SWINDONIAN

A Swindonian is someone who inhabits or originates from Swindon, England.

Notable Swindonians

• Dean Ashton - Premiership Footballer currently playing for West Ham United. Born in Swindon.
• Jon Bourgerie - Presenter of The Late Show London [[1]] was born in Swindon
• Jamie Cox - Boxer. ABA light-welterweight champion. Won a gold medal for the England team at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia.
• Rick Davies - Founder and member of the band Supertramp.
• Diana Dors - Actress.
• Justin Hayward - Lead guitarist (and one of the composers) for the rock band The Moody Blues.
• David Hempleman-Adams - World record breaking explorer.
• Matthew Wood - Ryder Cup golfer. Ranked 10th in the world[2]. Highest ranked English golfer, and also the highest ranked British golfer.
• Richard Jefferies - Victorian nature writer born at Coate
• Mark Lamarr - TV presenter, comedian, and Radio DJ.
• Melinda Messenger - Former glamour model and television presenter. Born in Swindon.
• Desmond Morris - Anthropologist .
• Orange n Blue - DJ from the 90s Drum & Bass Scene. Now part of Cintamani records
• Billie Piper - Actress (and former pop singer), who plays Rose in the 2005 BBC Sci-Fi TV programme Doctor Who.
• Ben Thatcher - Football player in the FA Premier League with Manchester City FC.
• Ken White - Artist, best known for his association with Richard Branson's Virgin Companies.
• XTC, an influential pop rock band from Swindon.
  • Dave Gregory - Lead Guitarist from 1979 to 1999. Born in Swindon.
  • Colin Moulding - Founding member, second songwriter, vocalist, and bassist for the band. Born in Swindon.
  • Andy Partridge - Founding member, guitarist and chief songwriter. Born in Malta. Raised in Swindon, where he still lives.