Famous(ish) people from your hometown

Naitch · 26-11-2005, 07:26 PM

Obviously if you're from London, you could list roughly 8 million famous people from there, but try to keep it in your general area.

Anyway, well known people from my hometown of the lovely Derry include (with helpful pics)

Fantastic band, The Undertones. Everyone knows and loves 'Teenage Kicks' and it was called the best song of all time by Mr. John Peel

Dana. She won the Eurovision Song Contest, like 100 years ago and she is still milking that for all its worth.

Former leader of the SDLP, civil rights activist and Nobel Prize winner, John Hume. Doing his best Fonz impression.

The incredibly fast talking, nervous, but highly good at his job, former manager of Celtic. Martin O'Neill.

Nadine Coyle from Girls Aloud. That is all.

Christof · 26-11-2005, 07:29 PM

Braintree's finest are - The Prodigy.

Sawbridgeworth is home to David Beckham.

Popsi · 26-11-2005, 07:32 PM

Well Jk Rowling is from a village near where i live,

Grant from feeder is from the area,

as is Jem.

And norman wisdom lives here. But thats as far as our claims to fame go.

Danny Styles · 26-11-2005, 07:33 PM

hymm Flitwick... what is there in befrodshire and flitwick..

that guy from popidol who got kicked out in the first live round

and paula radcliffe

Slim Jim · 26-11-2005, 07:36 PM

The only one I could think of is me.

MrFill · 26-11-2005, 07:38 PM

Going back through history a little:

When I lived in Wimbledon, well, lots of tennis players, this including meeting Anabelle Croft.
Windsor Davis also lived just up the street from me.

I lived in Croydon, apparently John Tickle lives there now.

Our previous address was Marietta, Georgia - ex-home of Lita, Mick Foley, Bull Buchanan and Road Dogg.
Current home of Buff Bagwell (one of the guys who stayed with us met him).
Robert Patrick (the T1000 in Terminator 2) was born there, Travis Tritt the country singer lived there.

How's that?

Christof · 26-11-2005, 07:41 PM

Ah, another famous Braintree person. If anyone remembers say probably 9, 10 years ago now there was a fat ginger ugly girl (13 at the time I believe) who married a Turkish waiter? Anyone remember her? Sarah Cook was her name, well she was in my year at school.

http://www.zawaj.com/weddingstories/komeagae.html

Top story

wyndorf · 26-11-2005, 07:42 PM

Roger Daltry and Bob Hoskins live up the road, not together mind......

A girl a couple of years below me at school, got her breasts out in the Daily Star. She works in the hairdresser's in town.

Proudy · 26-11-2005, 07:45 PM

Stoke-on-trent, we got...

Music
Robbie Williams
Slash
Murdoc Niccals (bassist for Gorillaz)

Sport
Phil "The Power" Taylor
Robbie Earle
Sir Stanley Matthews

TV
Nick Hancock
Jonathan Wilkes
Anthea Turner

Other
Captain Edward Smith (of the RMS Titanic)
Josiah Wedgwood
Josiah Spode
Lance-Sergeant John "Jack" Daniel Baskeyfield (awarded the Victoria cross)
Reginald Mitchell (designer of the Spitfire)
John Robert Madejski

Some of them aren't mega famous (Jonathan Wilkes, Robbie Earle etc) some are (Robbie, slash etc) and some should be more recognised, in IMO anyway (Reginald Mitchell, John Baskeyfield)

Ryan · 26-11-2005, 08:07 PM

Great Missenden - Roald Dahl...

..well he lived there, a few dooors up the road from my Dadio.

26-11-2005, 07:26 PM	#1
Naitch Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Anywhere I darn well please. Age: 25 Posts: 3,531	Famous(ish) people from your hometown Obviously if you're from London, you could list roughly 8 million famous people from there, but try to keep it in your general area. Anyway, well known people from my hometown of the lovely Derry include (with helpful pics) Fantastic band, The Undertones. Everyone knows and loves 'Teenage Kicks' and it was called the best song of all time by Mr. John Peel Dana. She won the Eurovision Song Contest, like 100 years ago and she is still milking that for all its worth. Former leader of the SDLP, civil rights activist and Nobel Prize winner, John Hume. Doing his best Fonz impression. The incredibly fast talking, nervous, but highly good at his job, former manager of Celtic. Martin O'Neill. Nadine Coyle from Girls Aloud. That is all. __________________ ''Pain or damage don't end the world. Or despair or fuking beatings. The world ends when you're dead. Until then, you got more punishment in store. Stand it like a man...and give some back.'' - Al Swearengen. Last edited by Naitch; 26-11-2005 at 07:41 PM.*

26-11-2005, 07:29 PM	#2
Christof Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: in the past Age: 27 Posts: 11,169	Braintree's finest are - The Prodigy. Sawbridgeworth is home to David Beckham. __________________ Your Friend and Hero Christof

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Danny Styles Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Eric Young's house, Good luck finding me!! Age: 20 Posts: 4,456	hymm Flitwick... what is there in befrodshire and flitwick.. that guy from popidol who got kicked out in the first live round and paula radcliffe __________________ RIP Eddie.. you were to good for Earth so heaven wanted you back.. 2 years on, we all still miss you RIP Chris Benoit, f*** what people say, you were my idol, rest in peace

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Slim Jim Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Hitchin / Royal Leamington Spa Age: 20 Posts: 8,260	The only one I could think of is me. __________________ JamesThake.com \| PiledriverWrestling.com

26-11-2005, 07:41 PM	#7
Christof Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: in the past Age: 27 Posts: 11,169	Ah, another famous Braintree person. If anyone remembers say probably 9, 10 years ago now there was a fat ginger ugly girl (13 at the time I believe) who married a Turkish waiter? Anyone remember her? Sarah Cook was her name, well she was in my year at school. http://www.zawaj.com/weddingstories/komeagae.html Top story __________________ Your Friend and Hero Christof

26-11-2005, 07:32 PM	#3
Popsi Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: N/A Posts: 4,619	Well Jk Rowling is from a village near where i live, Grant from feeder is from the area, as is Jem. And norman wisdom lives here. But thats as far as our claims to fame go.

26-11-2005, 07:38 PM	#6
MrFill Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Currently stuck in the UK Posts: 14,697	Going back through history a little: When I lived in Wimbledon, well, lots of tennis players, this including meeting Anabelle Croft. Windsor Davis also lived just up the street from me. I lived in Croydon, apparently John Tickle lives there now. Our previous address was Marietta, Georgia - ex-home of Lita, Mick Foley, Bull Buchanan and Road Dogg. Current home of Buff Bagwell (one of the guys who stayed with us met him). Robert Patrick (the T1000 in Terminator 2) was born there, Travis Tritt the country singer lived there. How's that?

26-11-2005, 07:42 PM	#8
wyndorf Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: near Eastbourne,England Age: 28 Posts: 7,298	Roger Daltry and Bob Hoskins live up the road, not together mind...... A girl a couple of years below me at school, got her breasts out in the Daily Star. She works in the hairdresser's in town.

26-11-2005, 07:45 PM	#9
Proudy Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Stoke Age: 21 Posts: 2,233	Stoke-on-trent, we got... Music Robbie Williams Slash Murdoc Niccals (bassist for Gorillaz) Sport Phil "The Power" Taylor Robbie Earle Sir Stanley Matthews TV Nick Hancock Jonathan Wilkes Anthea Turner Other Captain Edward Smith (of the RMS Titanic) Josiah Wedgwood Josiah Spode Lance-Sergeant John "Jack" Daniel Baskeyfield (awarded the Victoria cross) Reginald Mitchell (designer of the Spitfire) John Robert Madejski Some of them aren't mega famous (Jonathan Wilkes, Robbie Earle etc) some are (Robbie, slash etc) and some should be more recognised, in IMO anyway (Reginald Mitchell, John Baskeyfield) __________________ PREMIER LEAGUE POTTERS!!!

26-11-2005, 08:07 PM	#10
Ryan Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Bucks, UK. Age: 21 Posts: 8,841	Great Missenden - Roald Dahl... ..well he lived there, a few dooors up the road from my Dadio. __________________ False Evidence Appearing Real Debating Or Understanding Bewildering Thoughts

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