Editing Bournemouth (section)

== Notable people ==
[[File:Bournemouth Blue Plaques- No. 25 - Hubert Parry (geograph 4429939).jpg|thumb|A blue plaque marking the birthplace of Hubert Parry at 2, Richmond Terrace, Bournemouth]]
{{main|List of people from Bournemouth}}

A number of famous people came from Bournemouth. [[Tony Hancock]]<ref>[https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/info/50050/culture_arts_and_heritage/190/statues_and_public_art/10 Birmingham City Council Website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170929000915/https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/info/50050/culture_arts_and_heritage/190/statues_and_public_art/10 |date=29 September 2017 }} retrieved 28 September 2017</ref><ref>[http://www.tonyhancockarchives.org.uk/index.htm The Tony Hancock Archives website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171102041639/http://www.tonyhancockarchives.org.uk/index.htm |date=2 November 2017 }} retrieved 28 September 2017</ref> lived for most of his early life in hotels in Bournemouth run by his parents.

A number of actors came from Bournemouth, including [[Juliette Kaplan]]<ref>[http://www.juliettekaplan.com/aboutme.htm Juliette Kaplan website, autobiography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170929091101/http://www.juliettekaplan.com/aboutme.htm |date=29 September 2017 }} retrieved 28 September 2017</ref> from the BBC comedy ''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]'', [[Ray Lonnen]]<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2014/jul/13/ray-lonnen The Guardian website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170929044240/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2014/jul/13/ray-lonnen |date=29 September 2017 }} retrieved 28 September 2017</ref> from the series ''[[The Sandbaggers]]'' (1978–80), [[Alison Newman]], actress who played [[Hazel Bailey]]<ref>[http://metro.co.uk/2008/04/15/wag-mobbed-in-gay-club-85185/ Metro website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170929044207/http://metro.co.uk/2008/04/15/wag-mobbed-in-gay-club-85185/ |date=29 September 2017 }} retrieved 28 September 2017</ref> in ''Footballers' Wives'' and DI [[Samantha Keeble]]<ref>[http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/eastenders/news/a132574/ex-wives-actress-lands-enders-stint/ Digital Spy website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170929064028/http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/eastenders/news/a132574/ex-wives-actress-lands-enders-stint/ |date=29 September 2017 }} retrieved 28 September 2017</ref> in ''[[EastEnders]]''. [[Jack Donnelly]] (born 1985) actor, played the role of Jason<ref>[http://metro.co.uk/2013/09/26/atlantis-actor-jack-donnelly-this-is-the-biggest-thing-ive-done-in-my-career-by-a-long-long-way-4111321/ Metro website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202064533/http://metro.co.uk/2013/09/26/atlantis-actor-jack-donnelly-this-is-the-biggest-thing-ive-done-in-my-career-by-a-long-long-way-4111321/ |date=2 February 2017 }} retrieved 28 September 2017</ref> in the BBC series ''[[Atlantis (TV series)|Atlantis]]'' and [[Sophie Rundle]] (born 1988) actress, portrayed Ada Shelby<ref>[http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/tv/peaky-blinders-battle-speak-1920s-5778315 Birmingham Mail website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170929001051/http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/tv/peaky-blinders-battle-speak-1920s-5778315 |date=29 September 2017 }} retrieved 28 September 2017</ref> in the BBC One series ''[[Peaky Blinders (TV series)|Peaky Blinders]]'' and [[Ben Hardy (actor)|Ben Hardy]] (born 1991) actor, played [[Peter Beale]]<ref>[http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/eastenders/news/a611115/eastenders-ben-hardy-to-leave-peter-beale-role/ Digital Spy website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170929062524/http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/eastenders/news/a611115/eastenders-ben-hardy-to-leave-peter-beale-role/ |date=29 September 2017 }} retrieved 28 September 2017</ref> in ''EastEnders''. Renowned actors [[Christian Bale]] and [[Millie Bobby Brown]] both lived in Bournemouth for parts of their childhood.

Women's rights and temperance campaigner [[Emily Langton Massingberd]] (1847-1897) built and sometime lived in the Red House, now the [[Langtry Manor|Langtry Manor Hotel]] in Bournemouth.<ref name=camp>[[Anthony J. Camp|Camp, Anthony J.]] [http://anthonyjcamp.com/page10.htm Additions and Corrections to ''Royal Mistresses and Bastards: Fact and Fiction 1714–1936'' (2007)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160206150029/http://anthonyjcamp.com/page10.htm |date=6 February 2016 }}. ''AnthonyJCamp.com''. Retrieved 22 December 2015.</ref>  Authors [[Radclyffe Hall]] (1880–1943)<ref>[http://biography.yourdictionary.com/radclyffe-hall Your Dictionary website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161129025548/http://biography.yourdictionary.com/radclyffe-hall |date=29 November 2016 }} retrieved 28 September 2017</ref> poet and author, who wrote ''[[The Well of Loneliness]]'' a groundbreaking work in lesbian literature came from Bournemouth and [[Dilys Powell]]  (1901–1995)<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituarydilys-powell-1585062.html The Independent website;  Obituary, Dilys Powell] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150416111930/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituarydilys-powell-1585062.html |date=16 April 2015 }} retrieved 28 September 2017</ref> journalist, film critic of ''The Sunday Times'' for over fifty years went to school there. [[Patrick Ensor]] (1946–2007)<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2007/jul/06/guardianweekly.guardianweekly1 The Guardian website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170929044137/https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2007/jul/06/guardianweekly.guardianweekly1 |date=29 September 2017 }} retrieved 28 September 2017</ref> editor of ''Guardian Weekly'' from 1993 to 2007 also came from Bournemouth.

Bournemouth has been home to a number of musicians, including [[Andy Summers]], the renowned musician from the globally acclaimed band, [[The Police]], who was born on 31 December 1942, and spent his formative years in Bournemouth. Summers discovered his passion for music there and honed his skills on the guitar playing with local bands. His musical journey led him to The Police, where his intricate guitar work became iconic. Additionally, Summers enjoyed a successful solo career, blending rock, jazz, and world music in his critically acclaimed solo albums. Collaborations with fellow Bournemouth native [[Robert Fripp]] showcased his virtuosity and artistic prowess that also spans other artistic disciplines - film composing, writing, film making, and photography.
[[Max Bygraves]] (1922–2012)<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2012/sep/01/max-bygraves-obituary-comedian-singer The Guardian website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170929044054/https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2012/sep/01/max-bygraves-obituary-comedian-singer |date=29 September 2017 }} retrieved 28 September 2017</ref><ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vpRAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=96QMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2540,2404824&dq=max+bygraves&hl=en The Glasgow Herald, Aug 10, 1974] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160506014229/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vpRAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=96QMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2540,2404824&dq=max+bygraves&hl=en |date=6 May 2016 }} retrieved 28 September 2017</ref> comedian, singer, actor and variety performer. The composer [[Sir Hubert Parry]] (1848–1918) was born in Bournemouth. One of Britain's most prolific composers of choral music he is probably best known for his setting to [[William Blake|William Blake's]] words of [[And did those feet in ancient time|Jerusalem.]]<ref name="walker2009">{{Cite book|title=Bournemouth 1810-2010: Bicentennial Special|last=Walker|first=John|year=2009|pages=C-4}}</ref> [[Alex James (musician)|Alex James]], best known as the bassist of the [[Rock music|rock]] band [[Blur (band)|Blur]], attended [[Bournemouth School]] before moving to London.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Blackledge |first=Richard |date=13 January 2023 |title=Blur's Alex James goes back to his old school and gets a big surprise |url=https://www.dorset.live/whats-on/music-nightlife/blur-star-alex-james-goes-8026412 |access-date=22 June 2023 |website=dorsetlive |language=en}}</ref> The rock band [[King Crimson]] included many musicians from Bournemouth<ref>[http://www.allmusic.com/artist/king-crimson-mn0000076057/biography AllMusic website, Biography by Bruce Eder] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170929001051/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/king-crimson-mn0000076057/biography |date=29 September 2017 }} retrieved 28 September 2017</ref> including brothers [[Michael Giles]] (drums) and [[Peter Giles (musician)|Peter Giles]] (bass).

Bournemouth has been the home of sporting world champions: [[Freddie Mills]] (1919–1965), who won the World Light Heavyweight title in 1948.<ref>[http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/features/snapshotsofthepast/9044403.Boxing_champ_was_not_run_of_the_Mills/ Bournemouth Echo website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729053801/http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/features/snapshotsofthepast/9044403.Boxing_champ_was_not_run_of_the_Mills/ |date=29 July 2017 }} retrieved 28 September 2017</ref><ref>[http://www.bournemouth.gov.uk/NewsEvents/SpotlightFeatures/SupportingContent/BournemouthBrouchure08.pdf Bournemouth Council website] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130620195158/http://www.bournemouth.gov.uk/NewsEvents/SpotlightFeatures/SupportingContent/BournemouthBrouchure08.pdf |date=20 June 2013 }} retrieved 28 September 2017</ref> Another famous sportsman, the athlete [[Charles Bennett (athlete)|Charles Bennett]] (1870–1948), lived in the town after he retired.<ref>[https://shapwickmile.wordpress.com/charles-bennett/ Bournemouth Athletic Club & Wimborne Athletic Club] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170929001207/https://shapwickmile.wordpress.com/charles-bennett/ |date=29 September 2017 }} retrieved 28 September 2017</ref> Bennett, was the first British track and field athlete to become Olympic Champion, winning two gold medals and a silver at the [[1900 Summer Olympics|Paris Games in 1900]]. The tennis player and [[Wimbledon Championships]] winner [[Virginia Wade]] was born in Bournemouth.<ref name="walker2009"/><ref>[http://virginia-wade.com/career.html Official Website of Virginia Wade] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313102731/http://virginia-wade.com/career.html |date=13 March 2016 }} retrieved 28 September 2017</ref> Colonel [[Edmond Cotter]], a runner-up player for the [[Royal Engineers A.F.C.|Royal Engineers]] team in the inaugural [[1872 FA Cup Final]], and later in life an [[Irish Republican]], died at Bournemouth in 1934.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Warsop|first1=Keith|title=The Early F.A. Cup Finals and the Southern Amateurs|publisher=Soccer Data|year=2004|page=69|isbn=1-899468-78-1}}</ref>

Three recipients of the [[Victoria Cross]] (VC) came from Bournemouth. [[Frederick Charles Riggs]] (1888–1918),<ref>[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~bfhs/art15.html Burgum Family History Society Journal; Summer 1998] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110421051504/http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~bfhs/art15.html |date=21 April 2011 }} retrieved 28 September 2017</ref> [[Cecil Noble]]  (1891–1915),<ref>[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/29146/supplement/4143 The London Gazette, 27 April 1915] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171006152234/https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/29146/supplement/4143 |date=6 October 2017 }} retrieved 28 September 2017</ref> and Lieutenant Colonel [[Derek Anthony Seagrim]]  (1903–1943),<ref>[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/36013/supplement/2141 The London Gazette, 11 May 1943] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171006190913/https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/36013/supplement/2141 |date=6 October 2017 }} retrieved 28 September 2017</ref><ref>[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/theartofwar/valgal/valour/INF3_0474.htm Lieutenant Colonel D.A. Seagrim" by Sax, 1943. Pencil and charcoal The National Archive] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170929001020/http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/theartofwar/valgal/valour/INF3_0474.htm |date=29 September 2017 }} retrieved 28 September 2017</ref> In addition five recipients of the VC died in Bournemouth - General Sir [[Reginald Hart]] (1848–1931),  [[Royal Navy]] Staff-Surgeon [[William Job Maillard]] (1863–1903), Second-Lieutenant [[Alfred Oliver Pollard]] (1893–1960), [[Joseph John Davies]] (1889–1976) and [[James Welch (VC)|James Welch]] (1889–1978).<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20041027213327/http://www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk/stewart/dorset.htm Location of grave and VC medal] ''(Dorset)''. Date retrieved 5 July 2023.</ref>{{better source needed|date=July 2023|reason=Website is a self-published source ([[WP:SPS]]) not a reliable source}}

A distinguished resident of Bournemouth was [[Donald Bailey (civil engineer)|Sir Donald Coleman Bailey]], (1901–1985) a civil engineer who invented the [[Bailey bridge]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070615101506/http://www.mabey.com/bailey.html Website of Mabey Bridge and Shore] retrieved 28 September 2017</ref> Bailey was knighted in 1946 for his bridge design when he was living  in [[Southbourne, Dorset|Southbourne]] in Bournemouth.
[[File:Mary Shelley Blue Plaque on the Wall of St Peter's Churchyard, Bournemouth.jpg|thumb|right|Blue Plaque on the Wall of St Peter's Churchyard commemorating the resting place of members of the Shelley family.]]
The heart of [[Percy Bysshe Shelley]], together with [[Mary Shelley]] and her mother [[Mary Wollstonecraft]] and father [[William Godwin]], are all buried at [[St Peter's Church, Bournemouth]]. Percy's and Mary's son, [[Sir Percy Shelley, 3rd Baronet]], lived at Boscombe Manor, now the Shelley Manor Medical Centre, and is also buried in the same vault at St Peter's.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Rabbitts |first1=Paul |last2=Gordon |first2=Liz |date=2020 |title=Bournemouth in 50 Buildings |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q1wuEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT38 |location=Stroud, Gloucestershire |publisher=Amberley Publishing |chapter=11. Shelley Theatre |isbn=978-1445696157}}</ref>