The "FAMOUS PEOPLE FROM YOUR AREA" Thread

[GommeInc]

Dermot O'Leary. He also came from my college. There are a few more but I can't think of them at the moment.

[-Wolverine]

Umm from Calgary

Bret Hart
Owen Hart
Stu Hart
Owen Hargreaves
Elisha Cuthbert
Todd McFarlane (Creator of Spawn)
Tommy Chong (Guy who plays Leo in Thats 70's show)

[Sly]

The Kooks
Zoe Bull
Fatboy Slim
Johnny Truant

that's all I know.

and that's from Brighton.

[womanizer]

Nobody lol.

[craig♥]

from wikipeidia:

Captain James Cook
* Sports
o Rugby union player Rory Underwood
o Footballers Don Revie, Wilf Mannion and Brian Clough
o Current Middlesbrough and England national football players Stewart Downing and Jonathan Woodgate
o Olympic swimmer Jack Hatfield and Commonwealth Games swimmer Alyson Jones
o British long jump record holding athlete Chris Tomlinson
* The Arts
o Comedians Dave Morris, Bob Mortimer and Roy Chubby Brown
o Musicians Chris Rea, Paul Rodgers, David Coverdale and Vin Garbutt
o Actors Wendy Richard, Thelma Barlow, Christopher Quinten Liz Dawn aka Vera Duckworth and Elizabeth Carling.
o Visual artists Mackenzie Thorpe and Robert Nixon
* Other Entertainers:
o Magician Paul Daniels
o TV Presenter Kirsten O'Brien
o X Factor Contestants and third place runners up Journey South

[348GTS]

my door colour is black dont stalk pls

this guy from the Chicago bulls went to my high school, he was like 6''7

[shiver]

- Sir Christopher Hatton.
- Mick Mannock, a World War One flying ace from (IIRC) the Mill Road area.
- Thom Yorke, singer for Radiohead.
- James Lovett, prominent botanist.
- Peter Ebdon, former world champion snooker player.
- Peter Murphy, singer for Bauhaus lived a large portion of his early life in Wellingborough.
- Sir David Frost broadcaster, attended Wellingborough Grammar School.

omg someone from radiohead. y?

[clarissa !!]

oh ye

dave bowers
ronnie corbett lives/used to live here
martin clunes was from wimbledon, just up the roaddd

[beer]

Sutton Coldfield

Those twins from Harry Potter (me mam taught them she did), Noddy Holder, Lolly (one hit wonder who went on to present on exchange aka Anna Kumble)
and...

• George Bodington GP and well known pulmonary specialist
• Colin Charvis - Welsh international rugby player
• Cat Deeley - TV presenter
• Rory Delap - footballer
• Kate Gerbeau (née Sanderson) - TV presenter
• Emma Griffiths - MTV presenter, former model and girlfriend of Matt Willis from Busted
• Rob Halford - lead singer of Judas Priest
• Alan Jerrard - Holder of the Victoria Cross
• Paul Merson - former footballer and Walsall manager.
• Alfred Owen of Rubery Owen
• James and Oliver Phelps - actors, play the Weasley twins in the Harry Potter series of films.
• Tom Ross - Capital Gold Radio Presenter
• Jane Sixsmith - sportswoman
• John Benjamin Stone - four times Mayor
• Darius Vassell - footballer
• Many Aston Villa and Birmingham City professional footballers live within the town whilst playing for the club.
• Dennis Waterman - actor, Minder used to live in Sutton
• Arnold Horace Santo Waters Holder of the Victoria Cross
• William F Woodington ARA, Painter and sculptor
• John Wyatt Inventor and engineer
• Dorian Yates - six times Mr Olympia Bodybuilding World Champion

Surrounding Area
Ozzy Osbourne, new bassist in the Darkness, Led Zeppelin ach lots more I just can't be bothered saying.

didnt know i was famous lol

[Roboevil]

• Tony Robinson
• Justin Lee Collins
• Lee Evans

All the fun people.