Editing Hadleigh, Suffolk (section)

== Notable residents==
*[[Guthrum]] (c. 835 – c. 890), reigned as [[Danes|Danish]] King of East Anglia, between c. 879 and c. 890, and was buried at Hadleigh.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Suffolk Heritage Explorer|title=Burial place of the Anglo-Saxon Danish chieftain Guthrum|publisher=Suffolk County Council|year=2018|access-date=4 June 2020|url=https://heritage.suffolk.gov.uk/monument/MSF5205}}</ref>
*[[John Preston (rebel)|John Preston]], executed for his involvement in the [[Peasants' Revolt]]
*[[Nicholas Shaxton]] (c. 1485–1556), [[Protestant reformers|Protestant Reformer]] and [[Bishop of Salisbury]] 1535–1539, curate at Hadleigh in the 1540s
*[[Rowland Taylor]] (1510-1585), [[Rector (ecclesiastical)|Rector]] of Hadleigh from 1544. Protestant martyr during the [[Marian Persecutions]], he was [[burnt at the stake]] at nearby [[Aldham, Suffolk|Aldham Common]].
*[[John Overall (bishop)|John Overall]] (1559-1619), [[List of the Bishops of the Diocese of Norwich, England and its precursor offices|Bishop of Norwich]] in 1618, [[Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield]] (from 1614), and Dean of [[St Paul's Cathedral]] from 1601. He served as a translator of the [[Book of Genesis]] to [[2 Kings]] for the 1611 and 1613 printings of the [[Authorized King James Version]] of the Bible. 
*[[Nathan Drake (essayist)|Nathan Drake]] (1766–1836), essayist and [[physician]] who lived in Hadleigh from 1792 til his death.
*[[Hugh James Rose]] (1795–1838), president of the [[Oxford Union]] in 1817, rector of Hadleigh, hosted the 'Hadleigh Conference' a landmark in the early history of the [[Tractarian Movement]], [[Principal of King's College, London]].
*[[Thomas Woolner]] (1825-1892), born in Hadleigh a sculptor and poet who was one of the founder-members of the [[Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood]].
*[[Howard Henry Tooth]] (1856-1925), [[neurologist]] and one of the discoverers of [[Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease]].
*[[Evelyn Martin (cricketer)|Evelyn Martin]] (1881-1945), sailor, writer and cricketer
*[[Cedric Morris]] (1889 - 1982) (artist and horticulturist) lived at Benton End and became notable for the Benton irises bred there. He is buried in Hadleigh.
*Oswald Gayford (1893-1945) (pioneer aviator) was born in Hadleigh and lived at the family home, The Pink House on Angel Street. He became notable for his world record breaking flights, including the 5,340 mile flight from [[RAF Cranwell]] to South Africa in 1933 on a [[Fairey Long-range Monoplane]] and the even longer flight from Egypt to Australia in 1938 which won the [[Britannia Challenge Trophy]] for RAF. He became the Commanding officer at [[RAF Wattisham]] at the start of WWII and retired from RAF as an [[Air Commodore]] in 1944. Gayford was made Regional Controller for the [[Ministry of Fuel and Power]] in 1944.{{citation needed|date=June 2024}}
*[[Derek Wragge Morley]] (1920-1969), academic noted for his study of ants
*[[Patrick Newell]] (1932-1988), the British actor who played spymaster "Mother" in the television series ''[[The Avengers (TV series)|The Avengers]]'', was born in Hadleigh.<ref>{{cite web | url =https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0627822/ | title = Patrick Newell| publisher = [[Internet Movie Database]] | access-date = 30 March 2013}}</ref>
*[[Pauline Stainer]] (1941- ), English poet and author lives in the town.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.bloodaxebooks.com/personpage.asp?author=Pauline+Stainer | title = Pauline Stainer – Author | publisher = bloodaxebooks.com | access-date = 30 March 2013 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130527040549/http://www.bloodaxebooks.com/personpage.asp?author=Pauline+Stainer | archive-date = 27 May 2013 | df = dmy-all }}</ref>
*[[Maggi Hambling]] (1945- ), artist grew up in Hadleigh and has one of her paintings displayed in St Mary's Church.<ref>{{Cite news | url = https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2002/may/18/artsfeatures.arts | title = Maggi Hambling – A matter of life and death | work =[[guardian.co.uk]] | access-date = 30 March 2013 | date = 18 May 2002 | location=London | first=Lucinda | last=Bredin}}</ref>
*[[Jonathan Glancey]] (1954- ), ''[[The Guardian]]'''s architecture critic, journalist, lives in Hadleigh.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2007/nov/03/foodanddrink.fooddirectory2 | work=[[guardian.co.uk]]| access-date = 30 March 2013 | first=Jonathan | last=Glancey | title=Food directory: Jonathan Glancey on organic shops and delis | date=2 November 2007 | location=London}}</ref>
*[[Caryn Franklin]] (1959- ), fashion designer, also lives in Hadleigh.<ref>{{Cite news | url = https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/house-and-home/property/my-home-caryn-franklin-tv-presenter-449906.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090529005019/http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/house-and-home/property/my-home-caryn-franklin-tv-presenter-449906.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 29 May 2009 | title = My Home: Caryn Franklin, TV presenter | work = [[The Independent]] | access-date = 30 March 2013 | location=London}}</ref> 
* Russell Swallow of folk duo [[Swallow and the Wolf]] was born in Hadleigh<ref name=folkradio>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/ii2ayNn7a9I Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20130306023628/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ii2ayNn7a9I&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ii2ayNn7a9I  |title=Russell Swallow and the Wolf (Interview) |publisher=YouTube |date=4 March 2013 |access-date=9 December 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
*Ronald and Reginald Kray ([[The Kray Twins]]) were evacuated to East House during the Second World War with their mother Violet Kray, and their brother Charles.<ref>{{Cite news | url = https://www.eadt.co.uk/ea-life/hard-men-with-a-soft-spot-for-suffolk-1-188508 | title = Hard men with a soft spot for Suffolk | work = [[East Anglian Daily Times]] | access-date = 6 September 2020 | date = 28 April 2008 | location = Suffolk | first = Steven | last = Russell | archive-date = 26 July 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190726004812/https://www.eadt.co.uk/ea-life/hard-men-with-a-soft-spot-for-suffolk-1-188508 | url-status = dead }}</ref>
*British [[extreme metal]] band [[Cradle of Filth]] were formed in Hadleigh.<ref>{{Cite news | url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/music-news/8239258/Suffolk-tourist-board-embarrassed-after-metal-band-Cradle-of-Filth-voted-countys-greatest-icon.html | work = [[The Daily Telegraph]] | access-date = 30 March 2013 | title = Suffolk tourist board embarrassed after metal band Cradle of Filth voted county's greatest icon | date = 5 January 2011 | location=London}}</ref>
*Stewart Whiting, Co-Founder and [[Chief technology officer|CTO]] of British medical technology startup Current Health, which was acquired by [[Best Buy]] for $400m in 2021, grew up in Hadleigh.<ref>{{Cite web |last=J.D |first=Sai Balasubramanian, M. D. |title=Best Buy Ventures Into Healthcare, Paying $400 Million For Current Health |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/saibala/2021/11/30/best-buy-ventures-into-healthcare-paying-400-million-for-current-health/ |access-date=2022-11-10 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Geoffrey Winters]] (1928- ), composer, lives nearby in [[Semer, Suffolk|Semer]].