William Blake

William Blake is celebrated as a cultural hero for his profound and revolutionary artistic and poetic vision, which challenged conventional norms and championed imagination, spirituality, and social justice.

Sir Richard Hotham

Richard Hotham began the development of Bognor into a seaside resort in the 1780s, with the foundation stone for a public bathing place laid in 1787 and his own mansion, Bognor Lodge, completed by 1788. He continued to develop the resort, including building Hotham Park House in 1792, until his death in 1799.

King George V

King George V became a cultural hero for Bognor because his extended stay in the town for convalescence in 1929 led to the prestigious "Regis" (of the King) suffix being added to its name, significantly boosting its reputation and leading to a "golden age for tourism and for development" in the following decade.