List of people from Littlehampton

Littlehampton, is a seaside resort town and civil parish in the Arun District of West Sussex, England, on the east bank at the mouth of the River Arun. The following is a list of those people who were either born or live in Littlehampton, or had some important contribution to make to the town.

Table of contents: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A

• George K. Arthur (1899–1985) actor and producer, winner of the Academy Award for Best Short Film in 1956 for the film The Bespoke Overcoat was born in Littlehampton[1]

B

• Ronnie Barker (1929–2005) actor comedian and writer, lived on South Terrace, Littlehampton[2]
• Paul Bence (1948–2024) former professional footballer for Brentford FC was born in Littlehampton[3]
• John Bigham, 1st Viscount Mersey (1840–1929) jurist and politician, died in Littlehampton[4]
• Benjamin Bonetti, Self-help author, hypnotherapist

C

• Mary Chater, Music advisor to the Girl Guides from 1949 to 1961, editor of 15 songbooks
• Ronald Colman (1891-1958) actor, winner of the Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in 1947 for the film A Double Life, attended Hadleigh House School in Littlehampton from ca. 1901-1907. He returned to Littlehampton on 30 June 1913 with the vaudeville troupe The Popinjays for a performance at the Kursaal.[5] Colman appeared together with George K. Arthur (see above) in the movies Her Sister from Paris (1925) and Kiki (1926).

  

  George K. Arthur and Ronald Colman in "Her Sister from Paris" (1925)

D

1990s christian rock band Delirious? are from Littlehampton

• Anne Dalgarno (1909–1980) politician, nurse and community leader, attended the Covent of the Holy Family, Littlehampton[6]
• Delirious? (Active years:1992–2009) christian rock band formed in Littlehampton

F

• Ian Fleming (1908–1964) author, journalist and naval intelligence officer helped found No. 30 Commando unit, which was based in Littlehampton in 1944.[7][8]

G

• Nick Gibb (1960–) politician, Member of Parliament (MP) for Bognor Regis and Littlehampton. First elected to the seat in 1997 and remained MP until stepping down in 2024.[9]
• Benjamin Gray (1810–1879) born in Littlehampton and founded the town of the same name in Adelaide Hills, Australia in 1849[10]
• Will Green (1973–) rugby union footballer who played at prop for Wasps and Leinster was born in Littlehampton[11]

H

• Michael Harbottle (1917–1997) Army officer, cricketer and peace campaigner was born in Littlehampton[12]
• Edwin Harris (1891–1961) cricketer for Sussex County Cricket Club was born in Littlehampton[13]
• Stanley Holloway (1890–1982) actor, died in Littlehampton[14]
• Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon (1826–1874) children's book illustrator was born in Littlehampton
• Cicely Hale (1884-1981) suffragette, health visitor, author. A plaque is dedicated to her in Marina Gardens, Littlehampton[15]

J

• Robert James (–1944) Army officer, born in Norfolk Road, Littlehampton[16]

L

• Joan Mary Last (1908–2002) music educator, author and composer, born in Littlehampton

M

• Alan Minter (1951 - 2020) Former world middleweight boxing champion, lived in Littlehampton in his later years[17]

N

• Mary Neal (1860–1944) folk dance revivalist, suffragist and social worker, lived in Littlehampton 1925–1940[18]

O

• Paul O'Grady (1955–2023) comedian, television presenter, actor, writer and radio DJ lived in Littlehampton for a time[19]

Q

• Jeffrey Quill (1913–1996) aviator and test pilot was born in Littlehampton[20]

R

• Frederick Ravenhill (1837–1897) cricketer for Sussex County Cricket Club was born in Littlehampton[21]
• Albert Reed (1846–1931) cricketer for Sussex County Cricket Club died in Littlehampton[22]
• Anita Roddick (1942–2007) founder of The Body Shop was born in Littlehampton and established the Body Shop headquarters in the town.
• Francis Rowe (1864–1928) cricketer for Essex County Cricket Club died in Littlehampton[23]

S

• John A. Scott (1948–) English-Australian poet, novelist and academic was born in Littlehampton

T

• Paul Tanqueray (1905–1991) photographer was born in Littlehampton[24]

See also

• List of people from Sussex

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