Famous people in your area?

[Neversoft]

David Arnold. He scored many of the James Bond films, along with Independence Day and Little Britain. He doesn't live here anymore though (of course) because it sucks.

Also...
- John Badham (director)
- Danny Cannon (screenwriter, director, producer)
- Kerry Dixon (footballer)
- Arthur Hailey (novelist)
- Sarfraz Manzoor (writer)
- Monty Panesar (cricketer)
- John Payne (musician)
- Colin Salmon (actor)
- Billy Schwer (boxer)
- Paul Young (musician)
- Jackie Chan (only joking)

[Luke]

Birth name Rowan Sebastian Atkinson
Born 6 January 1955 (age 55)
Consett, County Durham, England, United Kingdom

What he said. Consett FTW. I actually used to live in the same street as his father.

[Yupt]

erm.

Kate Winslet
George Michaels
John Madjeski

List of famous people from my school (from wikipedia)
Jeffrey Bernard, journalist
Sir Robin Gillett, 2nd Baronet, Lord Mayor of London
Mike Hailwood, motorcycle racer
Rodney Pattisson, yachtsman and Olympic gold medallist
John Ridgway, yachtsman and rower
Andrew Simpson, sailor and Olympic gold medallist
David Smiley, Army officer, SOE and MI6 agent
James Sorel-Cameron, English teacher and novelist
Richard Shuttleworth Wingfield-Digby Dean of Peterborough, 1966–80
Ken Russell, Director
Blaine Harrison, Lead singer of the Mystery Jets
Patrick Derham, Headmaster of Rugby School

[ChickenFaces]

I know Ashley Tisdale and John Travolta lived near to where I live. There were a lot more but there's just too many and I'm too lazy (A)

[Yupt]

I'm just waiting for someone living in London to say 'The Queen..'
on topic, Shanni, there'd be hundreds in New Jersey

[immense]

Or should that be local famous people....... meh

is anybody from your area famous? is the area proud of them? who are they?

we have like john lee and joss stone but nobody cares oh and tom daley but nobody cares for him either

oh yeah agatha christie people talk about her lots and i think there are festivals and stuff about her

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[Robbie]

Paul Scholes. Gary Glitter moved here last year I think it was (I think he might've moved away now though idk)

[Jordan]

Dawn french and some others I cant remember

[-:Undertaker:-]

Or should that be local famous people....... meh

is anybody from your area famous? is the area proud of them? who are they?

we have like john lee and joss stone but nobody cares oh and tom daley but nobody cares for him either

I do.

I suppose if I include all of Liverpool then its the Beatles, Craig Charles, Cilla Black, Ricky Tomilson and Clive Swift.

[Pyroka]

Muse in Teignmouth. nuff sed.