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.

If the Jodie Whittaker bit is right then you've also got Lena Headey (same school as me)

@mambojambodothetango I didn't know that about Lena Heady, but I've googled and you're right.

I'd forgotten about Ed Clancy. Aster his Olympic wins in London 2012 he ended up with a gold postbox in one town and a gold telephone box in his mums village because the county border had changed since he was born.

Daniel Kitson, slightly famous stand up comedian, won the Perrier Award at Edinburgh about 20 + years ago.

👋 anyway. Do you still live here?

I agree 😁
I also know where she lives based on her list but I also know that Vivienne Westwood lived on the opposite side of London and was never part of the Camden/Primrose Hill massive, certainly not in the last 15-20 years.

Jimmy Savile. Used to see him out and about a lot as a kid.

Neil Oliver lives in my town centre, I went to school with a now retired footballer, and a late Bay city Roller lived in my village.

Peter Kay
Paddy Mcgiuness
Jason Kenny all.went to same school my son went I think it's obvious where I live .

oh I answered wrong just the footballer , Andy Murray is also from near me.

Gary Lineker
David & Richard Attenborough
Richard Armitage
Kasabian

No, they weren't from the same area. They where all born in Yorkshire but completely different parts

Yes

Andy Serkis
Elton John
Sonia Jessup
Gary Tibbs
George Michael
Ferne Cotton
Charley Brooks

Patricia Hodge

Yes I was friends with Daniel and used to babysit Ed Clancy! No, moved away a long time ago but visit regularly.

Yes!

She went to my school (before my time there). According to the rumours I heard at school (catholic convent) she was expelled for being pregnant. I have no idea if it's true!

Me too 😃. Maybe see you in the Jimmy Watt.

Exactly.

Nobody can possibly reveal their DH's hobby because it would immediately be "outing" but so many people here prepared to let us all know where they live.

But what is going to happen now that you know where I live? I'm one of 173,000 in this town.

I only use this name on threads that could potentially make me identifiable anyway. So if you recognised me from other other posts you know where I live anyway.

Maureen Lipman
Dave Hemingway (Housemartins)

Lena Headey was born in Bermuda and grew up in Somerset, but Jodie Whittaker was fairly local.

Vicky McClure. Think she still lives local.

Live on the next hill to Matt Baker's Mum and dad. 'Our farm (that isn't technically) in the Dales'

Well he was born in a different place to where he grew up...😉

A few of us from the same area, Paulo Nutini is from here and still has a house here. I saw him pissed in town a few times in his younger days, in fact I've only ever seen him pissed, supposed to be a nice guy though.

Princess of Wales, her Mum and her kid sister.

She may well have lived in both those places but I knew her at school and she was friends with my brother for a few years. She used to come to our house. Her younger brother went out with my friend. So she definitely spent a good number of years in my home town. But thanks for correcting me.