List of Worthing inhabitants

• Saint Ronan's School
  West Worthing.
• Beatrice Hastings, writer, poet and literary critic, moved to the town in the 1930s and publishing two books in the town.
• Harry Hay, American gay rights activist, was born in Worthing in 1912 before emigrating with his parents to the United States.
• Francesca Hayward, ballet dancer and winner of 2010 Young British Dancer of the Year grew up in Worthing.^[8][9]
• William Ernest Henley, poet, lived in Chesswood Road between 1899 and 1901.
• Edward Henty, pioneer, was born in Tarring in 1810.
• Francis Henty, early settler of Australia, was born at Field Place in 1815.
• James Henty, Australian pioneer, merchant and politician, was born in Tarring in 1800.
• Stephen Henty, farmer and politician, was born in Tarring in 1811.
• William Henty, was born in Tarring in 1808 and is best known for having bowled the first ever ball in a first class cricket match in Australia
• Christopher Hewett, actor best known for the role of the butler Lynn Belvedere on the sitcom Mr. Belvedere, was born in Worthing in 1921.
• Jamie Hewlett, a British comic book artist and designer, lived in Worthing.^[10]
• William Horwood, commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, was born in Broadwater in 1868.
• Ken Howard, songwriter, lyricist and author, was born in Worthing.
• William Henry Hudson, author and naturalist, lived in the town.
• Niall Hone, the bassist of psychedelic rock band Hawkwind, lived in the town.
• Mark Hughes, personality DJ that worked at Sterns Nightclub in the early 1990s
• Douglas Hyde, author, was born in Worthing in 1911.

I

• Billy Idol, musician, grew up on the Goring Hall estate housing area in Goring, in Falmer Avenue.

J

• David Jacobs, broadcaster
• M.E.Clifton James
  , actor, retired to Worthing
• Richard Jefferies, author and naturalist spent the last 10 months of his life living in Goring
• Lisa John, ten-pin bowler and member of the England National Team 1997 – 2003, lives in Worthing
• Mickey Jupp, musician, was born in Worthing in 1944.

K

• P.J. Kavanagh
  , poet, actor and journalist, was born in Worthing in 1931.
• Kashy Keegan, singer-songwriter, was born in Worthing in 1983.
• Nicky Keig-Shevlin, radio broadcaster, was born in Worthing in 1965.
• Mike Kerr, singer and bass guitarist for Mercury Prize-nominees Royal Blood, is from Worthing^[11][12]
• Edward Knoblock, US-born playwright and author bought and lived in Beach House from 1917.

L

• Richard Landon, footballer with Plymouth Argyle, was born in Worthing in 1970
• The Thousand and One Nights
  (Arabian Nights) from Arabic, lived at 4 Union Place in the town.
• Bruno Lawrence, musician and actor, was born in Worthing and lived in the town as a child until his family emigrated to New Zealand.
• David Leadbetter, golf instructor, is originally from Worthing.
• Neil Lenham, cricketer, was born and grew up in Worthing.
• Damian Le Bas, artist, lives in the town.
• Martin Lee, former Great Britain Davis Cup
  player, is from Worthing.
• Anna Lewis (suffragette), British suffragette, recipient of Hunger Strike Medal in 1914
• Jason Lewry, Sussex cricketer and member of Sussex's County Championship-winning sides of 2003, 2006 and 2007, was born in the town in 1971 and grew up in the Tarring area of Worthing.
• Jennie Linden, actress, was born in the town in 1939.
• Edward Lloyd, tenor, lived in Worthing^[13]
  until his death in 1927.
• Hugh Lloyd, actor, lived in the town, until his death in 2008.
• Sir Edmund Loder, gardener and owner of Leonardslee Gardens in Lower Beeding lived at Beach House
  .
• MP for New Shoreham lived at Beach House
  .

• haematologist
  , was born in Worthing in 1907.
• Basil Malcolm, cricketer for Bengal, was born in Worthing in 1912
• Alan Mann, founder of motor racing team Alan Mann Racing, was born in Worthing in 1936.^[14]
• Reginald Marsh, actor and star of Coronation Street in the 1960s and 1970s, grew up in Worthing.
• Alan Martin, comic creator and writer, was born in Worthing.^{[citation needed]}
• Davison School
  in Worthing for more than ten years in the 1800s.
• Simon Mayo, Radio/TV presenter, attended Worthing High School, sold suits at Burtons The Tailors, and worked for the local council as a paddling pool attendant, a car park attendant and a tennis court attendant.
• David McAlister, actor, was born in Worthing in 1951.
• Leyton Orient
  .
• Roxanne McKee, actress in the Hollyoaks series, grew up in Worthing and went to school at Our Lady of Sion School.
• Vivien Merchant, actress, lived in Ambrose Place from 1963 to 1964 with her then husband, playwright Harold Pinter.
• Frederick George Miles, aircraft designer and manufacturer, was born in the town in 1903 and died in the town in 1976.
• Bob Monkhouse, comedian, moved to Worthing in 1939, attending school at Goring Hall in Goring.
• Montague Shadworth Seymour Moore, recipient of the Victoria Cross, was born in Worthing in 1896.
• Elizabeth Moody, New Zealand actress and director, was born in Worthing in 1939.
• Gladys Morgan, Welsh comedian, was a resident for 47 years.

N

• Newcastle United and Plymouth Argyle
  was born in Worthing in 1939.
• Derren Nesbitt, actor
• Wilfred Noy, film director lived in Worthing until his death in 1948.

O

• Brenock O'Connor, actor, was born in Worthing and went to school in Goring.
• John Oxenham (real name William Arthur Dunkerley), novelist, poet and journalist, lived in Farncombe Road in the town.
• children's author
  , lived in Farncombe Road in the town.

P

• Eric Parsons, footballer was born in Worthing in 1923 and lived locally until his passing in 2010.
• Cecil Pashley, aviation pioneer, was born in Worthing in 1891.
• Jasper Pattenden, professional footballer
• Harold Pinter, Nobel Prize-winning playwright and screenwriter, lived in Ambrose Place in the town in the 1960s with his first wife, the actress Vivien Merchant.
• Alex Preston novelist, is from Worthing.
• Samuel Preston (known simply as "Preston"), lead singer and guitarist with The Ordinary Boys
  , is originally from Worthing
• Gwyneth Powell, actress, lived in Ashdown Road, Worthing.
• Katie Price, glamour model, owns a house in Goring-by-Sea.
• Nancy Price, actress, lived in the High Salvington area of Worthing.
• Luke Pritchard, lead singer and rhythm guitarist of indie band The Kooks
  was born in Worthing in 1983.

R

• Harrison Reed, footballer, was born in the town in 1995.
• David Remfry, artist, was born in Worthing in 1942.
• John Richardson, actor, best known for his role in the film One Million Years B.C. (1966) was born in Worthing in 1934.
• Lucy Robinson, actress, was born in Worthing in 1968.
• West Worthing
  .
• Carry On films, moved to Worthing from Fulking
  in the late 1970s.
• Michael Rushton, drummer was born in Worthing in 1950.

S

• Carl Adolf Seebold, impresario, lived in Worthing, first at Bedford House and later at 52 Richmond Road.^[15]
• antiquary and oriental scholar was born in Salvington
  in Worthing in 1584.
• Derek Semmence, cricketer, was born in the town in 1938.
• Nicollette Sheridan, American television actress, was born in the town in 1963.
• David Sims, biologist, was born in Worthing in 1969.
• opera singer
  , lived in Worthing until his death in 1900.
• James Anderson Slater, First World War flying ace, was born in Worthing in 1896.
• Donald Smith, former Test cricketer, was born in Broadwater in 1923.
• Sussex and London cricketer, who lived at Castle Goring
  .
• Stephen Spender, poet, attended Charlecote School in Byron Road, West Worthing for a year from 1920 to 1921.
• Sally-Anne Stapleford, skater, was born in Worthing.
• Sir Frederick Stern, gardener and creator of Highdown Gardens, lived at Highdown Towers in Goring.
• Brighton and Hove Albion
  , lived in Worthing.

T

• philanthropist
  lived at Charmandean, Charmandean Lane, Broadwater until her death in 1866
• Alfred Tidey, miniature-painter, was born in Worthing in 1808
• watercolourist
  , was born in Worthing in 1814.
• Actor Peter Tuddenham moved to Worthing in 1961 and lived in Brooklyn Avenue , West worthing and Portland Road in the town centre until his death in 2007.^[16] Tuddenham is best known for his roles in cult television dramas Doctor Who and Blake's 7.^[17]
• Eric Thornton, Belgium international footballer and Olympic medallist, was born in Worthing in 1882
• Edward Tupper, trade unionist, was born in Worthing in 1872

V

W

• Charlie Wakefield, footballer with Coventry City was born in Worthing in 1998.
• Alan Warren (sailor) Olympic Silver Medalist lives in Worthing.
• James Warwick. Born 1947. TV, Film and stage actor and director.
• Charlie Webb, football player, grew up in Worthing
• Thomas West, 8th Baron De La Warr lived in Offington and is buried at Broadwater Church.
• John White, surgeon, lived in Worthing and is buried in the churchyard of St Mary's Church in Broadwater.
• Ruth Wignall, journalist and broadcaster for ITV Cymru Wales
  , was born in Worthing in 1975
• Peter Wight, actor, was born in Worthing
• the Football League and the Premier League, and for FIFA
  .
• Charles Williams, composer, lived in the Findon Valley area of Worthing.
• Robert Wilson, Anglican priest, was born in Worthing in 1840
• archaeologist
  lived on Marine Parade and is buried in Christ Church in the town centre.
• Barbara Wright, translator of modern French literature, was born in the town in 1915.

Y

• Brian Yeo, footballer, was born in the town in 1950.
• Thomas Young, polymath and translator of the Rosetta Stone^[18][19]

See also

• List of people from Sussex

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