Link. Notable people In birth order: Georgiana Chatterton (1806–1876), novelist and travel writer, died here on 6 February 1876. C. W. Stephens (c. 1845–1917), architect, was born here. Edward Elgar (1857–1934), composer. Elgar and his wife leased a house they named Craig Lea, an anagram of the family initials, at 86 Wells Road, Malvern Wells. Horace Millichamp Moore-Jones (1868–1922), New Zealand artist and Gallipoli veteran, was born here. Hugh Sherwood Cordery (1880–1973), senior New Zealand customs official, was born here. John Harber (1889–1962), first-class cricketer, was born here. Rick Stein (born 1947), master chef and television broadcaster, attended Wells House School in Malvern Wells. References External links Malvern Wells Parish Council Historical information Holy wells in England Villages in Worcestershire Civil parishes in Worcestershire