Famous people have to come from somewhere. Which well-known celebrities/historical icons come from your town? My hometown has been the birthplace to basically nobody famous. I've tried and failed to find anything interesting about the people from here. However, the sculptor Henry Moore came from neaby Castleford. Barbara Hepworth was also born in Wakefield. Patrick Stewart came from Mirfield. My friend used to live there...believe me, I'm not surprised old Pat got out of there fast as he could. Mark Knopfler was born further north, but lived and worked in Leeds for a while. And if we're talking about famous people who weren't born but at some point lived/worked in a town, then my hometown does have a claim to fame...Harold Shipman started his medical career at the A&E. :/
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County Durham anyway [as opposed to Durham City]. Sunderland boasts...that guy out of the Eurhythmics... Bryan Ferry... er, some footballers..
A lot of people have come from Pittsburgh or the surrounding areas. I like to rep Mr. Rogers the most -- but Bobby Vinton's a fun one too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHqXHTwDy40"]YouTube - Bobby Vinton - My Melody Of Love
The Charlatans, Bob Carolgees & Spit the dog, Pete Waterman, Mathew Kelly, Adam Ricket, Gary Barlow, Jennifer Saunders and pro skater Garry Woodward all come from the mighty little town that is 'Northwich!' Snake from the game Metal gear solid is said to have been inspired by our local hard man....snake! Lewis Carol, lived here as well as...............the list is ridiculous! Polly Elcoat and Emma Cain are from here as well.... http://www.mirror.co.uk/sunday-mirror/2007/12/30/russ-real-life-st-trinian-s-night-98487-20268651/ We've hit the big time
Only oldies from my town; R.W. Thompson, inventor of the pheumatic tyre. ...and James Leslie Mitchell aka Lewis Grassic Gibbon, writer of early 20th century fiction.
Reverend Jesse Jackson John B. Watson, the guy that established behaviorist psychology George Hincappie Shoeless Joe Jackson Kevin Garnett..my brother beat him in a game of pick up basketball once lol Jesse Hughes from the Eagles of Death Metal Karl Sanders from Nile..one of the biggest metal bands in europe appearantly, i had no idea. i've talked to this guy in clubs before and thought nothing of it. Edwin McCain, that sappy/sucky singer/songwriter Nicholas Sparks used to live here Joanne Woodward, Paul Newman's wife, grew up here. She used to buy eggs from my grandmother Albert Einsten's son used to live here and I read in our city paper once that Einstein lived with him here for a few months in his later life. for a town where nothing ever happens, we've had our share of famous people
