CITY

Official Website:
http://www.bristol-city.gov.uk/

Population:
420,556 (2001 census)

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
Bristol Old Vic Theatre School	1946
Bristol University	1876

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Johnny Ball	Game Show Host	23-May-1938		Think of a Number
Banksy	Artist	c. 1977		Graffiti stenciler
Christopher Beeny	Actor	7-Jul-1941		Edward on Upstairs, Downstairs
Blackbeard	Criminal	c. 1680	22-Nov-1718	Infamous pirate
Elizabeth Blackwell	Doctor	3-Feb-1821	31-May-1910	America's first woman doctor
Julie Burchill	Journalist	3-Jul-1959		Co-founder of Modern Review
Veronica Cartwright	Actor	20-Apr-1950		Alien
Thorold Dickinson	Film Director	16-Nov-1903	14-Apr-1984	Gaslight
Alice Evans	Actor	2-Aug-1971		102 Dalmatians
Lee Evans	Comic	25-Feb-1964		British comic
Christopher Fry	Playwright	18-Dec-1907	30-Jun-2005	The Lady's Not for Burning
Cary Grant	Actor	18-Jan-1904	29-Nov-1986	North by Northwest
Archibald V. Hill	Scientist	26-Sep-1886	3-Jun-1977	Studied muscles and nerves
Damien Hirst	Artist	1965		Animal slices in formalin as art
Mike Hodges	Film Director	29-Jul-1932		Get Carter
Nik Kershaw	Musician	1-Mar-1958		I Won't Let the Sun Go Down On Me
Charles Marriott	Novelist	1869	13-Jul-1957	Art critic, Modern Art
James May	TV Personality	16-Jan-1963		Top Gear
Kevin McNally	Actor	27-Apr-1956		Pirates of the Caribbean
Stephen Merchant	Film/TV Producer	24-Nov-1974		The Office, Extras
Chris Morris	Comic	5-Sep-1965		Brass Eye
Evan Parker	Jazz Musician	5-Apr-1944		Free improv saxophonist
Samuel Lowell Price	Business	12-Jan-1821	19-May-1887	The Price of Price Waterhouse Coopers
David Prowse	Actor	1-Jul-1935		Darth Vader, Green Cross Code Man
Michael Seaton	Astronomer	16-Jun-1923	29-May-2007	Opacity Project
Roni Size	Electronic Musician	29-Oct-1969		Drum-n-bass producer, Newforms
Robert Stephens	Actor	14-Jul-1931	12-Nov-1995	The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
Nigel Terry	Actor	15-Aug-1945	30-Apr-2015	Excalibur
J. Lee Thompson	Film Director	1-Aug-1914	30-Aug-2002	Cape Fear
Tricky	Rapper	27-Jan-1968		Trip-hop rapper
Maisie Williams	Actor	15-Apr-1997		Arya Stark on Game of Thrones
Shaun Woodward	Politician	26-Oct-1958		British MP, St. Helens South
Robert Wyatt	Musician	28-Jan-1945		Songcraftsman and outstanding beard farmer
John Zachary Young	Zoologist	18-Mar-1907	4-Jul-1997	British zoological neurologist

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Peter Fowler	Physicist	27-Feb-1923	8-Nov-1996	Cosmic radiation
Richard Gregory	Psychologist	24-Jul-1923	17-May-2010	Optical illusions and "hands-on" science
Cozy Powell	Drummer	29-Dec-1947	5-Apr-1998	Drummer, Emerson Lake and Powell
Richard Savage	Poet	c. 1697	1-Aug-1743	Poet-subject of Life of Savage

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