Sir Frank Beauchamp (1866–1950), owner of coalmines in the Somerset coalfield Joan Beauchamp (1890–1964), suffragette and co-founder of the Communist Party of Great Britain Kay Beauchamp (1899–1992), Communist who helped found the Daily Worker William Bees (1871–1938), English recipient of the Victoria Cross for services in South Africa Arthur Bulleid (1862–1951), antiquarian Don Carter (1921–2002), footballer for Bury and Blackburn Rovers Walter Cook (1894–1973), footballer for Plymouth Argyle, Brighton & Hove Albion and Stockport County. Chloe Davies (born 1998), paralympic swimmer. David Fisher (1946–2013), award-winning artist. Jody Gooding (born 1981), professional beach volleyball player, lives in the town. Frederick Gould (1879–1971) MP for Frome, 1923–24 and 1929–31 Sir Ronald Gould (1904–1986), General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers Elizabeth Hallam-Smith (born 1950), historian and former librarian of the House of Lords Library. Anita Harris (born 1942), actor, singer and entertainer. Bert Head (1916–2002), footballer for Torquay United and Bury FC. Denise Johns (born 1978), professional beach volleyball player for Great Britain who lives in the town. Uriah Maggs (c.1828–1913), founder of Maggs Bros Ltd, long-surviving antiquarian bookseller Adrian Monk (1917–2004), Falkland Islands politician. Professor Leslie Rowsell (L.R.) Moore (1912–2003), Professor of Geology at Sheffield University Sedge Moore (born 1958), musician with The Wurzels Gareth and Kim Paisey from indie pop band Los Campesinos!. Frederick Pratten (1904–1967), cricketer George Rowdon (1914–1987), cricketer for Somerset Samuel Evans Rowe (1834–1897), Methodist missionary to South Africa Ashley Steel (born 1959), business person Duncan Steel (born 1955), writer on space science Karen Steel (born 1953), geneticist Sir Reginald Thatcher (1888–1975), composer and Principal of the Royal Academy of Music Dr. Geoffrey Tovey (1916–2001), expert in serology and founder of NHS Blood and Transplant Service Chris Urch, award-winning playwright Mike Veale, former Chief Constable of Cleveland Police and Wiltshire Police Steve Voake, children's author Arthur Waugh (1866–1943), author and member of a literary family Louise Whittock (1896–1951), actress and singer with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company C. J. F. Williams (1930–1997), philosopher Maisie Williams born 1997, actor famous for Game of Thrones See also References External links Somerset coalfield Towns in Bath and North East Somerset