Famous bellringers
The following are people that members of the general public might have heard of who are known to have rung:
Kate Barker, economist [1]
John Betjeman, poet (email from Bryan McCahey)
Louise Brealey, journalist & actor (pathologist Molly Hooper in the BBC Series, Sherlock) [3]
John Bunyan, author of "Pilgrim's Progress" [4]
Ian Hay Davison[1], former chief Executive of Lloyds of London [5]
John Harrison, clockmaker, "Longitude". [6]
Derek Hatton, politician (email from Geoff Sparling)
Philip Hollobone, MP [7]
Robin McKinley, author [8]
Ian McMillan, poet [9]
Timmy Mallett, television performer [10]
Norma Major, wife of former Prime Minister [11]
Frank Muir, entertainment writer and performer (pp 54-5 Muir, Frank 'A Kentish Lad', Corgi Books, 1998)
Monty Noble, Australian cricket captain 1903-4 (email from Jim Shepherd)
Maggie Philbin, television presenter (email from Bryan McCahey)
Paul Revere, American revolutionary [12]
Jon Shanklin, discovered the hole in the ozone layer in 1985
Donald Sinden, actor (email from Bryan McCahey)
Alan Titchmarsh, celebrity gardener [13]
Victoria Wood, playwright & comedian [14]
Patrick Mayhew, politician [15]
People taught to ring for a broadcast performance only
John Barrowman, TV personality on the Royal Jubilee Bells as part of the 2012 Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant
Peter Benson, actor in Heartbeat: For Whom the Bell Tolls [16]
Dugald Bruce Lockhart, actor in Midsomer Murders: Ring out your dead [17]
Jamie de Courcey, actor in Midsomer Murders: Ring out your dead [18]
Evan Davis, economist, journalist and presenter for the BBC [19]
Peter Davison, actor in All Creatures Great and Small(3 episodes - specific episode in which he rings not yet identified)
Ade Edmondson, comedian, actor, writer, musician, television presenter and director[2]
Ardal O'Hanlon, comedian in I've Never Seen Star Wars [20]
Geoffrey Hughes, actor in Heartbeat: For Whom the Bell Tolls [21]
David Lonsdale, actor in Heartbeat: For Whom the Bell Tolls [22]
Lyndsey Marshal, actor in Midsomer Murders: Ring out your dead [23]
Francis Matthews, actor in Heartbeat: For Whom the Bell Tolls [24]
Adrian Scarborough, actor in Midsomer Murders: Ring out your dead [25]
Chris Serle, broadcaster for 'In at the Deep End ' (BBC TV) (emails to change-ringers list)
Gwen Taylor, actor in Midsomer Murders: Ring out your dead [26]
Seamus Whitty[3], actor in Midsomer Murders: Ring out your dead [27]
