Famous residents

Well-known former residents of the town include author and politician Jeffrey Archer, guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, actor John Cleese, actress Mandy Miller, author Roald Dahl, journalist Jill Dando and actor Rupert Graves. Arthur Stanley Eddington, one of the foremost astrophysicists of the early twentieth century grew up in the town. Attlee's Minister of Defence, A.V. Alexander was also raised in Weston-super-Mare.