Famous people from your local area

[Shimmeringstar]

Just that really, name some famous people from your local area (sorry if it’s already been down before)

I’ll go first… Martin Compston is from the same town as us.

Well I live in Windsor...

Gerard butler is from my home town

Do you mean famous people you have seen out and about in your area, or just those that apparently live in the area?
Over the years, I've personally seen Ralph Fiennes in the same restaurant as me, Pete Doherty in the same shop and Diane Abbot walked past me in the park.

Oh sorry, I just meant people who were born/grew up there 😊

Dermot O'Leahry grew up here.

Charlie Heaton
Rosie Jones
Anna Maxwell Martin

Ricky groves (Gary eastenders)

Peter Andre used to own the shop next to ours about 10 years ago.

Charles Darwin

Tom Jones
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William Price (carried out the first cremation in modern times - there’s a statue 😂)

Jeremy Clarkson and Sheridan Smith

Henry Cavill.

Charles Darwin, rob Beckett, Micheal Ball, Ellie Goulding

Michael Parkinson
Dickie Bird
Shaun Dooley
Katherine Kelly
Kate Rusby
Darren Gough
Sam Nixon
Kenny Doughty
Brian Blessed
Ed Clancy
John Duttine
John Stones

Percy Shaw the man who invented cats eyes in the roads
Charles Horner silversmith who experts on bargain hunt drool over
Anne Lister (gentleman jack)

@Shimmeringstar we're from the same town! We can also claim Richard Wilson from One foot in the grave and Julianne Moore!

Alan Titchmarsh.

Lindsay Hoyle, Derek Draper, Bill Beaumont, Joe Gilgun to name a few!

Damon Albarn is from where I live!

Chris Packham lives pretty close to me.

Robbie Williams

As always the first response nails it

Torvill and Dean

Andy Murray

Midge Ure