Editing Newark-on-Trent (section)

==Notable people==
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===Armed forces===
*[[Gonville Bromhead]] (1845–1891), army officer and [[Victoria Cross]] recipient educated at [[Magnus Grammar School]]
*[[John Cartwright (political reformer)|John Cartwright]] (1740–1824), naval officer, militia major and political reformer educated in Newark.

===Fine arts===
*[[William Caparne]] (1855–1940) – botanical artist and horticulturalist born in Newark
*[[William Cubley]] (1816–1896) – artist settled in Newark
*[[William Nicholson (artist)|William Nicholson]] (1872–1949) – painter and illustrator born in Newark

===Literature===
*[[George Allen (publisher)|George Allen]] (1832–1907) – engraver and publisher born in Newark
*[[John Barnard (biographer)|John Barnard]] (died 1683) – biographer and religious writer, who died in Newark
*[[Cornelius Brown]] (1852–1907) – journalist and historian, ''[[Newark Advertiser]]''<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.nottshistory.org.uk/Brown1896/brown.htm |title=Nottinghamshire history > A History of Nottinghamshire, (1896) |website=nottshistory.org.uk |access-date=5 May 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160303184943/http://www.nottshistory.org.uk/Brown1896/brown.htm |archive-date=3 March 2016}}</ref>
*[[Henry Constable]] (1562–1613) – poet (early [[sonnet]]eer) born in Newark<ref>{{Cite book |title = Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, ed. Kimball G. Everingham |last=Richardson |first=Douglas |location=Salt Lake City |year=2011 |edition=2nd |volume=I |isbn=978-1449966379}}</ref><ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Constable, Henry |volume= 6 |last= Gosse |first= Edmund William |author-link= Edmund William Gosse| page = 982 |short= 1}}</ref>
*[[Winifred Gales]] (1761–1839) – novelist and memoirist<ref>R. B. Elliot (1986) and Winifred Marshall Gales, ''Dictionary of North Carolina Biography'' (Vol. 2, pp. 270). Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press</ref>
*[[Matt Haig]] (born 1975) - author and journalist grew up in the town<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/jul/14/matt-haig-made-in-newark-on-trent | title=Matt Haig on Newark-on-Trent: 'I didn't know where I wanted to escape to. Anywhere would do' | newspaper=The Guardian | date=14 July 2018 | last1=Haig | first1=Matt }}</ref>
*[[Thomas William Robertson|T. W. Robertson]] (1829–1871) – playwright and innovative stage director<ref>ODNB entry: [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/23814 Retrieved 9 September 2011. Subscription required.]</ref>

===Music===
*[[John Blow]] (1649–1708) – composer and organist<ref>ODNB entry: [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/2704 Retrieved 9 September 2011. Subscription required.]</ref>
*[[Ian Burden]] (born 1957) – keyboard player with [[the Human League]]
* [[Archie Camden]] (1888–1979) – bassoonist, born in Stodman Street, Newark<ref>'Archie Camden Back in Newark', in ''The Newark Advertiser'', 30 November 1968, p. 24</ref>
*[[Jay McGuiness]] (born 1990) – singer with [[The Wanted]]<ref>This Is Nottingham site: [http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/Interview-boyband-Wanted/story-12168861-detail/story.html Retrieved 19 June 2011.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120908001449/http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/Interview-boyband-Wanted/story-12168861-detail/story.html |date=8 September 2012 }}</ref>

===Politics and government===
*[[Richard Alexander (UK politician)|Richard Alexander]] (1934–2008) – Conservative politician<ref>Obituary: [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/1897456/Richard-Alexander.html Retrieved 9 September 2011.] {{Webarchive |url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170704213919/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/1897456/Richard-Alexander.html |date=4 July 2017}}</ref>
*[[Edward Bishop, Baron Bishopston|Ted Bishop]] (1920–1984) – Labour politician, created Baron Bishopston of Newark in the County of Nottinghamshire
*[[William Robert Bousfield]] (1854–1943) – Conservative politician, lawyer and psychologist born in Newark
*Sir [[Bryce Chudleigh Burt]] (1881–1943) – administrator in the [[British Raj]] born in Newark
*[[John Cartwright (political reformer)|John Cartwright]] (1740–1824) – politician and preacher, attended Newark Grammar School.
*[[Robert Constable (died 1591)|Robert Constable]] (1522–1591) – parliamentarian and soldier
*[[Sir Robert Heron, 2nd Baronet|Robert Heron]] (1765–1854) – Whig politician.<ref>ODNB entry: [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/13091 Retrieved 9 September 2011. Subscription required.]</ref>
*[[Robert Jenrick]] (born 1982) – Conservative politician, MP for Newark since June 2014
*[[King John of England]] (1166–1216) – died in Newark.
*[[Fiona Jones]] (1957–2007) – Labour politician, MP for Newark<ref>"Fiona Jones; Obituary". Telegraph.co.uk (Telegraph Media Group). 8 February 2007. Retrieved 2008-11-01.</ref>
*[[Nigel Doughty]] (1957–2012) – Former Assistant Treasurer of the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]]. Former [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest Football Club]] owner, born in Newark 
*[[Patrick Mercer]] (born 1956) – Conservative politician, MP for Newark 2001–2014
*[[Arthur Richardson (politician)|Arthur Richardson]] (1860–1936) – Liberal/Labour politician who attended Magnus Grammar School

===Religion===
*[[Alexander of Lincoln]] (died 1148) – [[Bishop of Lincoln]], founded a hospital for [[leper]]s in Newark.
*[[Annette Cooper]] (born 1953) – Anglican [[Archdeacon of Colchester]], educated at Lilley and Stone Girls' High School in Newark
*[[John Burdett Wittenoom]] (1788–1855) – pioneer cleric and headmaster in [[Swan River Colony]], Australia, born in Newark

===Science and technology===
*[[John Arderne]] (1307–1392) – notable surgeon, lived in Newark in early life.
*[[Basil Baily]] (1869–1942) – architect
*[[Francis Clater]] (1756–1823) – farrier and veterinary writer
*[[Godfrey Hounsfield]] (1919–2004) – electrical engineer, Nobel Laureate in medicine, inventor of the [[X-ray computed tomography|CT scanner]]<ref>ODNB entry: [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/93911 Retrieved 9 September 2011. Subscription required.]</ref>
*[[Rupert Sheldrake]] (born 1942) – biochemist and [[parapsychology]] researcher born in Newark
*[[Giovanni Francisco Vigani]] ({{Circa|1650}}–1712) – chemist from [[Verona]], who first settled in Newark in 1682
*[[Frederick Smeeton Williams]] (1829–1886) – writer on railways<ref>ODNB entry: [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/29503 Retrieved 9 September 2011. Subscription required.]</ref>

===Sports===
*[[David Avanesyan]] (born 15 August 1988) – professional boxer
*[[Steve Baines]] (born 1954) – League footballer and referee<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080212193554/http://www.chesterfield-fc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/PastPlayersDetail/0,,10435~73481,00.html Playing profile] : [[Chesterfield FC]] Official website.</ref>
*[[Craig Dudley]] (born 1979) – professional association footballer
*[[Harry Hall (footballer, born 1893)|Harry Hall]] (born 1893 – death date unknown) – professional association footballer
*[[Willie Hall (English footballer)|Willie Hall]] (1912–1967) – Notts County, Tottenham Hotspur and England footballer
*[[Dusty Hare]] (born 1952) – rugby union international
*[[Phil Joslin (referee)|Phil Joslin]] (born 1959) – league football referee<ref>[http://www.football-lineups.com/referee/281/ Retrieved 9 September 2011.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210913084648/https://www.football-lineups.com/referee/281/ |date=13 September 2021 }} See his page for further references.</ref>
*[[Mary King (equestrian)|Mary King]] (born Thomson, 1961) – Olympic equestrian sportswoman
*[[Sam McMahon (footballer)|Sam McMahon]] (born 1976) – professional association footballer<ref>Soccerbase [http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=5250 Retrieved 27 January 2016.] {{Webarchive |url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160201215650/http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=5250 |date=1 February 2016}}</ref>
*[[Shane Nicholson (footballer)|Shane Nicholson]] (born 1970) – league footballer<ref>Soccer Base [http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=5857 Retrieved 9 September 2011.] {{Webarchive |url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121104061107/http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=5857 |date=4 November 2012}}</ref>
*[[Henry Slater (cricketer, born 1839)|Henry Slater]] (1839–1905) – first-class cricketer born in Newark
*[[Mark Smalley]] (born 1965) – professional association footballer born in Newark
*[[William Streets]] (born 1772, fl. 1792–1803) – cricketer<ref>Cricket Archive site: [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/37/37755/37755.html Retrieved 9 September 2011.] {{Webarchive |url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171027181434/http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/37/37755/37755.html |date=27 October 2017 }}</ref>
*[[Chad Sugden]] (born 27 April 1994) – professional boxer born in Newark

===Stage and screen===
*[[Arthur Leslie]] (1899–1970) – actor and playwright, born in Newark
*[[Norman Pace]] (born 1953) – actor and comedian
*[[Terence Longdon]] (1922–2011) – screen actor<ref>Obituary: [https://www.theguardian.com/film/2011/jun/13/terence-longdon-obituary Retrieved 9 September 2011.] {{Webarchive |url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160330010309/http://www.theguardian.com/film/2011/jun/13/terence-longdon-obituary |date=30 March 2016 }}</ref>
*[[Donald Wolfit]] (1902–1968) – Shakespearean actor<ref>[http://www.magnuscofe.notts.sch.uk/historyalumni.htm Magnus School, History & Alumni] {{Webarchive |url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120709090536/http://www.magnuscofe.notts.sch.uk/historyalumni.htm |date=9 July 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.nndb.com/people/590/000278753/ |title=Donald Wolfit |website=nndb.com |access-date=5 May 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160702223223/http://www.nndb.com/people/590/000278753/ |archive-date=2 July 2016}}</ref>
*[[Toby Kebbell]] (born 1982) – actor educated at the Grove School<ref>"Toby Kebbell Drops Out and Tunes In" [http://gregtruman.com/toby-kebbell-drops-out-and-tunes-in Retrieved 3 December 2017] {{Webarchive |url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171205094509/http://gregtruman.com/toby-kebbell-drops-out-and-tunes-in/ |date=5 December 2017}}</ref>
*[[Nathan Foad]] (born 1992) – actor and writer