Famous People Born In Windsor

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Lord Mountbatten
(Last Viceroy of British India)
Lord Mountbatten
41
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: June 25, 1900
Sun Sign: Cancer
Died: August 27, 1979

The last Viceroy of India and the first governor-general of independent India, Lord Mountbatten was a British Royal Navy officer and statesman. Born to a prominent aristocratic family in England, he had a successful military career and was made the NATO Commander Allied Forces Mediterranean in his later career. He was assassinated in 1979.

 2 
Princess Alice of Battenberg
(Mother-in-law of Queen Elizabeth II)
Princess Alice of Battenberg
26
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 25, 1885
Sun Sign: Pisces
Died: December 5, 1969

Princess Alice of Battenberg, the great-granddaughter of Britain’s Queen Victoria, became Princess Andrew of Greece and Denmark in 1903 after her marriage. During the Second World War, she sheltered Jewish refugees and worked for the Red Cross. She was posthumously named a ‘Hero of the Holocaust’ by the British government in 2010. She was the mother-in-law of Queen Elizabeth II.

 3 
Edward III of England
(King of England and Lord of Ireland from 1327 to 1377)
Edward III of England
4
Birthdate: November 13, 1312
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Died: June 21, 1377
Edward III, or Edward of Windsor, was the King of England and the Lord of Ireland from 1327 to 1377. He took to the throne after his father, Edward II, was deposed by his mother, Isabella, and Roger Mortimer. He strengthened the military and participated in the Hundred Years' War.
 4 
Ranulph Fiennes
(Explorer who became was the first person to get to the North and South Pole without flying and the first to cross Antarctica without driving)
Ranulph Fiennes
3
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: March 7, 1944
Sun Sign: Pisces
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)
 5 
Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine
(Princess)
Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine
4
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: April 5, 1863
Sun Sign: Aries
Died: September 24, 1950
 6 
Dhani Harrison
(English Musician, Singer and Son of George Harrison)
Dhani Harrison
5
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: August 1, 1978
Sun Sign: Leo

Dhani Harrison is an English musician, singer-songwriter, and composer. Best known as the son of George Harrison, Dhani started his career by assisting his father record his final album, Brainwashed. He then went on to form his own band called Thenewno2. Dhani Harrison also established himself as a composer, scoring music for TV shows like Good Girls Revolt and Outsiders.

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Caroline Munro
(Actress)
Caroline Munro
1
Birthdate: January 16, 1949
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 8 
James Haskell
(English Former Rugby Union Player)
James Haskell
3
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: April 2, 1985
Sun Sign: Aries
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
 9 
Charles Wellesley, 9th Duke of Wellington
(Politician)
Charles Wellesley, 9th Duke of Wellington
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: August 19, 1945
Sun Sign: Leo
 10 
Claire Williams
(manager)
Claire Williams
2
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: July 21, 1976
Sun Sign: Cancer
 11 
Gideon Emery
(English Actor and Singer)
Gideon Emery
0
Birthdate: September 12, 1972
Sun Sign: Virgo
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 12 
Lord Leopold Mountbatten
(Military Leader)
Lord Leopold Mountbatten
2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 21, 1889
Sun Sign: Gemini
Died: April 23, 1922
 13 
Albert, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
(Noblemen)
Albert, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 26, 1869
Sun Sign: Pisces
Died: April 27, 1931
 14 
Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein
(Princess)
Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 3, 1870
Sun Sign: Taurus
Died: March 13, 1948
 15 
Amber Hill
(English Sport Shooter)
Amber Hill
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: August 21, 1997
Sun Sign: Leo
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
 16 
Margaret of Scotland, Queen of Norway
(Queen Consort of Norway (1281 - 1283))
Margaret of Scotland, Queen of Norway
2
Birthdate: February 28, 1261
Sun Sign: Pisces
Died: April 9, 1283

Margaret of Scotland was the Queen of Norway, as the wife of King Eric II of Norway. The daughter of Scottish king Alexander III, she was married off to Eric II to strengthen political ties between Norway and Scotland. She was known to have taught Eric French and English.

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Walter Reynolds
(Bishop of Worcester)
Walter Reynolds
0
Listed In: Leaders
Died: November 16, 1327

The son of a baker, fourteenth-century archbishop of Canterbury Walter Reynolds had also served as the chaplain of Edward I. He later feuded with Edward II, while supporting the bishop of Hereford. He exiled to Kent and returned to England only after Edward II was sent to prison.