These are 12 of the most famous people from Hampshire
By Matthew Mohan-Hickson
Published 28th Feb 2019, 14:03 GMT
Updated 29th Mar 2019, 16:16 GMT
HAMPSHIRE has played home to future Prime Ministers and literary icons.
Over recent days The News has been looking at the famous faces who come from Portsmouth, but now we’ve cast our net out across the whole county. Here are 12 of the most famous people from the rest of Hampshire.
Hampshire celebrities
One of the most famous British authors of all time was born in Steventon Rectory in Hampshire. She wrote Pride and Prejudice and many other novels. She is buried at Winchester cathedral.
The author of Atonement and other beloved novels, Ian McEwan was born in Aldershot
Singer, rapper and producer Craig David was born in Southampton. He is due to perform at the inaugural South Central Festival in Portsmouth this May.
This BBC Sport, Channel 4 and BT Sport presenter was born in Kingsclere in Hampshire in 1971.
Son of former Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp, he was born in Barton on Sea and went on to play for Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspurs, Southampton and England. He now works for Sky Sports as a pundit.
