Editing Chelmsford (section)

==Notable people born in Chelmsford==
[[File:tindal.jpg|thumb|upright=0.75|Statue of Sir [[Nicholas Conyngham Tindal]], Tindal Square Chelmsford]]

=== Musicians ===
* [[Bon Harris]] (born 1965), <!-- Note despite some sources claiming Doug was also born there, apparently he's really from Barking, East London, so don't add him here. --> of electronic music group [[Nitzer Ebb]].<ref>{{cite web |title=nitzer-ebb.com ::: the official Nitzer Ebb Website – Archive: News 2009 |url=http://www.nitzer-ebb.de/ebbdotcom/newsenglish_archiv_2009.html |date=12 August 2009 |access-date=8 December 2021 |website=nitzer-ebb.de |archive-date=10 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220810141751/http://www.nitzer-ebb.de/ebbdotcom/newsenglish_archiv_2009.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Harry Judd]] (born 1985), drummer, [[McFly]].<ref>{{cite web |date=27 October 2007 |title=Girls line up to meet McFly in Leigh (From Echo) |url=http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/1790431.girls_line_up_to_meet_mcfly_in_leigh/ |access-date=30 August 2009 |publisher=Echo-news.co.uk}}</ref>
* [[Hazell Dean]] (born 1952), singer.{{citation needed|date=March 2024}}
* [[Reg Webb]] (born 1947), musician.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/leisure/theatre/15793902.charming-gigs-all-set-to-light-up-arts-centre/ | title=Charming gigs all set to light up arts centre | date=27 December 2017 }}</ref>
* [[Sarah Cracknell]] (born 1965), singer, [[Saint Etienne (band)|Saint Etienne]].<ref>{{cite web |date=17 July 2009|title=Saint Etienne – news, pictures, reviews, biography, videos, best songs, discography, books, DVDs, concerts, gossip, pictures and tour dates |url=https://www.nme.com/artists/saint-etienne |access-date=30 August 2009 |work=NME |location=UK}}</ref>
* Brothers [[Squarepusher|Tom Jenkinson]] (born 1975) and [[Ceephax Acid Crew|Andy Jenkinson]] (born 1979), electronic musicians.

=== Sportspeople ===
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*[[Angela Addison]] (born 1999), professional footballer.<ref>{{Cite web |title=England – A. Addison – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/players/angela-addison/565090/ |access-date=2 February 2024 |website=uk.soccerway.com}}</ref>
*[[Oliver Bearman]] (born 2005), racing driver.
*[[Tom Bury]] (born 1958), first-class cricketer.
*[[Liam Chilvers]] (born 1981), professional footballer.<ref>{{cite web |last=Dewhurst |first=Tony |url=http://www.lep.co.uk/pnenews/Big-Interview-Liam-Chilvers.4303951.jp |title=Big Interview: Liam Chilvers – Lancashire Evening Post |publisher=Lep.co.uk |access-date=30 August 2009 |archive-date=7 October 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007142558/http://www.lep.co.uk/pnenews/Big-Interview-Liam-Chilvers.4303951.jp |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[Noah Chilvers]] (born 2001), professional footballer.
*[[Peter Collins (footballer)|Peter Collins]] (born 1948), professional footballer.{{citation needed|date=March 2024}}
*[[Sam Cook (Essex cricketer)|Sam Cook]] (born 1997), cricketer.
*[[Darren Eales]] (born 1972), chief executive officer of Premier League football club [[Newcastle United]].
*[[Nathan French]] (born 1990), Olympic volleyball player.
*[[James Gibson (swimmer)|James Gibson]] (born 1980), swimmer.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sportcentric.com/vsite/vcontent/page/custom/0,8510,5157-182674-199892-43108-270651-custom-item,00.html |title=British Swimming & The ASA : James Gibson MBE |publisher=Sportcentric.com |date=6 February 1980 |access-date=30 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080908052930/http://www.sportcentric.com/vsite/vcontent/page/custom/0,8510,5157-182674-199892-43108-270651-custom-item,00.html |archive-date=8 September 2008 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
*[[Greg Halford]] (born 1984), professional footballer.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.expressandstar.com/2009/07/15/halford-happy-to-be-mr-versatile/ |title=Halford happy to be Mr Versatile : Express & Star |work=Express & Star |date=15 July 2009 |access-date=30 August 2009 |archive-date=19 July 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090719083306/http://www.expressandstar.com/2009/07/15/halford-happy-to-be-mr-versatile/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[James Harper (footballer)|James Harper]] (born 1980), professional footballer.<ref>{{Cite news|date=27 April 2006|title=Article: Harper snubs Ghana. &#124; AccessMyLibrary – Promoting library advocacy|publisher=AccessMyLibrary|url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-15051750_ITM|access-date=30 August 2009}}</ref>
*[[Cameron James]] (born 1998), professional footballer.
*[[Gus Kenworthy]] (born 1991), freestyle skier.
*[[James Key (Formula One)|James Key]] (born 1972) F1 designer and engineer.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.gazzetta.it/Formula-1/07-06-2023/f1-alfa-romeo-james-key-nuovo-direttore-tecnico.shtml|title=F1, James Key sarà nuovo direttore tecnico Alfa Romeo dal 1 settembre|newspaper=La Gazetta Dello Sport|date=7 June 2023}}</ref>
*[[Malcolm O'Kelly]] (born 1974), Irish rugby union player.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Thornley|first=Gerry|date=12 May 2010|title=Walking tall after so many highs|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/walking-tall-after-so-many-highs-1.664017|access-date=6 February 2019|newspaper=The Irish Times}}</ref>
* [[Nick Prowting]] (born 1985), cricketer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/64/64144/First-Class_Matches.html|title=First-Class Matches played by Nicholas Prowting|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=19 August 2011}}</ref> 
* [[Nigel Spink]] (born 1958), professional footballer.<ref>{{cite web|last=Swindells|first=Matt|title=Spink's been there, done that|url=http://www.wigantoday.net/latics/Spink39s-been-there-done-that.3780094.jp|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130222113115/http://www.wigantoday.net/latics/Spink39s-been-there-done-that.3780094.jp|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 February 2013|access-date=30 August 2009|work=Wigan Today}}</ref>
*[[Richard Westbrook]] (born 1975), racing driver.

=== Actors ===
*[[Tom Payne (actor)|Tom Payne]] (born 1982), actor.<ref>{{cite news|last=Rampton|first=James|date=25 April 2009|title=On set – Best: His Mother's Son|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|location=London|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/5187959/On-set---Best-His-Mothers-Son.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090429121142/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/5187959/On-set---Best-His-Mothers-Son.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 April 2009|access-date=30 August 2009}}</ref>
* [[Mike Edmonds]] (born 1944), actor.
* [[Joe Thomas (actor)|Joe Thomas]] (born 1983), actor.
* [[Carole Lesley]] (1935–1974), actress.

=== Artists ===
*Sir [[Grayson Perry]] (born 1960), contemporary artist, broadcaster and cross-dresser.<ref>{{cite news|date=8 December 2003|title=Profile: Turner winner Grayson Perry|publisher=BBC News|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/3299335.stm|access-date=30 August 2009}}</ref>
* [[Richard Spare]] (born 1951), artist.<ref>{{cite web|title=Richard Spare – ArtPress Publishing|url=http://www.art-press.co.uk/collections/richard-spare|website=art-press.co.uk}}</ref>
* [[Cheryl Hole]] (born 1993), [[drag queen]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Alao |first=Lola Christina |date=16 August 2023 |title=Who is Cheryl Hole? Celebrity MasterChef 2023 contestant and Drag Race UK star |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/who-cheryl-hole-celebrity-masterchef-2023-contestant-drag-race-uk-b1101100.html |access-date=26 September 2023 |website=Evening Standard|location=London}}</ref>

=== Other ===
*[[Chris Gannon]] (born 1980), renewable energy pioneer.
*[[Florence Attridge]] (1901–1975), involved in making secret radio sets used by the resistance during the war.<ref>{{Cite web|date=11 December 2020|title=Blue plaque unveiled in Chelmsford for 'heroine of World War II'|url=https://www.inyourarea.co.uk/news/blue-plaque-unveiled-in-chelmsford-for-heroine-of-world-war-ii/|access-date=12 December 2020|website=InYourArea.co.uk}}</ref>
*[[George Clift King]] (1848–1935), former mayor of Calgary, Canada.<ref>{{cite web|title=City of Calgary Archives|url=http://www.calgary.ca/DocGallery/BU/cityclerks/k.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110610225228/http://www.calgary.ca/DocGallery/BU/cityclerks/k.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 June 2011|publisher=City of Calgary|access-date=6 October 2009}}</ref>
*[[Anne Knight]] (1786–1862), anti-slavery and feminist activist.<ref>{{cite web|title=Key historical individuals|url=http://www.understandingslavery.com/teachingslavetrade/introduction/keyhistorical/?page=4|publisher=Understanding Slavery|access-date=6 October 2009 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080701125330/http://www.understandingslavery.com/teachingslavetrade/introduction/keyhistorical/?page=4 |archive-date = 1 July 2008}}</ref>
*[[Sarah Perry]] (born 1979), writer.<ref>sarahperry.moonfruit.com</ref>
*[[Joseph Strutt (engraver and antiquary)|Joseph Strutt]] (1749–1802), engraver and antiquary.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://chestofbooks.com/reference/American-Cyclopaedia-6/Joseph-Strutt.html |title=Joseph Strutt |publisher=Chestofbooks.com |access-date=17 September 2010}}</ref>
* Sir [[Nicholas Conyngham Tindal]] (1776–1846), lawyer and judge.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000225/18460710/013/0002|title=Death of Lord Chief Justice Tindal|date=10 July 1846|work=The Chelmsford Chronicle|access-date=16 February 2019|issue=3942|page=2|via=[[British Newspaper Archive]]}}</ref>
*[[Jon Morter]] (born 1974), campaigner.
*[[Ronald Skirth]] (1897–1977), World War I veteran.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=YhhgGrK2Ik3HevTTQZSkzQ&scan=1|title=Index entry—Births March 1898—Skirth John Ronald, Chelmsford 4a 571|access-date=22 September 2010|work=FreeBMD|publisher=[[Office for National Statistics]]}}</ref>
* Sir [[Walter Mildmay]] (1523–1589), Chancellor of the Exchequer of England under Elizabeth I.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geni.com/people/Sir-Walter-Mildmay/6000000007606840010|title=Walter Mildmay, MP (c.1521 – 1589) – Genealogy|work=geni_family_tree|date=28 April 2022 }}</ref>
*[[J. A. Baker]] (1926–1987), writer and naturalist.{{citation needed|date=March 2024}}
*[[Steve Blame]] (born 1959), VJ on MTV.{{citation needed|date=March 2024}}
*[[Ed Woodward]] (born 1971), former [[Chief executive officer]] of [[Manchester United]] football club.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ir.manutd.com/corporate-governance/management.aspx|title=Management|website=ir.manutd.com}}</ref>
*[[Richard Dannatt|The Lord Dannatt]] (born 1950), British Army officer, politician.
* [[Philemon Holland]] (1552–1637), translator.<ref>{{Cite ODNB|url=https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-13535|title=Holland, Philemon (1552–1637)|last=Considine|first=John|date=23 September 2004|doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/13535|access-date=6 February 2019}}</ref>