Editing Devon (section)

==Notable Devonians==
{{Main|Notable people from Devon}}

Devon is known for its [[sailor|mariner]]s, such as Sir [[Francis Drake]], Sir [[Humphrey Gilbert]], Sir [[Richard Grenville (Elizabethan sailor)|Richard Grenville]], Sir [[Walter Raleigh]], and Sir [[Francis Chichester]]. [[Henry Every]], described as the most notorious pirate of the late 17th century, was probably born in the village of [[Newton Ferrers]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Pirates of the Americas |url=https://archive.org/details/piratesamericasv00marl |url-access=limited |last=Marley |first=David F. |year=2010 |publisher=ABC-CLIO |location=Santa Barbara, CA |isbn=978-1-59884-201-2 |page=[https://archive.org/details/piratesamericasv00marl/page/n609 589]}}</ref> [[John Oxenham]] (1536–1580) was a lieutenant of Drake but considered a pirate by the Spanish. [[Thomas Morton (colonist)|Thomas Morton]] (1576–1647) was an avid Elizabethan outdoorsman probably born in Devon who became an attorney for The Council For New England, and built the New England fur-trading-plantation called Ma-Re Mount or Merrymount around a West Country-style Maypole, much to the displeasure of Pilgrim and Puritan colonists. Morton wrote a 1637 book ''New English Canaan'' about his experiences, partly in verse, and may have thereby become America's first poet to write in English.<ref>''New English Canaan or New Canaan. Containing an abstract of New England, composed in three bookes. The first booke setting forth the originall of the natives, their manners and customes, together with their tractable nature and love towards the English. The second booke setting forth the naturall indowments of the country, and what staple commodities it yealdeth. The third booke setting forth, what people are planted there, their prosperity, what remarkable accidents have happened since the first planting of it, together with their tenents and practise of their church''. Written by Thomas Morton of Cliffords Inne gent, upon tenne yeares knowledge and experiment of the country. Amsterdam: Jacob Stam</ref> Another famous mariner and Devonian was [[Robert Falcon Scott]], the leader of the unfortunate [[Terra Nova Expedition]] to reach the geographical South Pole.<ref>H. G. R. King, 'Scott, Robert Falcon (1868–1912)', ''[[Oxford Dictionary of National Biography]]'', Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, January 2011 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/35994 accessed 21 June 2011]</ref> The poet [[Samuel Taylor Coleridge]], the crime writers [[Agatha Christie]] and [[Bertram Fletcher Robinson]], the Irish writer [[William Trevor]], and the poet [[Ted Hughes]] lived in Devon. The painter and founder of the [[Royal Academy]], [[Sir Joshua Reynolds]], was born in Devon. [[Chris Dawson (businessman)|Chris Dawson]], the billionaire owner of retailer The Range was born in Devon, where his business retains its head office in [[Plymouth]].

The actor [[Matthew Goode]] was raised in Devon, and [[Bradley James]], also an actor, was born there. The singer [[Joss Stone]] was brought up in Devon and frontman [[Chris Martin]] from the British rock group [[Coldplay]] was born there. [[Matt Bellamy]], [[Dominic Howard]] and [[Chris Wolstenholme]] from the English group [[Muse (band)|Muse]] all grew up in Devon and formed the band there. Dave Hill of rock band [[Slade]] was born in [[Flete House]] which is in the South Hams district of Devon. Singer-songwriter [[Ben Howard]] grew up in Totnes, a small town in Devon. Another famous Devonian is the model and actress [[Rosie Huntington-Whiteley]], who was born in [[Plymouth]] and raised in [[Tavistock]]. The singer and songwriter [[Rebecca Newman]] was born and raised in Exmouth.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/8216-Rising-star-8217-returns-Exmouth-support/story-17157815-detail/story.html |title='Rising star' returns to Exmouth to support RNLI |date=23 October 2012 |access-date=13 November 2016}}{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> [[Roger Deakins]], called "the pre-eminent [[cinematographer]] of our time", was born and lives in Devon.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Cinematographer Roger Deakins Takes Visceral Approach To His Craft |url=https://variety.com/2015/film/features/cinematographer-roger-deakins-takes-visceral-approach-to-his-craft-1201593464/ |magazine=Variety |date=4 October 2017 |access-date=20 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171211164026/http://variety.com/2015/film/features/cinematographer-roger-deakins-takes-visceral-approach-to-his-craft-1201593464/ |archive-date=11 December 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Ollie Watkins]] is an English professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]] for {{English football updater|AstonVil}} club [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] and the [[England national football team|England national team]]. He was born on 30 December 1995<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/198825/ollie-watkins |title=Ollie Watkins: Overview |publisher=ESPN |access-date=26 March 2021}}</ref> in [[Torbay Hospital]] in Torquay, Devon.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.torbayweekly.co.uk/news/home/1551610/south-devon-s-star-footballer-ollie-watkins-fires-england-into-euro-24-final.html |title= South Devon's star footballer Ollie Watkins fires England into Euro 24 final |date=10 July 2024|website=Torbay Today |access-date=13 July 2024}}</ref> Watkins grew up in nearby Newton Abbot and attended [[South Dartmoor Community College]] in [[Ashburton, Devon|Ashburton]]. Similarly, the former [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]], [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] and England national team professional footballer [[Trevor Francis]] originated from Devon. He was born and schooled in Plymouth and was the first English footballer to cost £1&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite news |last=Briggs |first=Simon |date=9 February 2009 |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/nottingham-forest/4560618/The-day-Trevor-Francis-broke-footballs-1m-mark.html |title=The day Trevor Francis broke football's £1m mark |work=The Telegraph |access-date=29 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150306063323/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/nottingham-forest/4560618/The-day-Trevor-Francis-broke-footballs-1m-mark.html |archive-date=6 March 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Swimmer [[Sharron Davies]]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.plymouth.gov.uk/newsreleases?newsid=128760 |title=New centre to honour Plymouth Olympian Sharron Davies |publisher=Plymouth City Council |date=14 March 2007 |access-date=31 August 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070330201315/http://www.plymouth.gov.uk/newsreleases?newsid=128760 |archive-date=30 March 2007}}</ref> and diver [[Tom Daley]] were born in Plymouth. The Olympic runner [[Jo Pavey]] was born in Honiton. [[Peter Cook]] the satirist, writer and comedian was born in Torquay, Devon. [[Leicester Tigers]] and [[British and Irish Lions]] Rugby player [[Julian White]] was born and raised in Devon and now farms a herd of pedigree South Devon beef cattle. The dog breeder [[John "Jack" Russell]] was also from Devon. [[Jane McGrath]], who married Australian cricketer [[Glenn McGrath]] was born in Paignton, her long battle with and subsequent death from breast cancer inspired the formation of the [[McGrath Foundation]], which is one of Australia's leading charities.

Devon has also been represented in the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] by notable [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Members of Parliament]] (MPs) such as [[Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor|Nancy Astor]], [[Gwyneth Dunwoody]], [[Michael Foot]] and [[David Owen]] and the Prime Ministers [[Lord John Russell]] and [[Lord Palmerston]].

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File:Agatha Christie.png|[[Agatha Christie]], best selling crime novelist
File:Chris Martin + Guitar, 2011 (1, cropped).jpg|[[Chris Martin]], lead singer of [[Coldplay]]
File:Roger Deakins Feb-2011 02 (cropped).jpg|[[Roger Deakins]], cinematographer
File:Manchester United v Aston Villa, 25 September 2021 (17) (cropped).jpg|[[Ollie Watkins]], footballer
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