 Actually,
“Famous
people born in Wessex” would be a more
suitable title for this page. An
accident of birth does not
automatically create a loyalty to a
place. For example, the actor Anthony
Head (Giles in Buffy the Vampire
Slayer) was born in London, but
moved to Wessex out of love for the
region, whereas Julie Burchill left
her native Bristol at the earliest
opportunity, and rarely misses an
opportunity to disparage her home
town. I would say that Head is far
more deserving of being called a
Famous Wessaxen than Burchill.
However, birthplaces are far easier to
research than attitudes towards a
place, so Burchill is in and Head is
out. The only exception is the First
Doctor himself, William Hartnell, who
always listed his birthplace as Seaton
in Devon, but was later found to have
been born in London. His desire to be
a Wessaxen went above and beyond the
call of duty, so I have posthumously
granted him his wish (sort of).
The following list has two sources: the Biographies section of the Internet Movie Database (whose reach extends beyond the movie industry— those who have appeared as themselves in newsreels and documentaries, and authors whose works have been filmed, are also included) and the Birthplaces of Famous People pages of the Readers Digest Atlas of the British Isles. I also added Sir Francis Drake myself as he was noticeable by his absence. Please report any other errors and omissions at the e-mail address below. Two groups
of people deserve to be mentioned en
masse. The first is the Royal Family,
which claims descent from the House of
Wessex, and many of whose members
throughout history have been born in
Windsor Castle. Slightly closer to our
own era, it would be too time-consuming
to list the practitioners of the
so-called “Bristol Sound” (e.g. Massive
Attack, Portishead) individually. If you
are interested, I recommend Phil
Johnson’s excellent book Straight
Outa Bristol.Having got all that
out of the way, let’s start the list
with Caroline Munro Actress
& Bond Girl (1950-) - Windsor |
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Sir Winston Churchill, Prime Minister (1874-1965) - Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire |
The Wessaxens came here for a visit
1513 years ago and liked it so much they have
stayed.
THE
WESSEX
HALL OF FAME
It is hoped that we
may be able to open an actual Wessex
Hall of Fame in Chard, Somerset in
2010. Whilst not on the scale of the
Walhalla in
Bavaria it will commemorate
the lives of famous Wessaxens. We
would appreciate any assistance from
the living listed below, or
relatives of the deceased. We are
hoping to collect possesions, and or
writings of those enrolled in the
Hall. So if you know any of those
listed or have anyinformation please
contact cerdic@wessex.me.uk
Underlined
Names
are Click throughs to information on them
It's Official Somerset Girl Comes down
Fastest : Amy
Williams from Bath
wins the Olympic Gold Medal in the
Skeleton event at the 2010 Vancouver Winter
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Walhalla, Hall of Fame and Honour is a
hall of fame located on the Danube River
10 km from Regensburg, in Bavaria,
Germany.It was the idea of 20 year old crown prince Ludwig I of Bavaria in 1807, at a time when German states were defeated and occupied by Napoleon. It should provide a place for the commemoration of great figures and events from Ethnic German history, covering (then) 1800 years, with the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest in the year 9 marking the beginning. Even though the Valhalla of Norse mythology is the home for those slain gloriously in battle, the Walhalla was intended not only for warriors but also for scientists, writers, clerics, and expressedly for females also. Decades before the German Empire was founded in 1871, 'German' was taken in the sense of Germanic, since Gothic, Langobardic, Anglo-Saxon and Swiss German figures are included, as well as persons who gained their fame mainly in other countries or for non-German governments. For the coronation of king Ludwig I of Bavaria in 1825, already 60 busts were finished. In 1826 he commissioned the temple above the Danube near Regensburg, modelled after the Parthenon in Athens. On the Walhalla's inauguration on 18 October 1842, there were 96 busts, plus 64 plaques for those persons or events of which no portrait was available to model a sculpture after. As of German tongue was the main criterion for the original 160 persons representing 1800 years, the king included persons from modern-day Sweden, Austria, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Russia, Switzerland and the Baltic States in his selection. As successor to the King, the government of Bavaria decides on additions. Proposals can be made by anybody, but only persons who are dead for at least 20 years are eligible. Only 31 busts were added since on an irregular basis, for a total of 191 of which 12 are female. The following
Anglo-Saxons are included:
Alfred the Great - first King of England Egbert of Wessex (-839), considered the first de facto King of England, grandfather of Alfred the Great Plus: Wilhelm III. of Orange – King of England, Scotland, and Ireland My name is Nick Xylas, and I was chairman of Wessex Society from 1999 to 2003, when I moved to South Carolina, USA in order to marry my American sweetheart. But I have not forgotten my roots, and so I decided to produce a website dedicated to the region that I was born and raised in. However I have now donated my writings for the www.wessex.me.uk website. This page is one of the pages that I compiled. The page is under construction as it is hoped to put both pictures and click throughs to other websites ( for full details about each Wessaxen listed). |
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