieved murderer
Bishop Leofric
- the only Saxon Bishop of Exeter
Chris
Martin - rock musician with Coldplay
Clare Morrall -
Booker Prize shortlisted author New
Richard Parker
- naval mutineer
William Pett
(1858-1834) the first Chief Officer of the City Fire Brigade, he
created the fire service in Exeter out of the ashes of the Theatre
Royal fire. Appointed in 1888, he retired in 1927.
Peter Phillips
and Zara Phillips
- Queen's grandson and granddaughter
Mr
C J Phipps - The theatre
architect, who designed the Victoria Hall and the Theatre Royal in
Longbrook Street. Both burnt down, and he was severely discredited when
the destruction of the latter resulted in the loss of 188 lives.
Dick Pym - Exeter City and Bolton
Wanderers goalkeeper
John Rowe
(1715–1787) was born in Exeter, but
emigrated to Boston, USA . He was a merchant who imported the
cargo of tea, that was thrown overboard in the Boston Tea Party. He
famously said of his part in the Boston Tea
Party "Who knows how tea will mingle
with salt water?"
J K Rowling -
Harry Potter author
Danny La Rue -
female impersonator
Thomas Sharp -
Town Planner
Thomas Shapter
- doctor and cholera historian
Walter Percy Sladen - marine biologist
John Graves
Simcoe - founder of Toronto
Robert
Stone (1516-1613), born
in Alphington, Devon, he was a composer and member of the Chapel Royal.
Among
his best-known works is the setting of the Lord's Prayer, written
around 1550.
E B Stephens -
19th-Century sculptor NEW
Whitney Willard Straight
- aviator
and racing driver
William Temple
- Archbishop of Canterbury and radical preacher
Artful Thomas - local personality from
the early 20th century
Peter Thursby - art teacher and
architectural sculptor
Titanic
Victims - four who died on the Titanic from Exeter
Charlotte Treadwin - Honiton Lace
maker and expert in the craft
James
Veitch (1792-1863) son of John Veitch, he became the prime mover
in the Veitch Nursery, expanding the business by purchasing
25 acres near Mount Radford, and building Gras Lawn. One of his sons
established Veitch's at Chelsea, the other ran the business in Exeter.
John Veitch -
nurseryman and tree expert
Charles Wescombe - Sheriff
of the County and City of Exeter 1868. Born in Paris Street, in 1828,
the son of a bricklayer, he went to St Sidwell's School. He was the
owner of the Exeter and Plymouth Gazette and the London, Globe
newspapers. He was an influential figure in setting up the Royal Albert
Memorial Museum. After he died in 1869, it was found he had funded the
purchase of shares and his newspapers with borrowed money and he was
bankrupt.
F J Widgery - artist and
Mayor of
Exeter
Henry Wykes -
photographer of Exeter
Thom Yorke - rock
musician with Radiohead
Will Young - Pop
Idol winner