[Loukas]

I am really interested with what famous stars live near you or that are associated with where you live..

Here's some of mine -

- David O'Leary, football manager and Arsenal FC appearance record holder - born in Stoke Newington.
- Ken Livingstone, former Mayor of London was the representative for Stoke Newington on the Greater London Council between 1977 - 1981.
- Zoe Lucker, actress in Holbyblue & Footballers Wives lives in Stoke Newington.
- Leona Lewis, singer, songwriter and winner of X Factor 2006 - worked as a receptionist on the High Street.
- William Booth and his wife Catherine, founders of the Salvation Army, are buried in Abney Park Cemetery.
- Eric Bristow, retired darts player, 5 times world professional darts champion, born in Stoke Newington. My Friend's Dad!
- Mark 'Bedders' Bedford, bass player with Madness - lives in Stoke Newington. My Friends Dad!
- Barbara Windsor, actress in EastEnders & the Carry On films - born in Shoreditch but grew up around Amhurst Road.
- Edgar Allan Poe, writer - attended Manor School on Church Street around 1820.

Give us some of yours !

DT x

[Sam]

Bullet for My Valentine (Band)
Nicole Cooke (Cyclist)
Ruth Jones (Actress)
Gavin Henson (Rugby player)
Huw Edwards (BBC newsreader)
Funeral for a Friend (Band)

[Ross]

Rob Brydon - was born into the world here in Swansea on 3rd May 1965 before my time. Then after spending most of his school days growing up in Baglan NR Port Talbot it was Porthcawl where his interest in acting became known

Sir Anthony Hopkins - Born and bred in Port Talbot, his father was a Taibach Baker. After the famous actor Richard Burton visited Port Talbot, Anthony got his autograph and decided to follow in his footsteps which he did.

Catherine Zeta Jones - A Swansea woman born on 25th Sept 1969. As a little girl Catherine could be seen singing and dancing at the Swansea Grand Theatre, in a production of ‘Annie’. Catherine is also a British Tap Dancing Champion. In the 1990’s everything would change for her when she had one of the main roles in ‘The Darling Buds of May’. Later in 1996 she had fame in the USA, played the lead role in a Mini Series of “Titanic”. This led her to play Elena de la Vega in The Mask of Zorro.

Bonnie Tyler - She was born in Skewen, Neath on 8th June 1951, her father was a miner but it was her mother’s love of music that influenced Bonnie. Working during the day as a shop assistant, then in the evenings she sang with ‘Bobby Wayne and the Dixies’. Undeterred Bonnie recorded a song “Lost in france” in 1976, it went to Number Nine in the British charts. And also a massive hit across Europe, Germany was the best staying in the Top Ten for more than six months. Some people have described her voice as being ‘Husky’ and the female Rod Stewart.

[Loukas]

Originally posted by Snig
Nicole Cooke (Cyclist)
Ruth Jones (Actress)

OMFG. I loveee Ruth! LOVE HER. She is amazing. Nicole done amazingly in the olympics too!

[Ninastar]

The guy who won pop idol with will young.

I think he still lives in my town anyway lol x

[*mazedsalv**]

Nadia still lives in Woking where i live, seen her 2 times in the last 2 years.

[MarkWaldorf]

Julie Andrews and Kate Lawler have both lived here.

[Nicky.]

Micheal Owen lives, and owns a whole road in Hawarden.. very near me

Warren Sollars - He's my friend's step brother, Warren is a performer in the west end

Will think of some more :3

[Iceman]

Colin Farell grew up where i live in Dublin, still comes back when he's here, and loads of others all the Irish popstars that are from Dublin are no more than 20 minutes away from my house. Oh and Spiral from BB lives 10 minutes away from me, he came into my old job once trying to use the ATM, he didnt get any money out though

[30stone]

Ricky Gervais was born near me, is about it.

And some of my friends have played football with theo walcott just like in a park near me, so i got to meet him, he destroyed them though lol.

[Sam]

Originally posted by DoubleTrouble

OMFG. I loveee Ruth! LOVE HER. She is amazing. Nicole done amazingly in the olympics too!

Me too! Welsh legends.

[Harry!]

Emma Barton - Who played Honey in Eastenders
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Arthur Conan Doyle -Wrote Sherlock Holmes
Charles Dickens - Writer
Rudyard Kipling - Lived here for a little while
Arnold Schwarzenegger - Lived in Portsmouth for a short time.
Kim Woodburn of How Clean is Your House? was born in Portsmouth

AND......

SAME DIFFERENCE!!!!!!!

[Tom]

The Beckhams lived near where I do now before they moved to Madrid

A few other Man United players and people from Corrie ...

It was the same where I used to live as well even though thats a fair bit away

[Sam!]

The only one who is a bit famous is Faryl Smith [got in the BGT final & her album was number four in the charts]

I saw her on Friday actually in Topshop lool.

[DamonJ]

Gareth Gates & Sarah Harding =/

[bronaaaa]

Umm Eoghan Quigg lives about 45mins away

[Princess]

Ronnie Drew lived here before he died
Some Irish rugby player lives across the road
Damien Rice lives here.

[Ninastar]

Originally posted by DamonJ
Gareth Gates & Sarah Harding =/

Omg! Where does gareth live now?? x

[Firewire]

Andy Dunlop - Travis guitarist. Was born in Kirkintilloch, currently lives in Liverpool.
Andrew Henderson - Scottish rugby union footballer.
Rhona McLeod - News reader for BBC Reporting Scotland.
Gus MacPherson - Former footballer, manager of St. Mirren.
Jenni Falconer - Presenter
Sanjeev Kohli - Actor
Hardeep Singh Kohli - Presenter
Amy Macdonald - Singer
James McFadden - Footballer
Stephen Maguire - Snooker Player
Alan McManus - Snooker Player also my mum's cousin.
Neil Primrose - Member of the band Travis.
Jon Fratelli - Member of the Fratellis
Paula Sage - Actress and Special Olympics athlete

[JOSHUAH!]

Jeff Stelling - Countdown Presenter & Sky Sports Presenter
Peter Mandleson - Business Secretary
Jemma Lowe - Olympic Swimmer
Kieran Bew - Actor (Alien VS. Predator, on an American series for NBC)

[ILoveTRW]

Agyness Deyn used to work at my local chippy

[Novo]

Actors

* Basil Radford (1897–1952).
* Hugh Lloyd (born 1923).
* Ronald Pickup (born 1940).
* Daniel Craig (born 1968).
* Emily Booth (born 1976), actress and writer.

Sport

* English football international Danny Murphy (born 1977).[87]
* English football international Michael Owen (born 1979).[88]
* Andy Dorman (born 1982).[89] and
* Man United footballer Tom Heaton (born 1986).[90]
* Sunderland A.F.C. footballer Danny Collins (born 1980).[91]
* International rugby union footballers and brothers Pat Sanderson (born 1977).[92]
* Alex Sanderson (born 1979).[93] were born in the city.
* Helen Willetts (born 1972), former badminton international and weather forecaster.[94]

[DamonJ]

* Sir Edward Appleton – discoverer of the ionosphere and Nobel Prize winner
* The Brontë sisters, Anne, Emily*, and Charlotte* – born in Thornton on the outskirts of Bradford, but later lived in Haworth.
* Frederick Delius – Composer
* W.E. Forster MP for Bradford – commemorated by statue, and is the namesake of Forster Square
* Gareth Gates – singer
* David Hockney – artist
* Samuel Lister – industrialist and inventor, commemorated by a statue
* Aasif Mandvi – popular comedian on The Daily Show
* Richard Oastler – social reformer; statue in Northgate
* Albert Pierrepoint – Britain's last hangman
* J. B. Priestley – writer, commemorated by a statue
* Michael Rennie – actor
* Kimberley Walsh – member of Girls Aloud
* Richard Whiteley – television presenter
* Junior Witter – boxer, former WBC World Light Welterweight champion
* Joel York, member of alternative rock band, Gramsci Melodic
* Allan Holdsworth – musician, composer, guitar virtuoso
* James Sammon aka Pianoman – musician, composer

[Deirdre]

Una Healy from the Saturdays' Dad is from Athenry, so I presume she's been here

[Tom4784]

Lenny Henry
Jasper Carrott
Noddy Holder

I can't think of anymore people from around Birmingham/Dudley/west midlands.