List of people from Exeter
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This is a list of people from Exeter, a city in South West England. The demonym of Exeter is Exonian. This list is arranged chronologically by date of birth:
Notable people from Exeter
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Notable people from Exeter
Exeter
Exeter is a historic city in Devon, England. It lies within the ceremonial county of Devon, of which it is the county town as well as the home of Devon County Council. Currently the administrative area has the status of a non-metropolitan district, and is therefore under the administration of the...
, Devon
Devon
Devon is a large county in southwestern England. The county is sometimes referred to as Devonshire, although the term is rarely used inside the county itself as the county has never been officially "shired", it often indicates a traditional or historical context.The county shares borders with...
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Born before 1701
- Baldwin of ExeterBaldwin of ExeterBaldwin of Forde was Archbishop of Canterbury between 1185 and 1190. Son of a clergyman, he studied both canon law and theology at Bologna and was tutor to Pope Eugene III's nephew before returning to England to serve successive bishops of Exeter...
(died 1190), Archbishop of CanterburyArchbishop of CanterburyThe Archbishop of Canterbury is the senior bishop and principal leader of the Church of England, the symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion, and the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Canterbury. In his role as head of the Anglican Communion, the archbishop leads the third largest group... - Joseph of ExeterJoseph of ExeterJoseph of Exeter was a twelfth century Latin poet from Exeter, England. Around 1180, he left to study at Gueldres, where he began his lifelong friendship with Guibert, who later became Abbot of Florennes...
(12th century), poet - Robert StoneRobert Stone (composer)Robert Stone , born in Alphington, Devon, England, 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.-External links:...
(1516–1613), composer and member of the Chapel RoyalChapel RoyalA Chapel Royal is a body of priests and singers who serve the spiritual needs of their sovereign wherever they are called upon to do so.-Austria:...
. - John HookerJohn Hooker (English constitutionalist)John Hooker, John Hoker or John Vowell was an English writer, solicitor, antiquary, civic administrator and advocate of republican government. He wrote an eye-witness account of the siege of Exeter that took place during the Prayer Book Rebellion in 1549...
(1525–1601), constitutionalist - William Peryam (1534 – after 1603), lawyer
- Sir Thomas Bodley (1545–1613), diplomat and founder of the Bodleian LibraryBodleian LibraryThe Bodleian Library , the main research library of the University of Oxford, is one of the oldest libraries in Europe, and in Britain is second in size only to the British Library...
- Nicholas HilliardNicholas HilliardNicholas Hilliard was an English goldsmith and limner best known for his portrait miniatures of members of the courts of Elizabeth I and James I of England. He mostly painted small oval miniatures, but also some larger cabinet miniatures, up to about ten inches tall, and at least two famous...
(c. 1547 – 1619), portraitist - John RainoldsJohn RainoldsJohn Rainolds , English divine, was born about Michaelmas 1549 at Pinhoe, near Exeter.He was educated at Merton and Corpus Christi Colleges, Oxford, becoming a fellow of the latter in 1568. In 1572-73 he was appointed reader in Greek, and his lectures on Aristotle's Rhetoric laid the sure basis of...
(1549–1605), PuritanPuritanThe Puritans were a significant grouping of English Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries. Puritanism in this sense was founded by some Marian exiles from the clergy shortly after the accession of Elizabeth I of England in 1558, as an activist movement within the Church of England...
scholar - Richard Hooker (1554–1600), Anglican theologian
- William HakewillWilliam Hakewill-Life:Born in Exeter, Devon, son of John Hakewill and his wife Thomasine . Educated, according to Anthony Wood at Exeter College, Oxford , he later studied law at Lincoln's Inn....
(1574–1655), legal antiquarian - George HakewillGeorge HakewillGeorge Hakewill was an English clergyman and author.-Early life:Born in Exeter, he studied at Alban Hall, Oxford, where he was a noted disputant and orator and in June 1596, only a year after his matriculation and at the unusually early age of 18, he was elected a fellow of Exeter College. There...
(1578–1649), clergyman and author - Matthew LockeMatthew Locke (composer)Matthew Locke was an English Baroque composer and music theorist.-Biography:As a boy, Locke was trained in the choir of Exeter Cathedral, under Edward Gibbons, the brother of Orlando Gibbons...
(c. 1621 – 1677), baroque composer - Henrietta Anne Stuart (1644–1670), daughter of King Charles ICharles I of EnglandCharles I was King of England, King of Scotland, and King of Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649. Charles engaged in a struggle for power with the Parliament of England, attempting to obtain royal revenue whilst Parliament sought to curb his Royal prerogative which Charles...
- Peter King, 1st Baron KingPeter King, 1st Baron KingPeter King, 1st Baron King PC, FRS was an English lawyer and politician, who became lord chancellor of England.-Life:He was born in Exeter in 1669....
(1669–1734), Lord ChancellorLord ChancellorThe Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, or Lord Chancellor, is a senior and important functionary in the government of the United Kingdom. He is the second highest ranking of the Great Officers of State, ranking only after the Lord High Steward. The Lord Chancellor is appointed by the Sovereign... - Thomas YaldenThomas YaldenThomas Yalden was an English poet and translator. Educated at Magdalen College, Yalden entered the Church, in which he obtained various preferments. His poems include A Hymn to Darkness, Pindaric Odes, and translations from the classics.-Early life and education:The sixth son of Mr. John Yalden...
(1670–1736), poet - Simon OckleySimon OckleySimon Ockley was a British Orientalist.-Biography:Ockley was born at Exeter. He was educated at Queens' College, Cambridge, and graduated B.A. in 1697, MA. in 1701, and B.D. in 1710. He became fellow of Jesus College and vicar of Swavesey, and in 1711 was chosen Adams Professor of Arabic in the...
(1678–1720), orientalist - Eustace BudgellEustace BudgellEustace Budgell was an English writer and politician.Born in St Thomas near Exeter, Budgell was educated at Oxford University. His cousin, the writer Joseph Addison, took him to Ireland and got him appointed to a lucrative office...
(1686–1737), writer
Born 1701 - 1850
- Thomas HudsonThomas Hudson (painter)Thomas Hudson was an English portrait painter in the 18th century. He was born in 1701 in the West Country of the United Kingdom. His exact birthplace is unknown...
(1701–1779), portrait painter - Francis HaymanFrancis HaymanFrancis Hayman was an English painter and illustrator who became one of the founding members of the Royal Academy in 1768 and later its first librarian....
(1708–1776), RococoRococoRococo , also referred to as "Late Baroque", is an 18th-century style which developed as Baroque artists gave up their symmetry and became increasingly ornate, florid, and playful...
artist - John RoweJohn Rowe (merchant)John Rowe was a property developer and merchant in 18th century Boston, Massachusetts, USA. As a merchant, John Rowe's most famous cargo was the tea that played a starring role in the Boston Tea Party...
(1715–1787), merchant and owner of ship involved in Boston Tea PartyBoston Tea PartyThe Boston Tea Party was a direct action by colonists in Boston, a town in the British colony of Massachusetts, against the British government and the monopolistic East India Company that controlled all the tea imported into the colonies... - Samuel StennettSamuel StennettSamuel Stennett was a Baptist minister and hymnwriter.-Pastor and hymnwriter:He was born in Exeter, but at the age of 10 his family moved to London, where his father served as the minister of the Baptist church in Little Wild Street. Samuel succeeded his father as minister in 1758, a position...
(1727–1795), BaptistBaptistBaptists comprise a group of Christian denominations and churches that subscribe to a doctrine that baptism should be performed only for professing believers , and that it must be done by immersion...
minister and hymnwriter - Sir Francis Baring, 1st Baronet (1740–1810), banker
- Rev Robert HawkerRobert HawkerRobert Hawker was a Devonian vicar of the Anglican Church and the most prominent of the vicars of Charles Church, Plymouth, Devon. His grandson was Cornish poet Robert Stephen Hawker....
(1753-1827), Anglican clergyman - David CollinsDavid Collins (governor)Colonel David Collins was the first Lieutenant Governor of the Colony of Van Diemens Land, founded in 1804, which in 1901 became the state of Tasmania in the Commonwealth of Australia.-Early life and military career:...
(1756–1810), first Governor of Van Diemens Land (TasmaniaTasmaniaTasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
) - John StockhamJohn StockhamCaptain John Stockham was an officer in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars, whose career is now obscured to the point that very little of his life is known up until 1805, when he was suddenly and unexpectedly called upon to command the ship of the line at the Battle of Trafalgar.-Early...
(1765–1814), naval officer - Richard ParkerRichard Parker (British sailor)Richard Parker was an English sailor executed for his role as president of the so-called "Floating Republic", a naval mutiny in the Royal Navy which took place at the Nore between 12 May and 16 June 1797.-Early life and career:...
(1767–1797), sailor and mutineer - John BlackallJohn BlackallJohn Blackall M.D., FRCP was a physician.John Blackall was the sixth son of the Reverend Theophilus Blackall, a prebendary of Exeter Cathedral, by his wife Elizabeth Ley, and grandson of Bishop Ofspring Blackall, was born in St. Paul's Street, Exeter on 24 December 1771...
(1771-1860), physician - George Oliver (1781-1861), Catholic churchman and historian
- James HolmanJames HolmanJames Holman FRS , known as the "Blind Traveler," was a British adventurer, author and social observer, best known for his writings on his extensive travels...
(1786–1857), noted blind traveller - Sir John Bowring (1792–1872), political economist and Governor of Hong KongHong KongHong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
- Samuel CousinsSamuel CousinsSamuel Cousins was an English mezzotint engraver, born at Exeter.He was preeminently the interpreter of Sir Thomas Lawrence, his contemporary. During his apprenticeship to S. W. Reynolds he engraved many of the best amongst the three hundred and sixty little mezzotints illustrating the works of...
(1801–1887), engraver - Mary CarpenterMary CarpenterMary Carpenter was an English educational and social reformer. The daughter of a Unitarian minister, she founded a ragged school and reformatories, bringing previously unavailable educational opportunities to poor children and young offenders in Bristol.She published articles and books on her work...
(1807–1877), educational and social reformer - William Benjamin CarpenterWilliam Benjamin CarpenterWilliam Benjamin Carpenter MD CB FRS was an English physician, invertebrate zoologist and physiologist. He was instrumental in the early stages of the unified University of London.-Life:...
(1813–1885), physiologist and naturalist - John Carne BidwillJohn Carne BidwillJohn Carne Bidwill was an English botanist who documented plant life in New Zealand. He is attributed with the discovery of several Australian plant species.-Life in England:...
(1815–1853), botanist, first Director, Royal Botanic Gardens, SydneyRoyal Botanic Gardens, SydneyThe Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney, Australia, are the most central of the three major botanical gardens open to the public in Sydney.... - Lilly Martin SpencerLilly Martin SpencerLilly Martin Spencer was one of the most popular and widely reproduced American female genre painters in the mid-nineteenth century. She painted domestic scenes, women and children in a warm happy atmosphere...
(1822–1902), US painter - Henry Chadwick (1824–1908), journalist, "the father of baseballBaseballBaseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
" - Sabine Baring-GouldSabine Baring-GouldThe Reverend Sabine Baring-Gould was an English hagiographer, antiquarian, novelist and eclectic scholar. His bibliography consists of more than 1240 publications, though this list continues to grow. His family home, Lew Trenchard Manor near Okehampton, Devon, has been preserved as he had it...
(1834–1924), writer, clergyman, antiquary and folklorist - Sir Harry James VeitchHarry VeitchSir Harry James Veitch was an eminent English horticulturist in the nineteenth century, who was the head of the family nursery business, James Veitch & Sons, based in Chelsea, London...
(1840-1924), horticulturist - William Kingdon CliffordWilliam Kingdon CliffordWilliam Kingdon Clifford FRS was an English mathematician and philosopher. Building on the work of Hermann Grassmann, he introduced what is now termed geometric algebra, a special case of the Clifford algebra named in his honour, with interesting applications in contemporary mathematical physics...
(1845–1879), mathematician
Born 1851 - present
- Eva LuckesEva LuckesEva Charlotte Ellis Luckes was Matron of The London Hospital from 1880 to 1919.-Early life:Eva Charlotte Ellis Luckes was born in Exeter, Devon on 8 July 1854 into an upper middle class family. Her father, Henry Richard Luckes, was a banker who had established a comfortable home for his family...
(1854–1919), matron of The London Hospital 1880-1919, pioneer of training for nurses. - Theodore Bayley Hardy (1863–1918), Army chaplainChaplainTraditionally, a chaplain is a minister in a specialized setting such as a priest, pastor, rabbi, or imam or lay representative of a religion attached to a secular institution such as a hospital, prison, military unit, police department, university, or private chapel...
and VCVictoria CrossThe Victoria Cross is the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories.... - Fred KarnoFred KarnoFrederick John Westcott , best known by his stage name Fred Karno, was a theatre impresario of the British music hall. Karno is credited with inventing the custard-pie-in-the-face gag. Among the young comedians who worked for him were Charlie Chaplin and Arthur Jefferson, who later adopted the...
(1866–1941), comedy pioneer and impressario - Irene VanbrughIrene VanbrughDame Irene Vanbrugh DBE , née Barnes, was an English actress. The daughter of a clergyman, Vanbrugh followed her elder sister Violet into the theatrical profession, and sustained a career for more than 50 years....
(1872–1949), actress - William TempleWilliam Temple (archbishop)William Temple was a priest in the Church of England. He served as Bishop of Manchester , Archbishop of York , and Archbishop of Canterbury ....
(1881–1944), Archbishop of CanterburyArchbishop of CanterburyThe Archbishop of Canterbury is the senior bishop and principal leader of the Church of England, the symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion, and the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Canterbury. In his role as head of the Anglican Communion, the archbishop leads the third largest group... - W. G. HoskinsW. G. HoskinsWilliam George Hoskins CBE FSA was a British local historian who founded the first university department of English Local History. His great contribution to the study of history was in the field of landscape history...
(1908–1992), historian of the English landscape - Cliff BastinCliff BastinClifford Sydney Bastin was an English football player.Born in Heavitree near Exeter, Bastin started his career at Exeter City, making his debut for the club in 1928, at the age of 16...
(1912–1991), ArsenalArsenal F.C.Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...
and England footballer - Tommy CooperTommy CooperThomas Frederick "Tommy" Cooper was a very popular British prop comedian and magician from Caerphilly, Wales.Cooper was a member of The Magic Circle, and respected by traditional magicians...
(1921–1984), comedian, was born in CaerphillyCaerphillyCaerphilly is a town in the county borough of Caerphilly, south Wales, located at the southern end of the Rhymney Valley, with a population of approximately 31,000. It is a commuter town of Cardiff and Newport, which are located some 7.5 miles and 12 miles away, respectively...
but lived in Exeter from the age of 3 - Tony BurrowsTony BurrowsAnthony "Tony" Burrows is a British session singer. He has been credited with singing lead on hit singles for more groups than any other recording artist, both on the UK Singles Chart and the U.S...
(born 1942), pop singer - Clare MorrallClare MorrallClare Morrall is an English novelist. Born in Exeter, she has lived mainly in Birmingham, where she worked for many years as a music teacher. She achieved sudden success with her first published novel, Astonishing Splashes of Colour, which reached the shortlist for the 2003 Booker Prize. Her...
(born 1952), novelist - (Lama) Tenzin Palden (born 1958), Buddhist teacher and meditationMeditationMeditation is any form of a family of practices in which practitioners train their minds or self-induce a mode of consciousness to realize some benefit....
master - Stuart HooperStuart HooperStuart Hooper is a rugby union player for Bath Rugby in the Aviva Premiership.Hooper played basketball at county level until he was 16, before opting for rugby on his move to the specialist sports campus at Ivybridge Community College in Devon.He broke into the Saracens team whilst still a...
(born 1963), adventurer and businessman - Beth GibbonsBeth GibbonsBeth Gibbons is an English singer and songwriter best known as the vocalist and lyricist for the iconic British band Portishead.-Early life:...
(born 1965), singer with Portishead - Andy Costello (born 1967), mixed martial artist & chessboxerChess boxingChessboxing is a hybrid sport that combines chess with boxing in alternating rounds. Most of the world championships have been held in Berlin. Ten events organised by the World Chess Boxing Organisation have been held in Germany overall. In London, England there have been 10 international...
- Michael CainesMichael CainesMichael Andrew Caines, MBE is an English chef, born in Exeter, Devon.He is currently head chef of Gidleigh Park in Devon, the Royal Clarence in Exeter, and developing the Abode hotels concept with Andrew Brownsword.-Biography:...
(born 1969), chef and restaurateur - Sean Parker (born 1975), singer/songwriter with Sean Parker BandSean Parker BandSean Parker Band is an experimental alternative rock group based in Istanbul, based around British-born singer-songwriter Sean Parker. They are notable for playing with Ed Harcourt at Babylon Istanbul club, John Robb's The Membranes at Indigo, with Turkish experimental rock group Replikas at...
- Chris MartinChris MartinChristopher Anthony John "Chris" Martin is an English song-writer, who is the lead vocalist, pianist and rhythm guitarist of the band Coldplay. He is married to actress Gwyneth Paltrow.-Early life:...
(born 1977), singer with ColdplayColdplayColdplay are a British alternative rock band formed in 1996 by lead vocalist Chris Martin and lead guitarist Jonny Buckland at University College London. After they formed Pectoralz, Guy Berryman joined the group as a bassist and they changed their name to Starfish. Will Champion joined as a... - Mathew TheedomMathew TheedomMathew Charles Theedom is an English cricketer. Theedom is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Exter, Devon....
(born 1977), cricketer - David LyeDavid LyeDavid Frank Lye is an English cricketer. Lye is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium pace. He was born in Exeter, Devon....
(born 1979), cricketer - Jim CausleyJim CausleyJim Causley is an English folk singer, songwriter, and musician from Whimple, East Devon, England.-Biography:Jim Causley is a folk singer and musician from Devon who specializes in the traditional songs and music of the West Country and Devon in particular...
(born 1980), folk singerFolk SingerFolk Singer is a 1964 album by Muddy Waters. Waters plays acoustic guitar, backed by Willie Dixon on string bass, Clifton James on drums, and Buddy Guy on acoustic guitar... - Rebecca WorthleyRebecca WorthleyRebecca Worthley is a singer-songwriter from Exeter, UK.Worthley recorded her first full-length album, Myths and Elegies, in 2005. The album was voted one of the top 25 independent albums of 2006 by indie-music.com. The following year she met music producer Mark Hill who helped produce her 2006...
(born 1981), singer-songwriterSinger-songwriterSinger-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the... - Trevor AnningTrevor AnningTrevor Sean Anning is an English cricketer who plays for Devon County Cricket Club.Although Anning has only played two List A matches for Devon, he has been a regular in the Minor Counties Championship and the Minor Counties Trophy...
(born 1982), English cricketer - Robin DavisRobin DavisRobin Jean Davis is an American jurist currently serving as a justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia. In 1996, Davis was appointed by Governor Gaston Caperton to replace Justice Franklin Cleckley. In 1996, she was elected to fill the unexpired term and was re-elected to a full...
(born 1982), pianist - Bradley James (born 1983), actor
- Liam TancockLiam TancockLiam John Tancock is an English backstroke swimmer who specializes in the 50 m and 100 m events. He began his swimming career at Exeter City Swimming Club in Devon and continued at Loughborough University where he studied sports science...
(born 1985), World Champion swimmer - Tim Shaw (born 1984), American football player for the Tennessee TitansTennessee TitansThe Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. They are members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Previously known as the Houston Oilers, the team began play in 1960 as a charter...
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See also
- List of people associated with the University of Exeter
- List of Bishops of Exeter