Editing Devizes (section)

==Notable people==

*[[Harold Walter Bailey|Sir Harold Walter Bailey]] (1899–1996), eminent scholar of Khotanese, Sanskrit and the comparative study of Iranian languages
*[[James Bittner]] (born 1982), professional footballer, played for [[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth Argyle]]
*[[David Domoney]] (born 1963), Chartered Horticulturalist and television gardener, co-presenter of ''[[Love Your Garden]]''
*[[Fanny Duberly]] (1829–1902), soldier's wife who accompanied her husband during the [[Crimean War]] and the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857|Indian Mutiny]]
*[[Paul Fletcher (politician)|Paul Fletcher]] (born 1965), member of the Australian Parliament, former Govt. Minister and, as of 2022, [[Manager of Opposition Business in the House (Australia)|Manager of Opposition Business in the House of Representatives]], born at Devizes
*[[A. W. Lawrence]] (1900–1991), classical historian and brother of [[T. E. Lawrence]], lived in Devizes with fellow archaeologist [[Margaret Guido]] from 1986.
*[[Daphne Oram]] (1925–2003), composer<ref name=":02">{{Cite news |date=August 2011 |title=The Woman from New Atlantis |work=[[The Wire (magazine)|The Wire]]}}</ref>
*[[Sir Thomas Lawrence]] (1769–1830), artist.<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Lawrence, Sir Thomas |volume= 16 | page = 308 |short=1}}</ref>
*[[Simon May]] (born 1944), songwriter
*[[Richard of Devizes]] (fl. late 12th century), English chronicler.<ref>{{Cite EB1911 |wstitle=Richard of Devizes |volume=23|last= Davis |first= Henry William Carless |author-link= Henry William Carless Davis |page=298|short=1}}</ref>
*[[Clive Robertson (actor)|Clive Robertson]] (born 1965), actor
*[[Andy Scott (guitarist)|Andy Scott]] (born. 1949), lead guitarist of the band [[The Sweet|Sweet]]
*[[William Heath Strange]] (1837–1907), physician and founder of Hampstead General Hospital, now the [[Royal Free Hospital]]
*[[William Henry Thomas Sylvester|William Sylvester]] (1831–1920), recipient of the [[Victoria Cross]]