Famous People Born In Reading

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Kate Winslet
(English Actress Known for Her Work in Independent Films and Period Dramas)
Kate Winslet
126
Birthdate: October 5, 1975
Sun Sign: Libra
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 2 
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge
(The Duchess of Cambridge)
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge
74
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 9, 1982
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 3 
Ricky Gervais
(British Comedian, Actor and Director)
Ricky Gervais
25
Birthdate: June 25, 1961
Sun Sign: Cancer
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 4 
Pippa Middleton
(English Socialite, Author, Columnist and Younger Sister of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge)
Pippa Middleton
16
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: September 6, 1983
Sun Sign: Virgo
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 5 
Charlie Brooker
(Critic, Humourist, Screenwriter)
Charlie Brooker
5
Birthdate: March 3, 1971
Sun Sign: Pisces
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 6 
Lucy Worsley
(British Historian Best Known as a Presenter of BBC Television Series on Historical Topics)
Lucy Worsley
5
Birthdate: December 18, 1973
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
 7 
Mike Oldfield
(Composer, Guitarist, Songwriter)
Mike Oldfield
4
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: May 15, 1953
Sun Sign: Taurus
 8 
Jeremy Kyle
(Television Presenter)
Jeremy Kyle
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Birthdate: July 7, 1965
Sun Sign: Cancer
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 9 
Justin Fletcher
(Actor, Comedian)
Justin Fletcher
8
Birthdate: June 15, 1970
Sun Sign: Gemini
 10 
Chris Tarrant
(Television presenter, Radio personality)
Chris Tarrant
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Birthdate: October 10, 1946
Sun Sign: Libra
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 11 
Timothy Carlton
(Actor)
Timothy Carlton
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Birthdate: October 4, 1939
Sun Sign: Libra
 12 
Richard Burns
(Race car driver)
Richard Burns
3
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 17, 1971
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Died: November 25, 2005
 13 
John Sykes
(Guitarist)
John Sykes
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Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: July 29, 1959
Sun Sign: Leo
 14 
Dan Jones
Dan Jones
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Birthdate: July 27, 1981
Sun Sign: Leo
 15 
Alec Bedser
(One of the Best English Cricketers of the 20th Century)
Alec Bedser
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: July 4, 1918
Sun Sign: Cancer
Died: April 4, 2010
 16 
Peter Barker Howard May
(English Cricketer)
Peter Barker Howard May
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: December 31, 1929
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Died: December 27, 1994
 17 
Ken Barrington
(English International Cricketer)
Ken Barrington
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: November 24, 1930
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Died: March 14, 1981
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 18 
Ian Waite
(British Dancer Who Specializes in Latin American Dance)
Ian Waite
0
Listed In: Dancers
Birthdate: January 29, 1971
Sun Sign: Aquarius
 19 
Keith Floyd
(Television producer, Chef, Author, Autobiographer)
Keith Floyd
2
Listed In: Food Experts
Birthdate: December 28, 1943
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Died: September 14, 2009
 20 
Matthew Syed
(British Journalist, Broadcaster and Former Table Tennis Player)
Matthew Syed
1
Birthdate: November 2, 1970
Sun Sign: Scorpio
 21 
William Laud
(Archbishop of Canterbury (1633–1645))
William Laud
1
Birthdate: October 7, 1573
Sun Sign: Libra
Died: January 10, 1645
 22 
John Soane
(Architect, Archaeologist)
John Soane
0
Listed In: Architects
Birthdate: September 10, 1753
Sun Sign: Virgo
Died: January 20, 1837
 23 
Peter Strickland
(film director, screenwriter)
Peter Strickland
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Birthdate: May 21, 1973
Sun Sign: Gemini
 24 
Chris Mears
(British Diver and Olympic Gold Medalist)
Chris Mears
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: February 7, 1993
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 25 
Michael Sprott
(British Former Professional Boxer)
Michael Sprott
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 16, 1975
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 26 
Jeff Minter
(Programmer, Engineer, Computer scientist)
Jeff Minter
0
Listed In: Engineers
Birthdate: April 22, 1962
Sun Sign: Taurus
 27 
Augustus Keppel, Viscount Keppel
(Admiral)
Augustus Keppel, Viscount Keppel
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: April 25, 1725
Sun Sign: Taurus
Died: October 2, 1786
 28 
Charles Simeon
(British Evangelical Anglican Cleric)
Charles Simeon
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: September 24, 1759
Sun Sign: Libra
Died: November 13, 1836
 29 
Sarah Winckless
(British Former Rower)
Sarah Winckless
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: October 18, 1973
Sun Sign: Libra
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
 30 
Ronald Millar
(British actor and writer)
Ronald Millar
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Birthdate: November 12, 1919
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Died: April 16, 1998
 31 
Cormac Murphy-O'Connor
(Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster)
Cormac Murphy-O'Connor
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 24, 1932
Sun Sign: Virgo
Died: September 1, 2017
 32 
Hugh Allen
(Musician)
Hugh Allen
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Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: December 23, 1869
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Died: February 20, 1946
 33 
Robert Havell
(Engraver)
Robert Havell
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Birthdate: November 25, 1793
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Died: November 11, 1878
 34 
Alexander Ross Clarke
(Geodesist)
Alexander Ross Clarke
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Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: December 16, 1828
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Died: February 11, 1914
 35 
Hugh Burgess
(Inventor)
Hugh Burgess
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Birthdate: 1825 AD
Died: February 23, 1892