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==Notable people== [[File:PD James Cologne.JPG|thumb|PD James 2013]] In alphabetical order: *[[William Alwyn]] (1905β1985), composer, lived in Southwold for his last 25 years, with his second wife, the composer [[Doreen Carwithen]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=William Alwyn Website :: Biography & Works |url=http://www.williamalwyn.co.uk/biography |access-date=2020-10-10 |website=www.williamalwyn.co.uk}}</ref> *[[James Barker (Rhode Island official)|James Barker]] (1622β1702) was an early leader and deputy governor of the [[Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://sos.ri.gov/divisions/Civics-And-Education/RI-History |title=State list of lieutenant governors of Rhode Island Retrieved December 2017. |access-date=29 December 2017 |archive-date=21 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170521171700/http://sos.ri.gov/divisions/Civics-And-Education/RI-History |url-status=dead }}</ref> *[[Lewis Blake]] (born 1946), poet and artist *[[Jessie Forbes Cameron]] (1883β1968), a famed Scottish mathematician, died in Southwold. *[[Colin Cook (speedway)|Colin Cook]] (born 1954), English motorcycle speedway rider *[[Mark Crowe (footballer)|Mark Crowe]] (born 1965), professional footballer with over 100 professional appearances<ref>{{Cite web |title=Flown From the Nest - Mark Crowe |url=http://www.ex-canaries.co.uk/players/crowe.htm |access-date=2020-10-10 |website=www.ex-canaries.co.uk}}</ref> * [[Alexander Hyatt King]] (1911-1995), musicologist and bibliographer, founded the [[British Library Sound Archive|British Institute of Recorded Sound]]. *[[Michael Imison]] (born 1935), retired television director and literary agent<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0408202/ IMDb Database] retrieved December 2017.</ref> *[[P. D. James]] (1920β2014), crime writer<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://rsliterature.org/fellow/p-d-james-baroness-james-of-holland-park-obe-jp-3/ |title=Fellows Remembered, The Royal Society of Literature Retrieved December 2017. |access-date=29 December 2017 |archive-date=24 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024210206/https://rsliterature.org/fellow/p-d-james-baroness-james-of-holland-park-obe-jp-3/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> *[[Mother Maribel of Wantage]] (1887β1970), Anglican nun and artist<ref>Sister Janet, ''Mother Maribel of Wantage'', SPCK London (1973), p. 10.</ref> *[[Margaret Mellis]] (1914β2009), a modernist artist of the [[St Ives School]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-03-24 |title=Margaret Mellis: Painter and maker of driftwood collages |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/margaret-mellis-painter-and-maker-of-driftwood-collages-1652626.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220524/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/margaret-mellis-painter-and-maker-of-driftwood-collages-1652626.html |archive-date=24 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |access-date=2020-10-10 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref> *[[John Miller (journalist and author)|John Miller]] (1932β2020), a journalist and writer whose work was based mainly in Russia, served as Mayor of Southwold in 2002. *[[Geoffrey Munn]] (born 1953), television presenter for BBC's ''[[Antiques Roadshow]]'' lives near Southwold.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.eadt.co.uk/ea-life/suffolk-through-my-viewfinder-1-638532 |title=Suffolk through my viewfinder |first=Steven |last=Russell |website=East Anglian Daily Times |date=11 September 2010 |access-date=5 March 2019}}</ref> *[[George Orwell]] (1903β1950), writer<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/uk-england-suffolk-44197314 |title= George Orwell's Southwold home gets fresh plaque |date=21 May 2018 |work=BBC News |access-date=3 September 2020}}</ref> *[[Martin Shaw (composer)|Martin Shaw]] (1875β1958), theatre producer, composer and conductor<ref>{{Cite web |title=Martin Shaw - an appreciation by Erik Routley MusicWeb-International |url=http://www.musicweb-international.com/shaw/index.htm |access-date=2020-10-10 |website=www.musicweb-international.com}}</ref> *[[Stephen Southwold]] (pseudonym, 1887β1964), schoolmaster and prolific writer *[[Agnes Strickland]] (1796β1874), historical writer and poet<ref>[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Strickland,_Agnes_(DNB00) Dictionary of National Biography, 1885β1900, Volume 55, Strickland, Agnes Retrieved December 2017.]</ref> *[[Felix Swinstead]] (1880-1959), pianist and composer, died in Southwold *[[Henry Winslow Woollett]] (1895β1969), World War I [[flying ace]] *[[John Youngs (minister)|John Youngs]] (c. 1598β1672), a Puritan minister, founded [[Southold (town), New York|Southold, New York]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Church of St Edmund, King and Martyr |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/suffolk/content/articles/2005/07/05/coast05walks_david_weight_feature.shtml |access-date=2020-10-10 |website=www.bbc.co.uk |language=en-gb}}</ref>
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