People born here (67)
 | 
| Giselle Ansley | 
 GBR | 
HOC | 
Olympics | 
2016—2020 | 
31 March 1992 | 
Kingsbridge, England (GBR) | 
| Richard Aylmer | 
 GBR | 
CCS | 
Olympics | 
1956 | 
11 January 1932 | 
Devonport, Plymouth, England (GBR) | 
| Charles Beckwith | 
 GBR | 
ATH | 
Olympics | 
1924 | 
12 May 1901 | 
South Moulton, England (GBR) | 
| Harry Birchill | 
 GBR | 
CRD | 
YOG | 
2018 | 
1 January 2001 | 
Torbay, England (GBR) | 
| Arthur Birkett | 
 GBR | 
CKT | 
Olympics | 
1900 | 
25 October 1875 | 
Exeter, England (GBR) | 
| Richard Bott | 
 GBR | 
SKN | 
Olympics | 
1948 | 
30 May 1900 | 
Bideford, England (GBR) | 
| Abbie Brown | 
 GBR | 
RU7 | 
Olympics | 
2016—2020 | 
10 April 1996 | 
Exeter, England (GBR) | 
| Michael Bullen | 
 GBR | 
EVE | 
Olympics | 
1960—1964 | 
20 May 1937 | 
?, Devon (GBR) | 
| Charles Campbell | 
 GBR | 
SAL | 
Olympics | 
1908 | 
14 December 1881 | 
Newton Abbot, England (GBR) | 
| Andy Carter | 
 GBR | 
ATH | 
Olympics | 
1972 | 
29 January 1949 | 
Exeter, England (GBR) | 
| Walter Chaffe | 
 GBR | 
TOW | 
Olympics | 
1908—1912 | 
2 April 1870 | 
Dunsford, England (GBR) | 
| Stan Charlton | 
 GBR | 
FBL | 
Non-starter | 
1952 | 
28 June 1929 | 
Exeter, England (GBR) | 
| Theodore Andrea Cook | 
 GBR | 
ART/FEN | 
Olympics/Non-starter/Administrator | 
1906—1920 | 
28 March 1867 | 
Exmouth, England (GBR) | 
| Frederick Cuming | 
 GBR | 
CKT | 
Olympics | 
1900 | 
27 May 1875 | 
Bradninch, England (GBR) | 
| Eugene Dolman | 
 GBR | 
CKT | 
Non-starter | 
1900 | 
16 May 1872 | 
Sampford Peverell, England (GBR) | 
| Tony Ekins | 
 GBR | 
HOC | 
Olympics | 
1968—1972 | 
4 January 1944 | 
Bovey Tracey, England (GBR) | 
| Heather Fell | 
 GBR | 
MPN | 
Olympics | 
2008 | 
3 March 1983 | 
Tavistock, England (GBR) | 
| Mark Frowde | 
 GBR | 
FBL | 
Referee | 
1908 | 
10 November 1870 | 
Devonport, Plymouth, England (GBR) | 
| Laura Fry | 
 GBR | 
EDR | 
Olympics | 
1992 | 
13 January 1967 | 
Totnes, England (GBR) | 
| Georgina Geikie | 
 GBR | 
SHO | 
Olympics | 
2012 | 
6 December 1984 | 
Okehampton, England (GBR) | 
| Henry Goldsmith | 
 GBR | 
ROW | 
Olympics | 
1908 | 
22 July 1885 | 
Plympton, England (GBR) | 
| Robert Hawkins | 
 GBR | 
SHO | 
Olympics | 
1908 | 
11 November 1875 | 
Clayhanger, England (GBR) | 
| Bertie Hill | 
 GBR | 
EVE | 
Olympics | 
1952—1960 | 
7 February 1927 | 
Swimbridge, England (GBR) | 
| Fred Holman | 
 GBR | 
SWM | 
Olympics | 
1908 | 
9 February 1883 | 
Dawlish, England (GBR) | 
| Ruth Howe | 
 GBR | 
ROW | 
Olympics | 
1984 | 
14 May 1959 | 
Tavistock, England (GBR) | 
| Brian Kent-Smith | 
 GBR | 
ATH | 
Olympics | 
1960 | 
10 October 1935 | 
Barnstaple, England (GBR) | 
| Rabod Wilhelm von Kröcher | 
 GER | 
EJP | 
Olympics | 
1912 | 
30 June 1880 | 
Kingsbridge, England (GBR) | 
| David Lewis | 
 GBR | 
BOB | 
Olympics | 
1964 | 
3 September 1936 | 
Exeter, England (GBR) | 
| Bill Lucas | 
 GBR | 
ROW | 
Olympics | 
2012 | 
13 September 1987 | 
Exeter, England (GBR) | 
| Reginald Lund | 
 NZL | 
FBL | 
Referee | 
1956 | 
20 October 1906 | 
Devonport, Plymouth, England (GBR) | 
| Gladys Luscombe | 
 GBR | 
DIV | 
Olympics | 
1924 | 
13 November 1908 | 
Newton Abbot, England (GBR) | 
| Chris Maddocks | 
 GBR | 
ATH | 
Olympics | 
1984—2000 | 
28 March 1957 | 
Tiverton, England (GBR) | 
| Alexander Maunder | 
 GBR | 
SHO | 
Olympics | 
1908—1912 | 
3 February 1861 | 
Loxbeare, England (GBR) | 
| James May | 
 GBR | 
GAR | 
Olympics/Referee | 
1992—2020 | 
30 January 1968 | 
Seaton, England (GBR) | 
| Edith Mayne | 
 GBR | 
SWM | 
Olympics | 
1928 | 
29 September 1905 | 
Newton Abbot, England (GBR) | 
| Roger Midgley | 
 GBR | 
HOC | 
Olympics | 
1952 | 
23 November 1924 | 
Plympton, England (GBR) | 
| Harry Mitchell | 
 GBR | 
BOX | 
Olympics | 
1924 | 
5 January 1898 | 
Tiverton, England (GBR) | 
| Henry Morshead | 
 GBR | 
APN | 
Olympics | 
1924 | 
23 November 1882 | 
Tavistock, England (GBR) | 
| John Noel | 
 GBR | 
APN | 
Olympics | 
1924 | 
26 February 1890 | 
Newton Abbot, England (GBR) | 
| Edward Parnell | 
 GBR | 
SHO | 
Olympics | 
1912 | 
21 June 1875 | 
Bovey Tracey, England (GBR) | 
| Jo Pavey | 
 GBR | 
ATH | 
Olympics | 
2000—2016 | 
20 September 1973 | 
Honiton, England (GBR) | 
| John Penrose | 
 GBR | 
ARC | 
Olympics | 
1908 | 
5 May 1850 | 
Littleham, England (GBR) | 
| Alfred Powlesland | 
 GBR | 
CKT | 
Olympics | 
1900 | 
7 August 1875 | 
Newton Abbot, England (GBR) | 
| Christy Prior | 
 NZL | 
SBD | 
Olympics | 
2014 | 
28 November 1988 | 
Okehampton, England (GBR) | 
| Kelsea Purchall | 
 GBR | 
BOB | 
YOG/Other | 
2016 | 
16 March 1998 | 
Exeter, England (GBR) | 
| Patrick Pym | 
 GBR | 
SAL | 
Olympics | 
1972 | 
6 September 1936 | 
Honiton, England (GBR) | 
| Jan Raciborski | 
 GBR | 
CSP | 
Olympics | 
1984—1988 | 
23 July 1961 | 
Totnes, England (GBR) | 
| Peter Reade | 
 GBR | 
SAL | 
Olympics | 
1964 | 
14 January 1939 | 
Newton Abbot, England (GBR) | 
| Dick Sloley | 
 GBR | 
FBL | 
Olympics | 
1920 | 
20 August 1891 | 
Barnstaple, England (GBR) | 
| Michael Sullivan | 
 GBR | 
SHO | 
Olympics | 
1984 | 
6 December 1942 | 
Exeter, England (GBR) | 
| Richard Sydenham | 
 GBR | 
SAL | 
Olympics | 
2000 | 
23 February 1976 | 
Exeter, England (GBR) | 
| John Symes | 
 GBR | 
CKT | 
Olympics | 
1900 | 
11 January 1879 | 
Crediton, England (GBR) | 
| Liam Tancock | 
 GBR | 
SWM | 
Olympics | 
2008—2012 | 
7 May 1985 | 
Exeter, England (GBR) | 
| James Templer | 
 GBR | 
EVE | 
Olympics | 
1964 | 
8 January 1936 | 
Exeter, England (GBR) | 
| Adam Tobin | 
 GBR | 
GAR/MIX | 
YOG | 
2018 | 
2 February 2001 | 
Barnstaple, England (GBR) | 
| Montagu Toller | 
 GBR | 
CKT | 
Olympics | 
1900 | 
2 February 1871 | 
Barnstaple, England (GBR) | 
| Jimmy Tremeer | 
 GBR | 
ATH | 
Olympics | 
1908 | 
1 August 1874 | 
Barnstaple, England (GBR) | 
| Stephen Turner | 
 GBR | 
ROW | 
Olympics | 
1988—1992 | 
17 September 1964 | 
Barnstaple, England (GBR) | 
| Lucius Vicary | 
 GBR | 
CKT | 
Non-starter | 
1900 | 
2 December 1881 | 
Highweek, England (GBR) | 
| Anne Walton | 
 CAN | 
SWM | 
Olympics | 
1968 | 
28 December 1951 | 
Sidmouth, England (GBR) | 
| Harold Watts | 
 GBR | 
CKT | 
Non-starter | 
1900 | 
11 June 1881 | 
Newton Abbot, England (GBR) | 
| James Wilcocks | 
 GBR | 
CKT | 
Non-starter | 
1900 | 
22 January 1872 | 
Exeter, England (GBR) | 
| Thomas Willcocks | 
 GBR | 
RGB | 
Olympics | 
1908 | 
8 March 1877 | 
Buckfastleigh, England (GBR) | 
| Edward Williams | 
 GBR | 
ROW | 
Olympics | 
1908 | 
20 July 1888 | 
Honiton, England (GBR) | 
| Sue Williams | 
 GBR | 
SWM | 
Olympics | 
1968 | 
18 March 1952 | 
Exeter, England (GBR) | 
| William Worth | 
 GBR | 
FFG | 
Non-Medal | 
1900 | 
4 January 1845 | 
Kingsbridge, England (GBR) | 
| Marcus Wyatt | 
 GBR | 
SKN | 
Olympics | 
2022 | 
14 December 1991 | 
Honiton, England (GBR) | 
People who died here (46)
 | 
| John Ainsworth-Davis | 
 GBR | 
ATH | 
Olympics | 
1920 | 
3 January 1976 | 
Stockland, England (GBR) | 
| Sandy Archer | 
 GBR | 
IHO | 
Olympics | 
1936 | 
29 July 1997 | 
Exeter, England (GBR) | 
| Jack Bennett | 
 GBR | 
HOC | 
Olympics | 
1920 | 
27 May 1973 | 
Littleham, England (GBR) | 
| Reginald Brooks-King | 
 GBR | 
ARC | 
Olympics | 
1908 | 
19 September 1938 | 
Ottery St Mary, England (GBR) | 
| Charles Churcher | 
 GBR | 
SHO | 
Olympics | 
1908 | 
17 September 1954 | 
Ashburton, England (GBR) | 
| Francis Conry | 
 GBR | 
CKT | 
Non-starter | 
1900 | 
30 September 1938 | 
Yelverton, England (GBR) | 
| Johnny Cronshey | 
 GBR | 
SSK | 
Olympics | 
1948—1956 | 
15 January 2004 | 
Axminster, England (GBR) | 
| Arthur Darby | 
 GBR | 
RGB | 
Olympics | 
1900 | 
15 January 1960 | 
Dartmouth, England (GBR) | 
| Mark Darley | 
 IRL | 
EVE | 
Olympics | 
1952 | 
26 March 1991 | 
Hockworthy, England (GBR) | 
| Frederick Dean | 
 GBR | 
RGB | 
Olympics | 
1908 | 
1 September 1946 | 
Devonport, Plymouth, England (GBR) | 
| Fred Dix | 
 GBR | 
SSK | 
Olympics | 
1924—1928 | 
18 February 1966 | 
Totnes, England (GBR) | 
| George Faulkner | 
 GBR | 
WRE | 
Olympics | 
1908 | 
13 October 1974 | 
Ilfracombe, England (GBR) | 
| Nigel Gardner | 
 GBR | 
ALP | 
Olympics | 
1956 | 
17 September 2016 | 
Crediton, England (GBR) | 
| Chris Goudge | 
 GBR | 
ATH | 
Olympics | 
1960 | 
7 November 2010 | 
?, Devon (GBR) | 
| Alan Handford-Rice | 
 KEN | 
SHO | 
Olympics | 
1964 | 
December 2000 | 
Torbay, England (GBR) | 
| Henry Harmer | 
 GBR | 
ATH | 
Olympics | 
1908 | 
9 January 1958 | 
Sidmouth, England (GBR) | 
| Noel Harrison | 
 GBR | 
ALP | 
Olympics | 
1952—1956 | 
20 October 2013 | 
Ashburton, England (GBR) | 
| John Hewitt | 
 GBR | 
MPN | 
Olympics | 
1952 | 
6 January 2011 | 
Exeter, England (GBR) | 
| Ray Hicks | 
 GBR | 
CTR | 
Olympics | 
1936 | 
12 January 1974 | 
Honiton, England (GBR) | 
| Bertie Hill | 
 GBR | 
EVE | 
Olympics | 
1952—1960 | 
5 August 2005 | 
South Molton, England (GBR) | 
| Fred Holman | 
 GBR | 
SWM | 
Olympics | 
1908 | 
23 January 1913 | 
Exeter, England (GBR) | 
| George How | 
 GBR | 
FBL | 
Non-starter | 
1912 | 
25 June 1941 | 
Honiton, England (GBR) | 
| Ernest Johnson | 
 GBR | 
CTR | 
Olympics | 
1932—1936 | 
29 November 1997 | 
Kingsbridge, England (GBR) | 
| Perry Keene | 
 GBR | 
ARC | 
Olympics | 
1908 | 
29 November 1926 | 
Dean Prior, England (GBR) | 
| Trevor Lake | 
 GBR | 
HOC | 
Non-starter | 
1948 | 
15 April 2003 | 
?, Devon (GBR) | 
| Ada Langford | 
 GBR | 
SWM | 
Olympics | 
1912 | 
11 March 1973 | 
Dawlish, England (GBR) | 
| Colin Lewis | 
 GBR | 
CRD | 
Olympics | 
1964 | 
4 March 2022 | 
Bovey Tracey, England (GBR) | 
| Gerald Mason | 
 GBR | 
LAX | 
Olympics | 
1908 | 
30 September 1951 | 
Woolacombe, England (GBR) | 
| Alexander Maunder | 
 GBR | 
SHO | 
Olympics | 
1908—1912 | 
2 February 1932 | 
Bickleigh, England (GBR) | 
| Tony Nash | 
 GBR | 
BOB | 
Olympics | 
1964—1968 | 
17 March 2022 | 
?, Devon (GBR) | 
| Verrall Newman | 
 GBR | 
DIV | 
Olympics | 
1924 | 
7 October 1987 | 
Honiton, England (GBR) | 
| Peter Patton | 
 GBR | 
IHO | 
Non-starter/Administrator | 
1914—1924 | 
10 April 1939 | 
Cullompton, England (GBR) | 
| Alfred Powlesland | 
 GBR | 
CKT | 
Olympics | 
1900 | 
25 February 1941 | 
Chudleigh, England (GBR) | 
| Lillias Robertson | 
 GBR | 
ARC | 
Olympics | 
1908 | 
13 March 1976 | 
Exeter, England (GBR) | 
| Cyril Seedhouse | 
 GBR | 
ATH | 
Olympics | 
1912 | 
21 January 1966 | 
Exminster, England (GBR) | 
| John Symes | 
 GBR | 
CKT | 
Olympics | 
1900 | 
23 September 1944 | 
Sandford, England (GBR) | 
| Archie Taylor | 
 GBR | 
SHO | 
Olympics | 
1908 | 
16 June 1939 | 
Newton Ferrers, England (GBR) | 
| Stephen Theobald | 
 GBR | 
HOC | 
Non-starter | 
1952 | 
19 February 2006 | 
?, Devon (GBR) | 
| Geoffrey Tudor | 
 GBR | 
ATH | 
Olympics | 
1948 | 
2 October 2018 | 
Bradiford, England (GBR) | 
| Arthur Watts | 
 GBR | 
SWM | 
Olympics | 
1928 | 
1962 | 
Bideford, England (GBR) | 
| Henry Weber | 
 GBR | 
ATH | 
1906 | 
1906 | 
25 August 1959 | 
Teignmouth, England (GBR) | 
| Henry Wells | 
 GBR | 
ROW | 
Olympics | 
1912 | 
4 July 1967 | 
Newton Abbot, England (GBR) | 
| James Wilcocks | 
 GBR | 
CKT | 
Non-starter | 
1900 | 
28 September 1943 | 
Exeter, England (GBR) | 
| Cyril Wilkinson | 
 GBR | 
HOC | 
Olympics | 
1920 | 
16 December 1970 | 
Honiton, England (GBR) | 
| Jack Wilson | 
 GBR | 
ROW | 
Olympics | 
1948 | 
16 February 1997 | 
?, Devon (GBR) | 
| William Wyatt | 
 GBR | 
WLF | 
Olympics | 
1924 | 
26 December 1989 | 
Newton Abbot, England (GBR) |