Naitch Posted November 26, 2005 Share Posted November 26, 2005 (edited) Obviously if you're from London, you could list roughly 8 million famous people from there, but try to keep it in your general area. Anyway, well known people from my hometown of the lovely Derry include (with helpful pics) Fantastic band, The Undertones. Everyone knows and loves 'Teenage Kicks' and it was called the best song of all time by Mr. John Peel http://img420.imageshack.us/img420/7910/undertones8wz.jpg Dana. She won the Eurovision Song Contest, like 100 years ago and she is still milking that for all its worth. http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/9812/irland704ep.jpg Former leader of the SDLP, civil rights activist and Nobel Prize winner, John Hume. Doing his best Fonz impression. http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/3176/t14670nd.jpg The incredibly fast talking, nervous, but highly good at his job, former manager of Celtic. Martin O'Neill. http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/6163/phead20104092px.jpg Nadine Coyle from Girls Aloud. That is all. http://img314.imageshack.us/img314/4215/top04n5wj.jpg Edited November 26, 2005 by Naitch 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christof Posted November 26, 2005 Share Posted November 26, 2005 Braintree's finest are - The Prodigy. Sawbridgeworth is home to David Beckham. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popsi Posted November 26, 2005 Share Posted November 26, 2005 Well Jk Rowling is from a village near where i live, http://www.thesnitch.co.uk/castlist/JK%20Rowling.jpg Grant from feeder is from the area, http://images.icnetwork.co.uk/upl/icscotland/feb2005/8/7/000EA53C-982C-1207- as is Jem. http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0007UT5IG.02._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg And norman wisdom lives here. But thats as far as our claims to fame go. http://www.newspad.co.uk/Go/InsideW2/trivia/images/wisdom.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Styles Posted November 26, 2005 Share Posted November 26, 2005 hymm Flitwick... what is there in befrodshire and flitwick.. that guy from popidol who got kicked out in the first live round :D and paula radcliffe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slim Jim Posted November 26, 2005 Share Posted November 26, 2005 The only one I could think of is me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrFill Posted November 26, 2005 Share Posted November 26, 2005 Going back through history a little: When I lived in Wimbledon, well, lots of tennis players, this including meeting Anabelle Croft. Windsor Davis also lived just up the street from me. I lived in Croydon, apparently John Tickle lives there now. Our previous address was Marietta, Georgia - ex-home of Lita, Mick Foley, Bull Buchanan and Road Dogg. Current home of Buff Bagwell (one of the guys who stayed with us met him). Robert Patrick (the T1000 in Terminator 2) was born there, Travis Tritt the country singer lived there. How's that? :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christof Posted November 26, 2005 Share Posted November 26, 2005 Ah, another famous Braintree person. If anyone remembers say probably 9, 10 years ago now there was a fat ginger ugly girl (13 at the time I believe) who married a Turkish waiter? Anyone remember her? Sarah Cook was her name, well she was in my year at school. http://www.zawaj.com/weddingstories/komeagae.html Top story Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyndorf Posted November 26, 2005 Share Posted November 26, 2005 Roger Daltry and Bob Hoskins live up the road, not together mind...... A girl a couple of years below me at school, got her breasts out in the Daily Star. She works in the hairdresser's in town. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proudy Posted November 26, 2005 Share Posted November 26, 2005 Stoke-on-trent, we got... Music Robbie Williams Slash Murdoc Niccals (bassist for Gorillaz) Sport Phil "The Power" Taylor Robbie Earle Sir Stanley Matthews TV Nick Hancock Jonathan Wilkes Anthea Turner Other Captain Edward Smith (of the RMS Titanic) Josiah Wedgwood Josiah Spode Lance-Sergeant John "Jack" Daniel Baskeyfield (awarded the Victoria cross) Reginald Mitchell (designer of the Spitfire) John Robert Madejski Some of them aren't mega famous (Jonathan Wilkes, Robbie Earle etc) some are (Robbie, slash etc) and some should be more recognised, in IMO anyway (Reginald Mitchell, John Baskeyfield) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted November 26, 2005 Share Posted November 26, 2005 Great Missenden - Roald Dahl... ..well he lived there, a few dooors up the road from my Dadio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy Posted November 26, 2005 Share Posted November 26, 2005 The bloke who plays the prime minister in little britain lives near me,as does Alison Goldfrapp,all of massive attack,tony robinson....harry potter was filmed down the road. does this count? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted November 26, 2005 Share Posted November 26, 2005 harry potter was filmed down the road. you dont happen to have a Snipper Rifle in your room by your window do you :P 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrFill Posted November 26, 2005 Share Posted November 26, 2005 The bloke who plays the prime minister in little britain lives near me' date='as does Alison Goldfrapp,all of massive attack,tony robinson....[/quote'] I've heard that a certain Chris2K lives close to you... oh wait, he's not famous, more infamous. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Telf Posted November 26, 2005 Share Posted November 26, 2005 The only one than springs to mind from Guernsey would be Matt Le Tissier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slim Jim Posted November 26, 2005 Share Posted November 26, 2005 Ok so after a little Googling, I found some people. None of them are really very famous, but you might know of some. While reading through some of them, memories of some of them come flooding back. So here we go... famous people who were born, have lived, live, or can be found in Hitchin. I'm only including people I have heard of, or appear to be quite famous. We'll start off with Peter England. Not very famous actor that if I remember correctly used to be friends with my sister. Has been in "I hate this house", "Married for Life", "Family Affairs", he was Matt in "Matt's Million", and has appeared in "Casualty" and "Teachers". Next is Ben Hull who played Lewis in "Hollyoaks". Kevin Pilkington played for Man Utd, Rotherham, and is apparantly the Mansfield Town captain. Valarie Singleton from Blue Peter was born here. Oooh. Pam Rhodes from Songs of Praise. Her son actually dated my sister. If I watched Songs of Praise, I would have been so impressed. Kevin Phillips - footballer of Sunderland and England. Romeo from So Solid Crew. You know the one - "he's the kind of guy that you wanna get deep with". That makes me feel so much safer. Bob Hope apparantly has some relatives here including a cousin and an aunt. Former newsreader Richard Whitmore lives just down the road from me apparantly. Claire from Steps. Golfer Nick Faldo. I know someone who once saw Paul from Big Brother 2 in town. And last but not least (infact most importantly), god knows where this info came from, but the guy from the Ronseal adverts. The one that does exactly what it says on the tin. Also it's well documented that many cast members of Hollyoaks (mostly past) can be/have been seen around town. God might know why, there is nothing to do. My sister once saw the guy who plays Ben in a local pub once (note it's always my sister who meets all the celebs). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead Crow Posted November 26, 2005 Share Posted November 26, 2005 Apparently, this legend used to go to my local school: http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/1059/martyndavies8be.jpg Also, Noddy Holder lived here, and Boy George ran a shop here. And my uncle used to spraypaint wirg Goldie, the former Eastenders bad boy :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moobs Posted November 26, 2005 Share Posted November 26, 2005 Ant and Dec live quite near me, I've seen them out a few times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2K Posted November 26, 2005 Share Posted November 26, 2005 (edited) The bloke who plays the prime minister in little britain lives near me,as does Alison Goldfrapp,all of massive attack,tony robinson....harry potter was filmed down the road. does this count? What she said, with Anthony Stewart-Head being the name. I used to go on the same train as him. Also from around this area are: Billie Piper Joseph Fiennes Jamie Cullum Julian Clary Bill Bailey (went to my old school) Mark Lamarr Melinda Messenger Darren Eadie (Norwich/Leicester footballer) We also boast the current homes of: Peter Gabriel Roger Waters (Pink Floyd) Camilla Windsor (occasionally) Roger Daltrey (The Who) Me. Edited November 26, 2005 by Chris2K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2 hottie Posted November 26, 2005 Share Posted November 26, 2005 pat short lives down the road from me he is a irish comic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz2005 Posted November 26, 2005 Share Posted November 26, 2005 Cat Deely, Frank Skinner, Ozzy Osbourne and Noddy Holder all lived in the general B'ham area Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GENE Posted November 26, 2005 Share Posted November 26, 2005 Graeme Bayne (Inverness Caleadonian Thistle player)was born and raised in my town and his parents stay next door to a family friend of ours. Dale Reid (Famous golfer?) stays down the road Proclaimers stay in the next town. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemesis Enforcer Posted November 26, 2005 Share Posted November 26, 2005 Michael Parkinson (chat show king of England) and Darren Gough (Cricket hero from a few years ago) both come from my beloved Barnsley :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rog Posted November 26, 2005 Share Posted November 26, 2005 Some members of Westlife, Tabby and the Conway Sisters....the horror. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanenite Posted November 26, 2005 Share Posted November 26, 2005 Lucie Silvas and Kasabian as far as I know. I'm sure there are hundreds more but they are the only ones I know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GENE Posted November 26, 2005 Share Posted November 26, 2005 (edited) Lucie Silvas and Kasabian as far as I know. I'm sure there are hundreds more but they are the only ones I know. Don't worry you have Mark DeVries living down in Leceister now :xyx Stoke-on-trent, we got... Music Robbie Williams Slash Murdoc Niccals (bassist for Gorillaz) Eh what about Lemmy?wasn't he born in Stoke? Edited November 26, 2005 by GENE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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