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List of people from Cheltenham

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Statue of Edward Adrian Wilson in the town centre. Born Cheltenham 1872, died Antarctica 1912. The plinth reads:
Edward Wilson of the British Antarctic Expedition reached the South Pole on January 17, 1912 and died with Captain Scott on the Great Ice Barrier in March 1912 ruby

This is a list of Notable Cheltonians, or people from Cheltenham in Gloucestershire by occupational groups, ordered alphabetically. Information not found on a person's Wikipedia page must be referenced:

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  1. ^ Sayoni Basu, "Flecker, (Herman) James Elroy (1884–1915)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford, UK: OUP, 2004) Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  2. ^ ODNB: Damian Atkinson, "Payn, James (1830–1898)". Retrieved 14 March 2014, pay-walled.
  3. ^ "Bolt of Lightning Kills Fred G. Hughes Pioneer of Arizona". The Bisbee Daily Review. 20 September 1911. p. 2.
  4. ^ "Land's End to John O'Groats swimmer Sean Conway reaches end". BBC Online. 11 November 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2013.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Grace's Guide to British Industrial History: Bob Foster". gracesguide.co.uk. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  6. ^ Birth of the man who scored at over 80 runs an hour
  7. ^ "Claude Myburgh". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
  8. ^ "Mike and Nicky Summerbee join Keys and Gray". Talksport. Retrieved 15 May 2012.