2007-11-01 12:24:41 · 29 answers · asked by Ruby Tuesday 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Celebrities
I went to school with Justin Lee Collins, and he still goes to our local church.
Cary Grant,
Bananarama,
Tony Robinson - actor and presenter
John Cabot, the discoverer of Newfoundland,
Samuel Plimsoll, the designer of the plimsoll line on ships, Damien Hirst - artist,
J K Rowling (harry Potter creator),
Robin Cousins Olympic ice skater
Nick Park creator of Wallace and Gromit
The HMV dog was painted froma dog that lived locally
Kate Adie - news reporter
The Wurzels,
Acker Bilk,
Johnny Ball,
Sir Billy Butlin,
Blackbeard the pirate
Anthony Head, (buffy actor)
Jeremy Irons,
Massive Attack,
Kathy Barry - porn star - interesting fact, she lives in a road called c0ck road!
Banksy is a well-known yet pseudo-anonymous graffiti artist, possibly named Robert Banks believed to be a Yate resident born in 1974.
Sir Michael Redgrave actor
Matt Lucas and David Walliams
Cant think of anymore off the top of my head, but I think thats a pretty good list!
I come from bristol, England by the way.
2007-11-01 12:53:02 · answer #1 · answered by lozzielaws 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger
Astronaut Eileen Collins
NBC news anchor Brian Williams
PGA tournament winners Joey Sindelar, Jr. and Mike Hulbert
NASCAR racing brothers Geoff, Brett and Todd Bodine
2007-11-01 12:40:43 · answer #2 · answered by Tom 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I live in Spain, and some famous people have homes near me.......Antonio Banderas, Melanie Griffiths, Max Clifford, Simon Cowell, Robert Kilroy-SIlk, and the lovely late Mike Reid lived not far away.
2007-11-01 12:34:38 · answer #3 · answered by olivo 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I live round the corner from Delia Smith and I went to school with Kerry Ellis who is currently playing the lead in Wicked on at the West End.
2007-11-01 12:44:15 · answer #4 · answered by slmjacs 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
James Nesbitt, Nadine Coyle, George Best, Liam Neeson, Eamonn Homes, Van Morrison,The Undertones, Ash, Snow Patrol and..... the I.R.A. and they are seen to be very famous, as the Americans give them so much credit, and make films up about how 'heroic' they are!
2007-11-01 12:43:33 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Jimmy Hendrix, David Grohl (Foo Fighters), Kurt Cobain, Jim Caviezel (Passion of Christ), Bill Gates (richest man in the world), Paul Allen (owns a few sports franchises), Howard Shultz (Starbucks), John Kitna (Detroit Lions QB), Hillary Swank, to name a few...
2007-11-01 12:33:27 · answer #6 · answered by perfectlybaked 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Stereophonics, Manics, Tom Jones, Catherine Zeta Jones, Anthony Hopkins......
2007-11-01 12:32:58 · answer #7 · answered by masonv80 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Michael Parkinson, Geoff Boycott. Come on the Yorkshire Lads n lasses!
2007-11-01 12:27:43 · answer #8 · answered by njay 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The model Sophie Anderton used to live down my street and the old fella who played Amos Brayley in Emmerdale lived locally!
2007-11-01 12:43:39 · answer #9 · answered by The Original Highbury Gal 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sgt. Michael Strank -- he was one of the soldiers that is featured in the famous picture of the soldiers raising the flag on Iwo Gima.
2007-11-01 12:36:15 · answer #10 · answered by smm24 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋