Blackmore: guitarist and founding member of Deep Purple, Rainbow and Blackmore's Night. Peter Christopherson: musician, founding member of Throbbing Gristle and Psychic TV John Cleese: actor and member of Monty Python Roald Dahl: Welsh children's author, attended St Peter's School from 1925–1929. Jill Dando: murdered broadcaster and journalist, after whom the sixth form centre at Weston College and a garden in Grove Park are named Arthur Stanley Eddington: one of the foremost astrophysicists of the early 20th century, grew up in the town Henry Edwards, film actor, director and producer Daphne Fowler: game show champion Baron Glanely (William Tatem), ship- and racehorse-owner, died during an air raid at 16 Malvern Road in June 1942. Rupert Graves: actor, born and educated in the town 30 June 1963 Bob Hope: comedian and actor, lived there as a child Sean Martin: writer and film director Con O'Neill: actor John Oldmixon (1673–1742): historian; born in Oldmixon The Revd. Dr John Polkinghorne: particle physicist and theologian. Hans Price: (1835–1912) architect; responsible for much of the Victorian architecture which gives the town its distinctive character Paulo Radmilovic: Olympic gold medal athlete Gareth Taylor: footballer; born 25 February 1972 in the town Michelle Terry: actress and writer Peter Trego: cricketer References Further reading || Brodie, Allan, Roethe, Johanna and Hudson-McAulay, Kate (2019). Weston-super-Mare: the town and its seaside heritage (Swindon: Historic England) Brodie, Allan and Johanna Roethe (2020) Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset: historical and architectural development (Historic England Research Report Series 1/2020), 2 volumes. ISSN 2059-4453 (Online) Poole, Sharon (1995). Weston-super-Mare. A pictorial history. Phillimore. ISBN 978-0-85033-969-7. Poole, Sharon (2002). Weston-super-Mare. Tempus History & Guide. The History Press. ISBN 978-0-7524-2631-0. Roethe, Johanna (2019). 'Weston-super-Mare. A Victorian seaside town' Historic England Research 13 (August 2019). External links Weston-super-Mare town council Official Tourist Website for Weston-super-Mare WaveWSM Bringing unity to the community Towns in North Somerset Civil parishes in Somerset Ports and harbours of Somerset Seaside resorts in England Populated coastal places in Somerset Beaches of Somerset