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Caroline Munro 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 Winson Churchill

Sir Winston Churchill, Prime Minister (1874-1965)

- Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire


THE WESSEX HALL OF FAME

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


Amy Williams

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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 Olympics.


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TV presenter (1966-) - Romsey, Hampshire
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Actress (1936-) - Aldershot, Hampshire

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Actor (1942-) - Salisbury

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Actor (1946-) - Salisbury

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Actor (1904-1986) - Bristol

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Actor (1963-) - Weston-Super-Mare

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Actor (1928-2000) - Bournemouth

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Actor (1918-1985) - Plymouth

Robert Hardy,
Actor (1925-) - Cheltenham

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Amanda Holden
Tom Hollander
Julian Holloway
Wilfred Hyde-White
Sir Henry Irving
Geraldine James

William Hartnell,
Actor (1908-1975) – "Seaton, Devon"

Amanda Holden, Actress (1971-) - Bishops Waltham, Hampshire

Tom Hollander,
Actor (1969-) - Oxford

Julian Holloway,
Actor (1944-) - Watlington, Oxfordshire

Wilfred Hyde-White, Actor (1903-1991) - Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire

Sir Henry Irving,
Actor (1838-1905) - Keinton Mandeville, Somerset

Geraldine James, Actress (1950-) - Maidenhead

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Milton Johns
Mark Lester
Nicholas Lyndhurst
Patrick Malahide
Jack May
Mandy Miller

Martin Jarvis,
Actor (1941-) - Cheltenham

Milton Johns,
Actor (1938-) - Bristol

Mark Lester,
Actor (1958-) - Oxford

Nicholas Lyndhurst, Actor (1961-) - Emsworth, Hampshire

Patrick Malahide, Actor (1945-) - Berkshire


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Actor (1922-1997) - Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire

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Actress (1944-) - Weston-Super-Mare

Robert Morley
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Billie Piper
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James Purefoy
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Robert Morley,
Actor (1908-1992) - Semley, Wiltshire

Robert Newton, Actor (1905-1956) - Shaftesbury, Dorset

Billie Piper,
Singer/Actress (1982-) - Swindon

Michael Praed,
Actor (1960-) - Gloucestershire

Dave Prowse,
Actor (Darth Vadar) (1935-) - Bristol

James Purefoy, Actor (1964-) - Taunton

Ralph Reader,
Actor (1903-1982) - Crewkerne, Somerset

Michael Redgrave
John Rhys-Davies
Sir Ralph Richardson
Arnold Ridley
Laura Sadler
Peter Sellers
Sir Donald Sinden

Michael Redgrave, Actor (1908-1985) - Bristol

John Rhys-Davies, Actor (1944-) - Salisbury

Sir Ralph Richardson,
Actor (1902-1983) - Cheltenham

Arnold Ridley, Actor/Writer (1896-1984) - Bath

Laura Sadler,
Actress (1980-2003) - Ascot, Berks

Peter Sellers,
Actor (1925-1980) - Southsea, Hampshire

Sir Donald Sinden, Actor (1923-) - Plymouth

Nigel Terry
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Richard Vernon
Rachel Ward
Emma Watson
Kate Winslet
Indira Varma

Nigel Terry,
Actor (1945-) - Bristol

David Tomlinson, Actor (1917-2000) - Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire

Richard Vernon,
Actor (1925-1997) - Reading

Rachel Ward,
Actress (1957-) - Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire

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Actress (1990-) - Oxford

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Actress (1975-) - Reading

Indira Varma
- Actress (1973-) - Bath
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Author (1775-1817) - Steventon, Hampshire

Agatha Christie, Author (1890-1976) - Torquay


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Author (1812-1870) - Portsmouth

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Author (1840-1928) - Upper Bockhampton, Dorset

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, Author (1931-) - Poole, Dorset

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P D James
Charles Kingsley
Dick King-Smith
Stephen Leacock
Laurie Lee
Philip Massinger

Nick Hornby, Author (1957-) - Maidenhead

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Charles Kingsley, Author (1819-1875) - Holne Vicarage, Devon

Dick King-Smith, Author (1922-) - Bitton, Gloucestershire

Stephen Leacock, Author (1869-1944) - Swanmore, Hampshire

Laurie Lee, Author (1914-1997) - Stroud

Philip Massinger, Author (1583-1640) - Salisbury

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J K Rowling
Robert Southey
Snoo Wilson
Christopher Fry
Martin Amis
R.D.Blackmore

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Martin Amis, Author (1949-) - Oxford

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Jeffrey Archer
Richard Adams

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Richard Adams, Author (1920-) - Newbury, Berks

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Humphrey Carpenter
Thomas Chatterton
Sir William D'Avenant
Thomas Hobbes

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(1946 – 2005)
- Oxford

Thomas Chatterton, Poet (1752-1770) - Bristol

Sir William D'Avenant, Poet Laureate (1608-1668) - Oxford

Thomas Hobbes, Political Philosopher (1588-1679) - Westport, Wiltshire

John Locke
Chritopher Tolkien
Thomas Young
 
Dennis Potter
William Tyndale
John Gay

John Locke, Political Philosopher (1632-1704) - Wrington, Somerset

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Thomas Young, Part translator of the Rosetta Stone (1773-1829) - Milverton, Somerset

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Dennis Potter, Playwright (1935-1994) - Forest of Dean

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John Gay, Playwright (1685-1732) - Barnstaple, Devon

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John Sergeant
Margaret Bondfield
William Henson
Dr Raj Persaud

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David Croft, TV writer (1922-) - Poole, Dorset

Anna Ford, Journalist (1943-) - Tewkesbury

John Sergeant, Reporter (1944-) - Oxford
Margaret Bondfield, Politician. First woman cabinet minister (1873-1953) Chard, Somerset
William Henson. Pioneer of Powered flight (1812 - 1888), Chard,Somerset

 Dr Raj Persaud, Psychiatrist - Reading

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Ernest Bevin
John Churchill First Duke of Marlborough
Sir Francis Drake
 Sir Thomas Hardy
William Laud
Viscount Palmerston
  King Alfred, Defender of Wessex against the Vikings (849-902) - Wantage
Ernest Bevin, Politician (1881-1951) - Winsford, Somerset

John Churchill, Victor at the battle of Blenheim (1650-1722) - Musbury, Devon

Sir Francis Drake, Privateer (1540-1596) - Plymouth

Sir Thomas Masterman Hardy, Kissed Admiral Nelson (hello, sailor) (1769-1839) - Kingston Russet, Dorset

William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury (1573-1645) - Reading

Viscount Palmerston, Prime Minister (1784-1865) - Broadlands, Hampshire

Sir Walter Raleigh
Dick Whittington
Christopher Wren
Saint Dunstan
Saint Boniface
Bishop John Butler
Rhomas Newcomen

Sir Walter Raleigh, Explorer (1552-1618) - Hayes Barton, Devon

Dick Whittington, Lord Mayor of London and pantomime character (1358-1423) - Pauntley, Gloucestershire

Sir Christopher Wren, Architect (1632-1723) - East Knoyle, Wiltshire

St Dunstan, Archbishop of Canterbury (924-988) - Glastonbury

St Boniface, Apostle of Germany (680-755) - Crediton, Devon

Bishop Joseph Butler, Theologian (1692-1752) - Wantage

Thomas Newcomen, Inventor of the atmospheric steam engine (1663-1729) - Dartmouth, Devon

Sebastian Cabot
William Dampier
George Monk
Robert Falconer-Scott
John Hanning Speke
Gilbert White
Sir Humphrey Gilbert

Sebastian Cabot, Explorer (1474-1557) - Bristol

Willam Dampier, Piloted the ship that rescued Alexander Selkirk, the inspiration for Robinson Crusoe (1651-1715) - East Coker, Somerset

George Monck, Largely responsible for the restoration of Charles II (1608-1670) - Landcross, Devon

Robert Falcon Scott, Explorer (1868-1912) - Devonport

John Hanning Speke, Explorer (1827-1864) - Ashill, Somerset

Gilbert White, Pioneering natural historian (1720-1793) - Selborne

Sir Humphrey Gilbert, Colonised Newfoundland (1539-1583) - Brixham, Devon

Dr Thomas Arnold
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
William Henry Fox Talbot
William Friese-Greene
Stephen Hawking
Isaac Pitman
Samuel Plimsoll
 Dr Thomas Arnold, Headmaster of Rugby (1795-1842) - Cowes, Isle of Wight

Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Engineer (1808-1853) - Portsmouth

William Henry Fox Talbot, Inventor of photography (1800-1877) - Lacock, Wiltshire

William Friese-Greene, Inventor of Cinematography (1855-1921) - Bristol

Stephen Hawking, Scientist (1942-) - Oxford

Sir Isaac Pitman, Inventor of shorthand (1823-1893) - Trowbridge

Samuel Plimsoll, Introduced the Plimsoll Line on ships (1824-1898) - Bristol

Nicholas Hilliard
Sir Thomas Lawrence
Sir John Everett Millais
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Ron Goodwin
Gustav Holst
Ralph Vaughan Williams

Nicholas Hilliard, Painter (1537-1723) - Exeter

Sir Thomas Lawrence, Painter (1769-1830) - Bristol

Sir John Everett Millais, Painter (1829-1896) - Southampton

Sir Joshua Reynolds, Painter (1723-1792) - Plympton

Ron Goodwin, Composer (1925-2003) - Plymouth

Gustav Holst, Composer (1874-1934) - Cheltenham

Ralph Vaughan Williams, Composer (1872-1958) - Down Ampney, Gloucestershire

Mike Batt
Adam Clayton
Russ Conway
Craig David
Dave Dee
Julia Fordham
Robert Fripp

Mike Batt, Composer and Womble (1950-) - Southampton

Adam Clayton, Musician (U2) (1960-) - Chinnor, Oxfordshire

Russ Conway, Pianist (1925-2000) - Bristol

Craig David, Singer (1981-) - Southampton

Dave Dee, Musician (1943-) - Salisbury

Julia Fordham, Singer (1962-) - Portsmouth

Robert Fripp, Musician (1946-) - Dorset

Anita Harris
Michael Eavis


Elisabeth Blackwell
Henry Brown Blackwell
James Bradley
Anita Harris, Singer, (1942-) Midsomer Norton, Somerset
Michael Eavis - Founder Glastonbury Festival Glastonbury

Derek McCulloch
Radio Presenter (1897-1967)Plymouth,

Susan Katriona MacGregor
Radio Presenter
(1941-) Oxford,
Elizabeth Blackwell
first woman to graduate from USA medical school ( 
(1821 - 1910) Bristol

Henry Brown Blackwell . Leader in the USA Woman Suffragette Movement (1825 - 1909)Bristol
James Bradley   astronomer.  (1692-1762) Sherborne,
 discovered the aberration of light. In 1741 he was made Astronomer Royal.

P J Harvey
Chesney Hawkes
Howard Jones
Nick Kershaw
Stephanie Lawrence
Joe Meek
Zoot Money

P J Harvey, Musician (1969-) - Yeovil

Chesney Hawkes, Singer (1971-) - Windsor

Howard Jones, Singer (1955-) - Southampton

Nik Kershaw, Musician (1958-) - Bristol

Stephanie Lawrence, Singer (1949-2000) - Hayling Island, Hampshire

Joe Meek, Musician (1929-1967) - Newent, Gloucestershire

Zoot Money, Musician (1942-) - Bournemouth

Mike Oldfield
Roland Orzabal
Reg Presley
Curt Smith
Richard Vranch
Mickie Most
Wayne Sleep

Mike Oldfield, Musician (1953-) - Reading

Roland Orzabal, Musician (Tears For Fears) (1961-) - Portsmouth

Reg Presley, Musician (The Troggs) (1945-) - Andover, Hampshire

Curt Smith, Musician (Tears For Fears) (1961-) - Bath

Richard Vranch, Musician (1959-) - Bristol

Mickie Most, Record producer (1938-2003) - Aldershot, Hampshire

Wayne Sleep, Dancer (1948-) - Plymouth

Bolting Bros
Stephen Daldry
Mike Hodges
Peter Lord
Jonathan Lynn
John Madden
Sam Mendes

John & Roy Boulting, Film directors - Berkshire

Stephen Daldry, Film director (1960-) - Dorset

Mike Hodges, Film director (1932-) - Bristol

Peter Lord, Film director (1953-) - Bristol

Jonathan Lynn, Film director (1943-) - Bath

John Madden, Film director (1949-) - Portsmouth

Sam Mendes, Film director (1965-) - Reading

Ken Russell
J Lee Thompson
Edgar Wright
Peter Yates
Roger Deakins Ed Stewart
Tommy Vance

Ken Russell, Film director (1927-) - Southampton

J. Lee Thompson, Film director (1914-2002) - Bristol

Edgar Wright, Film & TV director (1974-) - Poole, Dorset

Peter Yates, Film director (1929-) - Aldershot, Hampshire

Roger Deakins, Cinematographer (1949-) - Torquay

Ed Stewart, DJ (1941-) - Exmouth, Devon

  Tommy Vance, DJ (1943-) - Oxford

Johnny Ball
Jill Dando
Keith Floyd
Phillippa Forrester
Katy Hill
Arthur Negas
Julian Pettifer

Johnny Ball,
TV presenter (1938-) - Bristol

Jill Dando,
TV presenter (1961-1999) - Weston-Super-Mare

Keith Floyd,
TV presenter (1943-2009)  Somerset

Phillippa Forrester,
TV presenter (1968-) - Winchester

Katy Hill,
TV presenter (1971-) - Poole, Dorset

Arthur Negus,
TV presenter (1903-1985) - Reading

Julian Pettifer,
TV presenter (1935-) - Malmesbury, Wiltshire

Hugh Scully
Chris Tarrant
Glyn Worsnip
Sophie Grigson
Rick Stein
Linzi Drew
Yasmin Le Bon

Hugh Scully,
TV presenter (1943-) - Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire

Chris Tarrant,
TV presenter (1946-) - Reading

 Glyn Worsnip,
TV presenter (1938-1996) - Highnam, Gloucestershire

Sophie Grigson,
TV chef (1959-) - Swindon

 Rick Stein,
TV chef (1947-) - Oxfordshire

Linzi Drew,
Model (1959-) - Bristol

Yasmin Le Bon, Model (1964-) - Oxfordshire

Bill Bailey
Lee Evans
Ricky Gervais
Jeremy Hardy
Benny Hill
Mark Lemarr
Keith Harris
 Bill Bailey, Comedian (1964-) - Bath

 Lee Evans, Comedian (1964-) - Bristol

Ricky Gervais, Comedian (1962-) - Reading

Jeremy Hardy, Comedian (1961-) - Aldershot, Hampshire

Benny Hill, Comedian (1924-1992) - Southampton

Mark Lamarr, Comedian (1967-) - Swindon

Keith Harris, Ventriloquist (1947-) - Lyndhurst, Hampshire

W G Grace
Jamie Redknapp
Robin Cousins
Jeremy Guscott
Sue Barker
Virginia Wade
Gary Mabbutt
W G Grace, Cricketer (1848-1915)
 Downend, Bristol

 Jamie Redknapp, Footballer (1973-) - Barton-on-Sea, Dorsett

Robin Cousins, Ice skater (1957-)
-
Bristol

Jeremy Guscott,
Rugby player (1965-)
-
Bath

Sue Barker, Tennis player/Tv Presenter (1956-) - Paignton, Devon

 Virginia Wade, Tennis player (1945-) - Bournemouth

Gary Mabbutt MBE
Footballer (1961-) 
Bristol

 Marcus Trscothick
Roy Bentley
Arthur Milton
Jack Russell
Mary Rand
Jensen Button
Andy Robinson
Marcus Trescothick
Cricketer MBE (1975-)
 Keynsham, Somerset

Roy   Bentley,
 Footballer  (1924-)
 Bristol
 Arthur Milton, Cricketer/Footballer
 (1928-), Bedminster, Somerset

 Robert   (Jack)Russell, Cricketer/Artist
 (1963-), Stroud, Gloucestershire

Mary Rand (née Bignal) Athlete(1940-)Wells, Somerset  Jenson Button   Formula One Grand Prix Champion Frome, Somerset

Andy Robinson
Scottish Rugby Coach 


Jason Gardener
Jo Durie
Trying to
locate a photo

  Henry Sacheverell
Blackbeard
Ruth Ellis
Rosemary West
Jason Gardener
Athlete
Bath

Jo Durie
Tennis Player,
 Bristol
Mike Sangster
Tennis Player (1940-1985) Torquay, Devon
 Henry Sacheverell Preacher against the Revolution Settlement in 1709 (1674 -1724)- Marlborough  
Edward Teach - (Blackbeard the Pirate) c1680 - 1718 Bristol
Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in Great Britain(1927-1955) Basingstoke

Rosemary West, Serial killer (1953-) - Devon


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Dorset
Anthony Blunt | Anthony Shaftesbury | Christopher Chataway | James Thornhill | John Gould | John Le Carre | Matthew Prior | Percy Gilchrist | Radclyffe Hall | Richard van der Riet Woolley | Samuel Hood | Thomas Bell | Thomas Hardy | Thomas Peacock | Thomas Sydenham | Verney Cameron | Virginia Wade | William Talbot |
Gloucestershire
Anna Ford | Arthur 'Bomber' Harris | Beatrice Webb | Brian Jones | Charles Hyne | Charles Wheatstone | David Hemery | Dennis Potter | Dick King-Smith | Eddie the Eagle Edwards | Edith How-Martyn | Edward Jenner | Edward Codrington | Edward Wilson | Ernest Wilson | Fitzroy Raglan | Frederic Bartlett | Frederick Handley Page | Frederick Sanger | George Whitefield | Gustav Holst | Henry Green | Herbert Howells | Ivor Gurney | James Bradley | Jimmy Young | John Biddle | John Keble | John Taylor | Laurie Lee | Mark Phillips | Matthew Hale | Ralph Vaughan Williams | Richard O'Brien | Robert Hardy | Rowland Biffen | Simon Pegg | Sir Bernard Charles Lovell | Sir Ralph Richardson | W E Henley | Wilfrid Hyde-White | William Hadow | William Tyndale |

Hampshire
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Walhalla The 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).
Get Your Cerdic Merchandise and show your connection with the Ancient Kingdom of Wessex
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