Who was a famous name when you were growing up that young people today wouldn't have heard of?

[Brettthepei]

Hearsay

John Peel
Kenny Everret
Donovan
Anna Ford
Dusty Springfield
Joan Bakewell

Bobby Crush

I'm in my late 40s and hadn't heard of Hughie Green when the Paula Yates story broke - I think he's now more famous for being her dad than for his career.

Just adding Richard Chamberlain. I had a massive crush on him after watching The Thorn Birds.

Billy Bunter
Sylvia Peters
Sooty & Sweep
Max Wall
Muffin the Mule

Norris Mcwhirter

gail porter

Freddie "Parrotface" Davies.

Ah fame is so fleeting and fickle.Who remembers

Paula Yates or
Jess Yates
Michael Hutchence

John Kettley (is a weatherman)

Sean Maguire

That other guy, Paul maybe who was very attractive and a similar genre? Might have been in Eastenders, and something before that!

Paul Nicholls. Not of course Paul Nicholas, who also works for this list.

Adam Faith.

Spike Milligan
Tommy Cooper
The two Ronnies
Dick Emery
Ray Allen (and lord Charles)
Bob Carolgees (and Spit!)
The Milky bar Kid
Patrick Moore

Love this thread! So nostalgic! Interesting to spot posters who must be around my age. And I hadn't thought about Magnus Pike, David Bellamy or Johnny Morris in many a decade!

Marti Caine
Geoff Capes

My dc def know about Tom Baker because I constantly bang on at them about how he was the best Doctor .

And so is Michael Fish 😉

Yes it was but was also a stock in trade impression by yarwood.

And so
Is Iannnn
McCaskiiiiilll

And so is Wincey Willis!

Bettyyyyy

I remember trying not to cry when the Jon Pertwee Dr Who became Tom Baker, because I totally loved Jon Pertwee. I was 5.

I soon grew to love Tom, though.

I hope he played the fun house song!

Aaargh...who sang that? It's driving me crazy

If young people have heard of him it is just as lily allens dad.

Isla St. Clair. I think she did Sunday night TV appearances.

@alloutofluck that's Keith Allen. Dave Allen was an Irish comedian