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Famous people of Portsmouth
Many famous people have been born here in Portsmouth, or have lived here during their lives. Some of them are shown below.Famous people who have been born in Portsmouth
- Henry Ayers (1821 - 1897), Premier of the colony of South Australia and had Ayers Rock named after him
- Walter Besant (1836 - 1901), novelist and historian
- Denise Black (b 1959), actress
- Roger Black (b 1966), Olympic medlist and TV presenter
- Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806 - 1859), engineer and creator of the Great Western Railway
- James Callaghan (1912 - 2005), former Prime Minister
- Jeremiah Chubb (1793 - 1870), inventor of the Chubb lock - his brother Charles imporved it and founded the Chubb company
- Marilyn Cole (b 1949), former Playboy Playmate and married Hugh Heffner in 1984
- Charles Dickens (1812 - 1870), novelist
- Murray Gold (b 1969), composer - provides the music for the current series of 'Doctor Who'
- Brian Howe, vocalist with Bad Company
- Paul Jones (b 1942), vocalist with Manfred Mann, solo singer and radio presenter
- Roger Kitter (b1950), actor
- Thomas Ellis Owen (1805 - 1862), architect and developer responsible for many of the buildings in Southsea
- Alan Pascoe (b 1947), Olympic medallist
- Michael Ripper (1913 - 2000), actor best know for supporting roles in Hammer films
- Peter Sellers (1925 - 1980), actor and comedian
Famous people who have lived in Portsmouth
- Admiral George Anson (1697 - 1762), noted for his circumnavigation of the globe
- Sir Francis Austen (1774 - 1865), Admiral of the Fleet and brother of Jane Austen
- Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 - 1930), novelist and creator of Sherlock Holmes
- Helen Duncan (1897 - 1956), last woman to be tried and charged with witchcraft in the UK
- Joe Jackson (b 1954), singer/songwriter
- John Fredrick Thomas Jane, known as Fred T Jane (1865- 1916), founding editor of "Jane's Fighting Ships"
- Rudyard Kipling (1865 - 1936), novelist
- Neville Shute Norway (1899 - 1960), novelist under the name of Neville Shute and aviation engineer
- H G Wells (1866 - 1946), novelist
