General Chat

Top tip - using the Genes Reunited community

Welcome to the Genes Reunited community boards!

  • The Genes Reunited community is made up of millions of people with similar interests. Discover your family history and make life long friends along the way.
  • You will find a close knit but welcoming group of keen genealogists all prepared to offer advice and help to new members.
  • And it's not all serious business. The boards are often a place to relax and be entertained by all kinds of subjects.
  • The Genes community will go out of their way to help you, so don’t be shy about asking for help.

Boards

Quick Search

Single word search

Tools

Findmypast DNA Banner

Icons

  • New posts
  • No new posts
  • Thread closed
  • Stickied, new posts
  • Stickied, no new posts

DOES ANYONE FAMOUS COME FROM YOUR TOWN...

Login to Add Reply Watch This

Page 0 + 1 of 4

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. »
ProfilePosted byOptionsPost Date

ShelleyRose

ShelleyRose Report 28 May 2017 13:44

Mary Queen of Scots. :-D

GlasgowLass

GlasgowLass Report 27 May 2017 10:19

The Hunter brothers.

Lorraine Kelly

Ally Mc Coist

Roddy Frame ( Aztec Camera)

John Hannah

Liam Fox

Kirsty Young

Researching:
Brannan/ McGrath/ Kerr/ Jordan/ Finnigan NI and Free State. Devlin/ Lamont / Lamond/ Fyfe/ Pollock/ Johnston/Struthers/ Smith. Scotland. Avi: Hand Fasting or Tying The Knot. Daughters wedding 2016

Tawny

Tawny Report 26 May 2017 21:34

(Thomas) Sean Connery

He even went to same primary school as me. He attended around 50 years earlier though

Alistair Sim ( Actor)

Alexander Graham Bell

Dr Robert Knox (Burke and Hare)

Kenneth Grahame

Gavin and Scott Hastings (Rugby Players)

Tony Blair

Eliza Wigham (Abolitionist and Womens rights campaigner)

Hippolyte Jean Blanc ( Architect)

Researching:
No free man shall be seized or imprisoned, or stripped of his rights or possessions, or outlawed or exiled. Nor will we proceed with force against him except by the lawful judgement of his equals or by the law of the land. To no one will we sell, to no one deny or delay right or justice.

Annx

Annx Report 26 May 2017 18:55

David Attenborough.
Daniel Lambert.
Gary Lineker.
Peter Shilton.
Thomas Cook.
Lady Jane Grey.
Bill Maynard.
Gok Wan.
Englebert Humperdink.
Simon DeMontfort,
Sir Alec Jeffreys.
Willie Thorne.
Joseph Merrick.

Where I was born:

William Palmer the poisoner!

Researching:
Staffordshire, Warwickshire

JoyBoroAngel

JoyBoroAngel Report 24 May 2017 20:16

Meeeeeeeeeee ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-)

Researching:
The birth of Middlesbrough

David

David Report 24 May 2017 19:49


T Dan Smith

Catherine Cookson

Researching:
.

Kense

Kense Report 24 May 2017 12:02

Found a list of 50 famous people born in the same town but only recognised these 5:
Lara Pulver
Rachel Riley
Peggy Mount
Phil Cornwell
Warwick Deeping

Also in the list was Robert Lloyd who was in the same class as me.
That reminded me to add John Lloyd who married Chris Evert

Barbra

Barbra Report 24 May 2017 11:54

Liza Riley. Victoria Wood. Jane Dawson .Steve Halliwell .Phil Neville. Gary Neville .

Researching:
Tipperary. Derby .Moray. ST. Helens. Bladen /.My Eldest Son /

JoyLouise

JoyLouise Report 24 May 2017 07:53

Just read through all of this thread.

One upmanship, Island - you win. :-D

Can't beat HM. :-D

JoyLouise

JoyLouise Report 24 May 2017 07:48

Actually born in my birth city, Liverpool?

Can't think of any offhand.

I may be joking. :-D :-D :-D

Helene

Helene Report 24 May 2017 01:51

Ernest Rutherford was born in Spring Grove, Nelson, New Zealand on the 30th August 1871.
I live about 15 mins from there in Stoke, Nelson, NZ :-)

Researching:
Guillum-Scott, Haldane, Jamison, Follas, Milbank

JustJohn

JustJohn Report 29 Sep 2012 09:48

George North? Greatest rugby player in world presently :-D :-D And only player from North Wales in current Welsh six nations championship team.

I can offer George Thomas, Viscount Tonypandy - who was Speaker of House of Commons. Tommy Farr, who very nearly beat Joe Louis to become World Heavyweight Boxing Champion.

And Gordon Mills, manager of Tom Jones and Englebert Dorsey.

Dorothy Squires died here, but was born in the Swansea valleys (wife of Roger Moore)

Gill has mentioned two great men from her home town - John Newton and William Cowper (pronounced Cooper). Newton made his money as Captain on slave ships and ended his days as a great friend of the most gentle and lovely poet Cowper. My life has mirrored Newton to a small degree. We can change a lot. ;-)

Researching:
Amelie my granddaughter's ancestry. My ban until 1 Jan 2021

Trish Devon

Trish Devon Report 28 Sep 2012 23:58

This thread got me thinking,so I googled,and came up with these...

Dawn French
Michael Foot,
David Owen,
Wayne Sleep
Robert Falcon Scott
Ron Goodwin,composer
Stanley Gibbons. stamps
Beryl Cook.

They say you learn something new everyday :-D :-D :-D

Researching:
Webber,Strong. ( Watchet,Minehead,Somerset)Drake,(Plymouth Devon)

Suzanne

Suzanne Report 28 Sep 2012 21:07

so sorry ive killed the thread again. :-D :-D

Researching:
price,lambert,goodlass,mcdonald

Suzanne

Suzanne Report 27 Sep 2012 19:40

George North the rugby player went to primary and secondry school with my daughter,his brother was her best friend,i know his parents very well :-)

Researching:
price,lambert,goodlass,mcdonald

Island

Island Report 27 Sep 2012 18:41

The Queen

Researching:
I'd trade all my tomorrows for a single yesterday

DIZZI

DIZZI Report 27 Sep 2012 18:35

Lord kynevett the guy who arrested guy Fawkes

They invented the. Mulberry harbour here

Garry Newman

Researching:
FINCH+LOCK+WEAVER+HALES+BROOKINGS+MANSFIELD+HOOK+TITCHENER and STEVEN & ISRAEL WEAVER c1735

Peter

Peter Report 27 Sep 2012 16:34

Yeah, Stalybridge.
Steve Whalley was born Here! :-D

Helene

Helene Report 11 May 2008 08:39

Ernest Rutherford

Researching:
Guillum-Scott, Haldane, Jamison, Follas, Milbank

~irishgirl~

~irishgirl~ Report 11 May 2008 05:52

Davina, big brother.
Dot. Eastenders.

Page 0 + 1 of 4

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. »