notible swindonians

again cribbed from wikipedia....

Dean Ashton - Premiership footballer playing for West Ham United. Born in Swindon.
Ralph Bates - Writer.
Jon Bourgerie - Presenter of The Late Show London [1] was born in Swindon
Mark A. Brennan - Canadian Landscape Painter, Born in Swindon, 1968.
Julian Clary - Comedian, formerly a resident of Rodbourne. His family still lives in the area.
Jamie Cox - Boxer. ABA light-welterweight champion. Won a gold medal for the England team at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia.
Rick Davies - Founder and member of the band Supertramp.
Diana Dors - Actress.
John Francome - Novelist, sports commentator and former jockey.
Justin Hayward - Lead guitarist (and one of the composers) for the rock band The Moody Blues.
Jason Martin - Radio DJ
David Hempleman-Adams - Explorer.
David Howell - Ryder Cup golfer. Ranked 10th in the world[2]. Highest ranked English golfer, and also the highest ranked British golfer.
Richard Jefferies - Victorian nature writer born at Coate.
Mark Lamarr - TV presenter, comedian, and radio DJ. Grew up in Park South.
Jon Lewis - England and Gloucestershire cricketer.
Angel Long - Adult Movie actress.
Melinda Messenger - Former glamour model and television presenter. Born in Swindon.
Antony Micallef - Artist.
Matthew Mills - Manchester City FC & England U-21 Defender.
Desmond Morris - Anthropologist.
Tom New - Leicestershire cricketer.
Orange n Blue - DJ from the 90s Drum & Bass Scene. Now part of Cintamani records
Gilbert O'Sullivan - Irish born, Swindon raised, singer/songwriter.
Billie Piper - Actress and former pop singer, who played Rose in the 2005/2006 seasons of BBC Sci-Fi TV programme Doctor Who.
Laurie Pycroft - Political campaginer who founded the pro-animal research group Pro-Test
Jon Richardson - comedian
Rachel Shelley - Actress, born in Swindon.
Tim Smith - Radio 2 Broadcaster and co-presenter of Radio 2's "Steve Wright in the Afternoon" Show.
Ben Thatcher - Football player in the FA Premier League with Manchester City FC.
Ken White - Artist, best known for his association with Richard Branson's Virgin Companies.
XTC, pop rock band from Swindon.
Dave Gregory - Lead guitarist from 1979 to 1999. Born in Swindon.
Colin Moulding - Founding member, second songwriter, vocalist, and bassist for the band. Born in Swindon.
Andy Partridge - Founding member, guitarist and chief songwriter. Born in Malta. Raised in Swindon, where he lives.
Thaila Zucchi - Big Brother 8 personality