Editing Uttoxeter (section)

==Notable people==
[[File:Thomas Allen.jpg|thumb|140px|[[Thomas Allen (mathematician)|Thomas Allen]], late 18C.]]
[[File:Shane meadows.jpg|thumb|140px|[[Shane Meadows]], 2009]]
*[[Thomas Alleyne]] (c. 1488–1558) priest who founded [[Thomas Alleyne's High School]], Uttoxeter. and [[Alleyne's Academy]], in [[Stone, Staffordshire|Stone]].
*[[Thomas Blagrave]] (died 1590) acting [[Master of the Revels]] in 1573–1579.
*[[Thomas Allen (mathematician)|Thomas Allen]] (1542–1632), English mathematician and astrologer was born in the town.<ref>{{Cite EB1911 |wstitle=Allen,_Thomas |volume=01 |short=x}}</ref>  
*Sir [[Simon Degge]], (1612–1703) antiquary, wrote notes on ''Plot's Natural History of Staffordshire''.<ref>{{Cite DNB |wstitle=Degge,_Simon |volume=14 |short=x}}</ref>
*[[Robert Bakewell (ironsmith)|Robert Bakewell]], (1682–1752) artist and metal worker, was born in the town.
*[[Alan Gardner, 1st Baron Gardner]] (1742–1809), who commanded a younger [[Horatio Nelson|Nelson]], was born at the manor house in the town.<ref>{{Cite DNB |wstitle=Gardner,_Alan |volume=20 |short=x}}</ref>
*[[Samuel March Phillipps]] (1780–1862) civil servant, legal writer and [[Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department]] from 1827 to 1848.<ref>{{Cite DNB |wstitle=Phillipps,_Samuel_March |volume=45 |short=x}}</ref>
*[[Samuel Bentley]] (1785–1868) English printer and antiquarian.<ref>{{Cite DNB |wstitle=Bentley,_Samuel |volume=04 |short=x}}</ref>
*[[Thomas Kynnersley]] (1839–1874), naval officer and later MP in New Zealand, was born in town.
*[[Lewis Hall (mayor)|Lewis Hall]] (1860–1933) became a dental surgeon and politician in British Columbia, Canada.
*[[Joseph Cyril Bamford]] (1916–2001), industrialist founder of [[JCB (heavy equipment manufacturer)|JCB]], was born at what is now the Parks.
*[[Peter Vaughan]] (1923–2016) television and film actor, lived in the town and attended [[Uttoxeter Grammar School]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Peter Vaughan | publisher=IMDb | date=2008-04-11 | url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0891092/ | access-date=2023-04-21}}</ref>
*[[Dave Sampson]] (1941–2014), a rock singer, was born in the town.
*[[Anthony Bamford]] (born 1945), a billionaire industrialist and Ferrari collector, son of [[Joseph Cyril Bamford]], was born in Uttoxeter.
*[[Ruth Gledhill]], (born 1959) journalist, lived in [[Gratwich]] and attended [[Thomas Alleyne's High School]].
*[[Shane Meadows]] (born 1972), writer and film director known for ''[[This Is England]]'', was born and brought up in Uttoxeter.
*[[Aaron Jeffcoate]] (born 1993), actor known for ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]'' and ''[[The Terror (TV series)|The Terror]]'', was brought up and lives in Uttoxeter.
*Shawn Sanbrooke (born 1993), social media personality known for his ''Theme Park Worldwide'' [[YouTube]] channel (which as of March 2025 has over 410,000 subscribers), was brought up and lives in Uttoxeter. He is renowned and gained early notoriety for his coverage of the nearby [[Alton Towers]] theme park.
[[File:Adam Peaty Olympics 2016 (cropped).jpg|thumb|140px|[[Adam Peaty]], 2016]]

===Sport===
*[[Vincent Blore]] (1908–1997), football goalkeeper, played for the ''Uttoxeter Amateurs'' and several other clubs.
*[[Roger de Ville]] (1935–2021) played first class cricket for Derbyshire 1963–1964.
*[[Bartley Gorman]] (1944–2002), bare-knuckle boxer, lived for many years in the town and died there.
*[[Gary Croft]] (born 1974), footballer, grew up here and attended Alleynes.<ref>{{cite web | title=Gary Croft - Football Stats - No Club - Age 49 - 1992-2008 | website=Soccer Base | date=1974-02-17 | url=http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=1767 | access-date=2023-04-21}}</ref> He was the first English footballer to play whilst wearing an electronic tag. He scored 431 goals.
*[[Adam Peaty]] (born 1994), world record holder for the 50 m & 100 m breast stroke and gold medallist at the [[2016 Summer Olympics|2016]] and [[2020 Summer Olympics]]