General Chat

...village, city?

I have Sir Robert Peel, Tony Coton (professional footballer), Colin Grazier (World War 2 hero - he salavaged the enigma machine from the u-boat, not the Americans as in the move), Thomas Guy (founder of Guy's Hospital) and erm thats about it!

Thats greedy lol

behind me again!

Charles Darwin,William Hill (stamps not bookies!)13 miles north & Pete Postlethwaite lives just up the road-he has taken Harrison Ford & Leonardo Di Caprio shopping in the local supermarket.....& guess who wasn't doing their shopping,me,typical.lol

Nope in front now lol
I lay claim to Elton John (Pinner)
Hi,Carla

Apart from me, it depends which town you mean

my town was Shrewsbury,there we find a number
of famous figures. from Darwin to Lord Hill.

Ime not offay with Wrexham, but i know it boasts
a few great chappies.

i lived some years at Market Drayton, now there
was a lot of famous people there-in the writer
Smith,of course clive the pirate of India and
others i dont remember
apart from that have a good nite col' mate
t'other colin.

Hi Wild how's you :)))
Roy Wood-Wizard lives in Wem.

Oh yea
Carlas just reminded me, a lot of great names
at loggerheads

But above all these i put Poddie the Poacher
Dereck was a brilliantly educated drop out,who
lived how he wished, a male meg merriles
colin

Does this have to be the place I was born in or the place I live in now?
Also, if it's the place I was born in, does a famous poltergeist count?

Richard of Whittington (as in Dick)lol

Too many to mention lol

Boycie out of the Green,Green Grass.

I don't know about people who "come from" here....Terry Waite is the only one I know but there are many who live here....Corrie cast...footballers apparently!!! lol...and some I probably walk past and don't even know lol xx

Roger Black ....... athlete

Nat Gonella ..... jazz musician

James Hargreaves.... first to discover gold in Australia

Mike Hugg...... Manfred Mann

Richard Dawson....actor

Diana Dors visitor to above..

Trevor Jesty..........cricketeer

Peter Flahertey.....of Simon Dupree & the big sound

Dianne Keen.......actress lived and went to school in Gosport

I could go on?? not bad for a small seaside town

I've got loads, sandie shaw, dudley moore, some famous footballers, tooo many to mention.... lol
xxxxx

Joss Stone ....and she's a really nice girl

LORD KNEVETE HE WHO CAUGHT GUY FAWKES LIVED HERE
GIBSON WHO INVENTED THE MULBERRY HARBOUR,,,DID IT HERE AS WELL

Not that I can think of, but
Vera Lynn shops in our Waitrose
The Beverley sister twins come here to shop
Valentine Dyall (secret army) lived here until his death.

Anyone remember the man dressed as spiderman that climbed up cranes in London? He is one of my close friends

colin dexter and me lol

Perth, Western Australia

Here are a few that come to mind

Heath Ledger, (Actor)

Alan Bond (notorious Businessman) But born in England

Dennis Lillee (Cricketer)

Rod Marsh (Cricketer)

Adam Gilcrist (Cricketer)

Hank Marvin from the Shadows lives here

Judy Davis (Actress)

Megan Gale (Model)

Neil Brookes (Olympic Swimmer) I knew him

Probably more but can't think its gettin late

Regards
Jackie