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List of people from Bedford, England

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This is a list of notable people from Bedford, in Bedfordshire, England. People on this list may have been born in Bedford, attended school there, or resided in Bedford. For people whose primary association to Bedford is an education from the Bedford School, see the list of people educated at Bedford School. For people whose primary association to Bedford is an education from Bedford Modern School, see the List of Old Bedford Modernians.

Academics

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Athletes

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Harold Abrams

Businesspeople

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Entertainers

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John Oliver

Politicians

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Writers

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John Bunyan

Other notables

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Who's Who in the Cinema", The Movie (Orbis Publishing 1981), volume 13, p. 262.
  2. ^ "Bedford's John Oliver puts his hometown on the map on The Late Show".
  3. ^ "John Bunyan: Pilgrim who made progress in prison".
  4. ^ John M. Reilly (ed.), Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Macmillan, 1980, pp. 707-8.
  5. ^ "Historic Figures: John Howard (1726-1790)".
  6. ^ Waymark, Janet. "'Mallows, Charles Edward (1864–1915)', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, online edn, October 2008 [1]". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press online edn. Retrieved 27 October 2008.