Newport Pagnell - Famous Names

Famous Names

  • Nigel Benson, the author, was born in Newport Pagnell
  • Steve Brooker, footballer, was born in Newport Pagnell
  • Kelly George, actor and star of BBC children's television series Grange Hill, lived and was educated in the town
  • Gordon Moakes, bassist of Indie band Bloc Party, was educated in Newport Pagnell, as were the members of the ska punk band Capdown
  • David Oldfield who played for Leicester City, Stoke City & Oxford United, lived in Newport Pagnell
  • The town is briefly mentioned in the song "Is It Really So Strange?" by Manchester band The Smiths
  • Oliver Cromwell (son of his more famous father) is rumoured to have died in Newport Pagnell in the spring of 1644
  • George Walters, born 15 September 1829 in Newport Pagnell, won the Victoria Cross at the Battle of Inkermann (where he was a Sergeant with the 49th Regiment of Foot) on 5 November 1854, by saving the life of Brigadier-General Adams
  • Charles Sanford Terry, the historian, musicologist and authority on J. S. Bach, was born in Newport Pagnell in 1864
  • Letitia Dean went to Cedars School in the town
  • James Nash, World Touring Car Championship driver, lives in Newport Pagnell
  • Richard Meredith, author, lives in Newport Pagnell

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