Editing Lowestoft (section)

==Notable people==
The Elizabethan pamphleteer [[Thomas Nashe]], a father of modern journalism and a primary source for the literary milieux of [[William Shakespeare]], was born in Lowestoft in 1567.<ref>Nicholl, Charles. ''A Cup of News: The Life of Thomas Nashe''. Routledge & Kegan Paul. 1984, p. 11.</ref> [[Robert Potter (translator)|Robert Potter]], poet and translator of Greek drama, was Vicar of Lowestoft until 1804. The 19th-century writer and traveller [[George Borrow]] lived at [[Oulton Broad]] for many years and wrote most of his books there. Lieutenant General Sir [[Edwin Alderson]] also lived at Oulton Broad, on a houseboat, and died in 1927 at the since-demolished Royal Hotel in Lowestoft, where he had been staying for his last month.<ref name="lj17dec27">General's Death – Sir Edwin Alderson's Lowestoft Yachting Associations, ''Lowestoft Journal'', 17 December 1927.</ref>

Admiral [[John Ashby (Royal Navy officer)|Sir John Ashby]], who commanded [[HMS Royal James (1675)|HMS ''Victory'']] at the [[Battles of Barfleur and La Hogue]] in 1692, grew up in Suffolk and is buried in Lowestoft. A memorial is sited in St Margaret's Church. Admiral [[Sir Thomas Allin, 1st Baronet|Sir Thomas Allin]], a commander at the [[Battle of Lowestoft]] on 13 June 1665 was awarded a knighthood on 24 June and appointed an Admiral of the Blue squadron. He lived in a family house in High Street until his victories enabled him to move to a grander country residence, [[Somerleyton Hall]].{{citation needed|date=February 2019}} Vice Admiral [[James Richard Dacres (1788–1853)|James Dacres]] fought in wars against America in the 19th century and was born in the town. [[Claud Castleton]]  of the Australian Army and [[Victoria Cross]] recipient was born in Kirkley{{citation needed|date=June 2019}} and Captain [[Thomas Crisp]], Royal Navy officer and Victoria Cross recipient, was born in the town – one of the town's main roads is named after him. [[Robert William Hook]], [[coxswain]] at the [[Royal National Lifeboat Institution|RNLI]] in Lowestoft from 1853 to 1883 and who has been credited with saving more than 600 lives in his career, with Lowestoft RNLI and with private companies. He was born in Lowestoft, lived and worked there all his life, and is buried in [[Lowestoft Cemetery]].

Sir [[Samuel Morton Peto]], bought [[Somerleyton Hall]] in 1843 and has one of the town's main roads named after him. He was influential in developing the town's railway links and harbour. [[Christopher Cockerell|Sir Christopher Cockerell]], inventor of the [[hovercraft]], lived at Oulton Broad, and tested craft in [[Somerleyton]] at Fritton Lake. The astronomer [[Fiammetta Wilson]] was born in the town in 1864, with a birth name of Helen Francis Worthington. Economist [[Dennis Robertson (economist)|Sir Dennis Holme Robertson]] was born in Lowestoft in 1890. He was educated on a scholarship at Eton, and read Classics and Economics at Trinity College, Cambridge before teaching at Cambridge University, working closely with [[John Maynard Keynes|Keynes]]. The philanthropist Howard Hollingsworth, co-founder of [[Bourne & Hollingsworth]] Department Store, visited Lowestoft in 1908 and later bought and renovated the burnt-out Briar Clyffe House and grounds on Gunton Cliff.<ref name="local2006">[http://www.lowestoftlocalhistory.co.uk/archive/feb06.htm 26 January 2006, "Howard Hollingsworth, Lowestoft's first Freeman" – by Colin Dixon], Lowestoft Archaeological and Local History Society, 26 January 2006. Retrieved 14 July 2013.</ref> He became a Lowestoft benefactor, and on the death of his friend Nicholas Everitt, bought his estate at [[Oulton Broad]] and gave it to Lowestoft for a public park.<ref name=na>[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=175-849&cid=-1#-1 Evidences to title to the North Cove Hall Estate], National Archives. Retrieved 14 July 2013.</ref> He was made the first Freeman of the Borough of Lowestoft in 1929.<ref name=local2006/> Roland Aubrey Leighton, fiancé of Vera Brittain, immortalised in her WW1 autobiography ''Testament of Youth'', lived with his family at Heather Cliff on Gunton Cliff.

The composer [[Benjamin Britten]] was born in Lowestoft in 1913. He has been called "without a doubt the greatest English classical composer of the last century"<ref name="britten">Kennedy.M (2002) [https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2002/oct/17/artsandhumanities.arts?INTCMP=SRCH Makeshift studio listed], ''The Guardian'', 17 October 2002. Retrieved 28 March 2011.</ref> and "the only person of real celebrity to have emerged from darkest Lowestoft."<ref name="darkness">M. Foreman (2004) [https://www.theguardian.com/music/2004/feb/19/popandrock2?INTCMP=SRCH Lowestoft's Dark stars], ''The Guardian'', 19 February 2004. Retrieved 28 April 2011.</ref> [[The Benjamin Britten High School]] and a small town shopping centre are named after him. The artist Mark Burrell (born in Lowestoft in 1957) has a studio in the town and often features Lowestoft's landmarks and local people in his paintings. He is a leading member of the North Sea Magical Realists.

The children's author and illustrator [[Michael Foreman (author/illustrator)|Michael Foreman]], born in 1938, spent his childhood in [[Pakefield]], where his mother kept a grocer's shop.<ref name="darkness"/> He went to Pakefield Primary School, and played on Hilly Green – stories of which are recorded in his book ''War Boy''. The author and illustrator [[James Mayhew]] lived in the town and studied at Lowestoft School of Art. Photographer [[George Davison (photographer)|George Davison]] was also born in Lowestoft. Jayne-Marie Barker, author of the Inspector Allen mysteries, grew up at Oulton Broad and has used Lowestoft as an inspiration for her books.<ref name=lowjournal28sep12>[http://www.lowestoftjournal.co.uk/news/oulton_broad_author_to_make_lowestoft_appearance_1_1531774? Oulton Broad author to make Lowestoft appearance], ''Lowestoft Journal'', 28 September 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2014.</ref> Author [[Mark Dawson (writer)|Mark Dawson]] was born in the town.{{citation needed|date=February 2021}}

The comedian and actor [[Karl Theobald]] was born in Lowestoft, as were BBC Radio 4 newsreader and television presenter [[Zeb Soanes]] and DJ and BBC radio presenter [[Tim Westwood]]. Historian and author  [[Ivan Bunn]] was born in Kirkley and still resides in Lowestoft. Three founder members of [[The Darkness (band)|The Darkness]] rock band were educated in [[Kirkley]] (Namely [[Justin Hawkins]], his brother [[Dan Hawkins (musician)|Dan Hawkins]] and [[Ed Graham]].) Some of their songs feature local landmarks or stories such as "[[Black Shuck]]".<ref name="darkness"/> [[Lil' Chris]] featured in [[Channel 4]]'s ''[[Rock School]]'', filmed at Kirkley high school (now [[East Point Academy]]) and went on to a musical career. [[Leanne Mitchell]], winner of the first ''[[The Voice UK]]'' series, lives in the town.<ref name=lj1jun12>[http://www.lowestoftjournal.co.uk/news/oulton_broad_singer_leanne_mitchell_faces_final_stage_fight_in_bbc_one_show_the_voice_1_1395872 Oulton Broad singer Leanne Mitchell faces final stage fight in BBC One show The Voice], ''Lowestoft Journal'', 1 June 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2016.</ref>

Sports people associated with Lowestoft include the England football captain [[Terry Butcher]], who was educated there, and [[Peter Wright (darts player)|Peter Wright]], a Darts World Champion who spent formative years there. Others include former [[Ipswich Town]] goalkeeper [[Laurie Sivell]], [[Norwich City]] defenders [[Paul Haylock]] and [[Daryl Sutch]], former football player and manager [[Richard Money]], [[New York Mets]] pitcher [[Les Rohr]] and [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] Bronze medal-winning middleweight boxer [[Anthony Ogogo]].