Editing Rugby, Warwickshire (section)

==Notable residents==
{{See also|List of Old Rugbeians}}

===Born in Rugby===
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*[[Chris Adams (wrestler)|Chris Adams]] (1955–2001), wrestler
*[[Neil Adams (judoka)|Neil Adams]] (born 1958), judoka
*Junade Ali (born 1996),<ref>{{cite web |title=Computer scientist from Rugby named the youngest ever Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology |url=https://rugbyobserver.co.uk/news/computer-scientist-from-rugby-named-the-youngest-ever-fellow-of-the-institution-of-engineering-and-technology/ |publisher=Rugby Advertiser |access-date=28 March 2024}}</ref> computer scientist, youngest ever fellow of a professional engineering institution on record and inventor of [[Compromised Credential Checking]] amongst other technologies
*[[Melanie Astles]], (born 1982) French aerobatic champion
*[[David Barby]] (1943–2012),<ref name="30celeb">{{cite news |title=30 celebrities you probably didn't know were from Warwickshire |url=https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/article6833713.ece |work=Coventry Telegraph |access-date=5 March 2019 |date=17 March 2014}}</ref> antiques expert
*[[Ian Bell]] (born 1982), cricketer 
*[[Laura Bettinson]] (born 1987), singer-songwriter
*[[Andrew Bloxam]] (1801–1878), clergyman and naturalist
*[[Matthew Bloxam]] (1805–1888), antiquarian and archaeologist
*[[Arthur Bostrom]] (born 1955),<ref name="30celeb"/> actor, best known for his role as [[Officer Crabtree]] in the [[BBC]] TV sitcom ''[['Allo 'Allo!]]'' 
*[[Rupert Brooke]] (1887–1915), poet
*[[Richard Cockerill]] (born 1970), rugby union coach and former player
*[[Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw]] (born 1983), comedic writer
*[[Jim Dewes]] (born 1957), cricketer
*[[Maud Russell England]] (1863–1956), New Zealand teacher, feminist, educationalist and art dealer
*[[Walter Gilbert (sculptor)|Walter Gilbert]] (1871–1946), sculptor
*[[Herbert Haddock]] (1861–1946),<ref>{{cite web |title=CAPTAIN HERBERT JAMES HADDOCK, SHIP CAPTAIN FROM RUGBY |url=https://www.ourwarwickshire.org.uk/content/article/captain-herbert-james-haddock-ship-captain-from-rugby |publisher=Our Warwickshire |access-date=9 August 2020}}</ref> ship captain, the first person to captain ''[[Titanic]]''
*[[M. John Harrison|Michael John Harrison]] (born 1945), writer
*[[Ali James]] (born 1979), rugby player
*[[Peter Kember]] (born 1965), musician ([[Spacemen 3]], Spectrum)
*[[Jeremy R. Knowles]] (1935–2007), organic chemist and enzymologist at Oxford and Harvard
*[[Richard Lindon]] (1816–1887),<ref>{{cite web |title=Richard Lindon: Rugby's forgotten innovator |url=https://www.ourwarwickshire.org.uk/content/article/richard-lindon-rugbys-forgotten-innovator |publisher=Our Warwickshire |access-date=1 January 2023}}</ref> leatherworker, inventor
*[[Norman Lockyer]] (1836–1920), scientist, discovered the gas [[helium]]
*[[Rose Macaulay]] (1881–1958), writer
*[[Ray Mawby]] (1922–1990) - [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] politician and [[Member of Parliament]] - later revealed to have been a spy for [[Czechoslovak Socialist Republic|Communist Czechoslovakia]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Former Rugby councillor sold secrets to Communist spies |url=https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/former-rugby-councillor-sold-secrets-3024175 |work=[[Coventry Telegraph]] |access-date=25 November 2022 |date=29 June 2012}}</ref>
*[[Katharine Merry]] (born 1974), former sprinter
*[[James Morrison (singer)|James Morrison]] (born 1984),<ref name="30celeb"/> singer-songwriter
*[[James Petiver]] (1665–1718), botanist
*[[Jason Pierce]] (born 1965),<ref name="30celeb"/> musician ([[Spiritualized]], Spacemen 3)
*[[Tim Pigott-Smith]] (1946–2017),<ref name="30celeb"/> actor
*[[Marjorie Pollard]] (1899–1982), field hockey and cricket player, film maker and writer, and the first woman to commentate on sport for the BBC
*[[Carole Quinton]] (born 1936) former track and field athlete
*[[Peter Rogers (businessman)|Peter Rogers]] (1947-2020), businessman
*[[Sam Ruddock]] (born 1990), track and field athlete
*[[Lawrence Sheriff]] (c. 1510–1567), grocer, philanthropist 
*[[Barbara Stocking]] (born 1951), public servant
*[[Vikki Stone]], (born 1985),<ref>{{cite web |title=Rugby comedian Vikki Stone who found fame over Phillip Schofield song reveals latest act |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/comedy-news/rugby-comedian-vikki-stone-who-8125262 |publisher=Birmingham Mail |access-date=22 April 2023 |date=23 November 2014}}</ref> comedienne 
*[[Lauren Taylor (golfer)|Lauren Taylor]] (born 1994), golfer
*[[Chris Wakelin]] (born 1992), snooker player
*[[Peter Whalley (priest)|Peter Whalley]] (1722–1791), clergyman, academic and schoolmaster
*[[Mona Wilson]] (1872–1954), civil servant and author
*[[Arnold Wolfendale]] (1927–2020), Astronomer Royal
*[[Kimberley Woods]] (born 1995), Canoeist
*[[Albert Wratislaw]] (1822–1892), clergyman and scholar
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File:London_2012_-_Neil_Adams_crop.jpg|[[Neil Adams (judoka)|Neil Adams]], Judoka, multiple Olympic medal winner
File:Rupert_Brooke.jpg|[[Rupert Brooke]], poet
File:Lockyer-Norman.jpg|[[Norman Lockyer]], scientist, discovered helium
File:Richard_Lindon_(1816-1887).jpg|[[Richard Lindon]], leatherworker, inventor of rugby ball
File:Spir2.jpg|[[Jason Pierce]], musician, ([[Spacemen 3]], [[Spiritualized]])
File:Barbara_Stocking_-_World_Economic_Forum_Annual_Meeting_2012.jpg|[[Barbara Stocking]], former head of [[Oxfam GB]]
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===Lived or lives in Rugby===
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*[[Joseph Addison]] (1672-1719),<ref>{{cite web |title=Parishes: Bilton |url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/warks/vol6/pp30-35 |publisher=British History Online}}</ref> writer and politician 
*[[Matthew Arnold]] (1822–1888), poet
*[[Thomas Arnold]] (1795–1842), educator
*[[Emily Burns]] (born 1994), singer-songwriter
*[[Lewis Carroll]] (1832–1898), writer
*[[Will Carruthers]] (born 1967), musician
*[[Neville Chamberlain]] (1869–1940), politician
*[[Paul Dirac]] (1902-1984), physicist
*[[William Webb Ellis]] (1806–1872), clergyman, claimed inventor of rugby football
*[[Reginald Foort]] (1893–1980), organist
*[[Dennis Gabor]] (1900–1979), physicist
*[[William Gilbert (rugby)|William Gilbert]] (1799–1877) established [[Gilbert Rugby|Gilbert company]] sports equipment manufacturer.
*[[Thomas Hughes]] (1822–1896), writer
*[[Billy J. Kramer]] (born 1943),<ref>{{cite news |title=LOOKING BACK - March 12, 2020 edition By John Phillpott |url=https://www.rugbyadvertiser.co.uk/heritage-and-retro/retro/looking-back-march-12-2020-edition-2449637 |work=Rugby Advertiser |access-date=21 February 2021}}</ref> singer
*[[Unity Mitford]] (1914–1948),<ref>{{cite news|title=The truth behind Hitler's spurned lover|url=http://www.rugbyadvertiser.co.uk/news/the-truth-behind-hitler-s-spurned-lover-1-1480889|work=Rugby Advertiser|access-date=18 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171005000423/http://www.rugbyadvertiser.co.uk/news/the-truth-behind-hitler-s-spurned-lover-1-1480889|archive-date=5 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> socialite
*[[John Moultrie (poet)|John Moultrie]] (1799–1874), clergyman and poet
*[[Kevin Painter]] (born 1967), darts player
*[[Louise Porton]] (born 1996), double murderer who killed her own two children in Rugby in January 2018
*[[Peter Purves]] (born 1939),<ref name="30celeb"/> television presenter
*Yvonne Ruddock (1965-1981),<ref>{{cite web |title=Rugby family and friends reclaim the story of the New Cross fire - the 16th birthday party which ended in tragedy |url=https://www.warwickshireworld.com/news/people/rugby-family-and-friends-reclaim-the-story-of-the-new-cross-fire-the-16th-birthday-party-which-ended-in-tragedy-3965160 |publisher=Warwickshire World |access-date=23 January 2023 |date=23 December 2022}}</ref> victim of the [[New Cross house fire]] in London.
*[[Salman Rushdie]] (born 1947), novelist
*[[Judy Simpson]] (born 1960), athlete
*[[Lesley Souter]] (1917–1981) first female electrical engineering student at the [[University of Glasgow]]
*[[Franco Wanyama]] (1968–2019), boxer
*[[Frank Whittle]] (1907–1996), inventor
*[[Clem Wilson]] (1875–1944), cricketer
*[[Johnny Williams (boxer)|Johnny Williams]] (1926–2007), boxer, one time both the British and Empire heavyweight champion
*[[Richard Henry Wood]] (1820–1908),<ref>{{cite web |title=WOOD, Richard Henry |url=http://rugby-local-history.org/index.php/biographies?id=101 |publisher=Rugby Local History Research Group |access-date=3 March 2022}}</ref>  antiquary and philanthropist
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