Editing Stratford-upon-Avon (section)

==Notable people==
With the [[Royal Shakespeare Company]] in the town, many famous actors have at some point lived or stayed in Stratford or the surrounding villages. Some of these include:<!-- NOTE Actors / actresses / playwrights for this list only -->
* [[William Shakespeare]] (1564–1616), English [[playwright]] and [[poet]]
* [[David Bradley (English actor)|David Bradley]], actor known for his role in the ''[[Harry Potter (film series)|Harry Potter]]'' films
*[[Craig Charles]] (1964–), actor, presenter and DJ known for playing [[Dave Lister]] in ''[[Red Dwarf]]'' and Lloyd Mullaney in ''Coronation Street'' has lived in Stratford
* [[Jeffery Dench]], actor, lived just outside Stratford in [[Clifford Chambers]] until his death in 2014
* [[Sarah Douglas (actress)|Sarah Douglas]] (1952–), actress, best known for her film and TV career, was born and raised in the town
* [[Marc Elliott]] actor born in Stratford, played [[Syed Masood]] on ''[[EastEnders]]''
* [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] [[Member of parliament|MP]] and actor [[Andrew Faulds]] lived in Old Town, Stratford, until his death in 2000, aged 77
* Actress and animator [[Sarah Ann Kennedy]] who grew up in Stratford. She is the voice of Miss Rabbit in ''[[Peppa Pig]]'' and Nanny Plum in ''[[Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom]]''. She is also responsible for the creation of ''[[Crapston Villas]]'', an animated soap on [[Channel 4]]
* [[Simon Pegg]], actor, studied at [[Stratford-upon-Avon College]] (was born in [[Gloucestershire]], [[England]])
* [[Patrick Robinson (actor)|Patrick Robinson]] (1963–), ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]'' actor and ''[[Strictly Come Dancing]]'' contestant, lives in Stratford
*[[Mark Strickson]], actor famous for playing alien [[Vislor Turlough]] on ''[[Doctor Who]]''

Other notable residents include:

* [[Daniel Brocklebank]], actor who plays Billy Mayhew on ''[[Coronation Street]]''
* [[Arthur C. Clarke]], author of ''[[2001: A Space Odyssey]]'', served with the [[RAF]] at [[RAF Stratford]] during the 1940s. Clarke later wrote the short story "[[The Curse (Clarke story)|The Curse]]", which takes place in a [[post-apocalyptic]] Stratford-upon-Avon
* From 1901 to 1924, the romantic novelist [[Marie Corelli]], real name Minnie Mackay, daughter of [[Charles Mackay (author)|Charles Mackay]], made her home, with her companion Miss Vyver, at Mason's Croft, Church Street, Stratford
* [[Claire Darke]], 161st [[Mayor]] of [[Wolverhampton]]
* [[Lord Digby Jones]] (1955–) lives near Stratford-upon-Avon and is Chairman of Governors at [[Stratford-upon-Avon College]] and Chairman of Grove Industries which is based in the town
* [[David Domoney]] (1963–), gardener, co-host of ''[[Love Your Garden]]'', lives in Stratford
* English [[footballer]] [[Dion Dublin]], who has played for [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]], [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]], [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]], and [[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]], as well as the [[England national football team|national team]], lived with his wife and family in Stratford
* [[Susan Fletcher (British author)|Susan Fletcher]], novelist – winner of [[Whitbread]] Prize (now [[Costa Book Award]]) and [[Betty Trask Award]]
* [[Simon Gilbert (drummer)|Simon Gilbert]] and [[Neil Codling]] of the band [[Suede (band)|Suede]] lived and were educated in Stratford
* Members of indie bands [[Klaxons (English band)|Klaxons]] and [[Pull Tiger Tail]] all grew up and went to schools in Stratford before they moved to [[New Cross]], [[London]]
* [[John Krasinski]] (1979–) studied at [[The Royal Shakespeare Company]]
* [[Brad Moran (footballer)|Brad Moran]], a former [[Australian rules football]]er, grew up in Stratford before moving to [[Australia]] when he was 15
* [[Adrian Newey]], famous [[Formula 1]] designer, designed championship winning cars for [[Williams F1]], [[McLaren]] and [[Red Bull F1]] teams
* [[Andrew Pozzi]] (1992–), 110m hurdler born in Stratford-upon-Avon
* [[J. B. Priestley]] (1894–1984) died in Stratford
* Former Secretary of State for War [[John Profumo]] was the [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|MP]] for Stratford-upon-Avon 1950–1963
* [[W. W. Quatremain]] (1857–1930), local landscape painter
* [[Gordon Ramsay]], noted celebrity chef, and star of several cooking related shows, moved to Stratford-Upon-Avon with his family in 1976 when he was nine years old
* The historic [[Stratford (family)|Stratford family]] (who took their name from the town)
* [[G. M. Trevelyan|George Macaulay Trevelyan]] (1876–1962), historian
* [[Quentin Willson]] (1957–), motoring expert, journalist and ex-''[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)|Top Gear]]'' presenter, lives in Stratford.