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Old 07-10-2009, 10:24 AM #1
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who are the most famous people dead or alive to hail from your home city, town or village?
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[rquote=2631471&tid=148644&author=wannashag]who are the most famous people dead or alive to hail from your home city, town or village?[/rquote]

Phil Lynott,u2,roddy Doyle,James Joyce
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James Joyce lived here for awhile. Think Wilde pranced around here on occassion too hee hee.
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Micheal Owen Or daniel Craig

can't think off any other famous people from chester

Danny murphy as well
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[rquote=2631477&tid=148644&author=.Andy.]Micheal Owen Or daniel Craig

can't think off any other famous people from chester

Danny murphy as well

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i taught Craig was from liverpool
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[rquote=2631478&tid=148644&author=arsenalforever][rquote=2631477&tid=148644&author=.Andy.]Micheal Owen Or daniel Craig

can't think off any other famous people from chester

Danny murphy as well

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i taught Craig was from liverpool[/rquote]

No he's from chester
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[rquote=2631480&tid=148644&author=.Andy.][rquote=2631478&tid=148644&author=arsenalforever][rquote=2631477&tid=148644&author=.Andy.]Micheal Owen Or daniel Craig

can't think off any other famous people from chester

Danny murphy as well

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i taught Craig was from liverpool[/rquote]

No he's from chester[/rquote]

oh welll imdb got it wrong
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[rquote=2631483&tid=148644&author=arsenalforever][rquote=2631480&tid=148644&author=.Andy.][rquote=2631478&tid=148644&author=arsenalforever][rquote=2631477&tid=148644&author=.Andy.]Micheal Owen Or daniel Craig

can't think off any other famous people from chester

Danny murphy as well

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No he's from chester[/rquote]

oh welll imdb got it wrong[/rquote]

He was born on a road called liverpool road in chester

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[rquote=2631484&tid=148644&author=Niamhxo]Roy Keane, Denins Irwin, Cillian Murphy[/rquote]

rhys meyers is from cork
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[rquote=2631487&tid=148644&author=arsenalforever][rquote=2631484&tid=148644&author=Niamhxo]Roy Keane, Denins Irwin, Cillian Murphy[/rquote]

rhys meyers is from cork[/rquote]

He's actually a Dub, he moved to Cork with his parents when he was 1
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[rquote=2631492&tid=148644&author=Niamhxo][rquote=2631487&tid=148644&author=arsenalforever][rquote=2631484&tid=148644&author=Niamhxo]Roy Keane, Denins Irwin, Cillian Murphy[/rquote]

rhys meyers is from cork[/rquote]

He's actually a Dub, he moved to Cork with his parents when he was 1[/rquote]

we'll have him so

Brendan gleeson,Colin Farrell,Glen hanserd from Once
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william wiberforce (leader of the movement to abolish the slave trade)
mick ronson (one of the greatest ever guitarist's who played with david bowie and the spiders from mars)
amy johnson (worlds most famous female pilot)
phillip larkin (poet)

alive
john prescott (sadly)
reece shearsmith (from the league of gentleman)
tom courtney (actor)
maureen lipman (actress)
dean windass and nicky barmby (footballers)
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[rquote=2631515&tid=148644&author=wannashag]dead
william wiberforce (leader of the movement to abolish the slave trade)
mick ronson (one of the greatest ever guitarist's who played with david bowie and the spiders from mars)
amy johnson (worlds most famous female pilot)
phillip larkin (poet)

alive
john prescott (sadly)
reece shearsmith (from the league of gentleman)
tom courtney (actor)
maureen lipman (actress)
dean windass and nicky barmby (footballers)[/rquote]

tom courtney and mick ronson
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I love philip larkin's poetry wannashag, even if the guy himself was a bit controversial in life, if I can remember correctly.
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[rquote=2631576&tid=148644&author=setanta]I love philip larkin's poetry wannashag, even if the guy himself was a bit controversial in life, if I can remember correctly.[/rquote]

was he a drinker or womaniser
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[rquote=2631582&tid=148644&author=arsenalforever][rquote=2631576&tid=148644&author=setanta]I love philip larkin's poetry wannashag, even if the guy himself was a bit controversial in life, if I can remember correctly.[/rquote]

was he a drinker or womaniser[/rquote]
he wasnt born in hull but spent most of his life there
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Catherine Zeta Jones (actress), Anthony Hopkins (actor), Bonnie Tyler (singer), Dylan Thomas (poet), Shaheen Jafargholi (BGT), Rob Brydon (comedian/actor), Joanna Page (actress)

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