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Name some famous Liverpool people - not including The Beatles!!? |
Travel Info Name some famous Liverpool people - not including The Beatles!!? Travel Tips A Derek Acorah: Television psychic and author. Peter Adamson: Played Len Fairclough in Coronation Street. Jean Alexander: Played Hilda Ogden on the long-running soap opera Coronation Street. Charles Anderson: Victoria Cross recipient. Michael Angelis: Actor. Prof. John R. Ashton: Public Health Expert, Academic. Arthur Askey: Comedian. B Beryl Bainbridge: An acclaimed writer, nominated several times for the Booker Prize. Tom Baker: Actor and eccentric, famous for his portrayal of the lead role in Doctor Who in the 1970s and 80s Gary Bannon: Actor, poet,songwriter. and filmmaker Clive Barker: Author, director and visual artist. Tom Bell: Actor in Prime Suspect, The Krays and Wish You Were Here Pete Best: Beatle Kenneth Bigley: Civil engineer beheaded in Iraq. John Birt former Director General of the BBC. Cilla Black: Singer and entertainer, and until recently, presenter of the long running T.V. show Blind Date. Alan Bleasdale: TV dramatist. Tony Booth: Actor and father of Cherie Booth. Charles Booth: Known for his surveys of poverty. Doug Bradley: Actor, famous for his portrayal of Pinhead (Hellraiser) in the Hellraiser movie series. Ian Broudie: Singer with the Lightning Seeds. Robbie Brookside: Professional wrestler. Billy Butler: Radio DJ and one time TV presenter. C Ramsey Campbell: Novelist. Jamie Carragher: Arguably Liverpool's best player in the 2004/2005 season Kim Cattrall: Actress. Craig Charles: Actor and comedian, played Dave Lister in Red Dwarf and currently hosts Robot Wars. Keith Chegwin: (aka Cheggers) hyperactive television presenter. Brother of Janice Long. Melanie Chisholm: Ex-member of the Spice Girls. Rosie Cooper: Member of Parliament Anne Clough: Early Suffragette in the 1800s.margie clarke actress William Copeland: Convicted Documentum consultant. Elvis Costello: Pop Singer Alex Cox: Film director. Michael Cropper : An Actor and Singer. Edwina Currie: Outspoken author and former MP. D George Davies: Popular fashion businessman. Terence Davies: Film director. Dixie Dean: Record holding footballer. Les Dennis: Comedian and actor. Ken Dodd: Comedian and singer, well-loved for unique traits such as buck teeth, frizzy hair and tickling stick (as well of course for the 'diddy men'). Brian Dooley: Writer of The Smoking Room. Sarah Diamond: An Actress and Musician. E Kenny Everett: DJ and comic. Jennifer Ellison soap star and winner of reality tv show Hell's Kitchen. Small role in 2004's Phantom of the Opera and stint in the West End's musical, Chicago Sonia Evans: Pop singer of the late 1980s. F Shelagh Fogarty: BBC Radio 5 Live presenter. Freddie Franklin: dancer. Jenny Frost: singer and former member of Atomic Kitten. Billy Fury: pop singer and songwriter. Robbie Fowler: England and Liverpool player G Tom Georgeson: Actor. William Gladstone: Four times Prime Minister with many notable achievements. Sir Richard Glazebrook: Physicist. Lord Peter Goldsmith: British government Attorney General Steven Gerrard: Liverpool captain - English footballer H John Haines: Writer of songs and comical stories Natasha Hamilton: Singer and former member of Atomic Kitten. Ruth Hamilton: Best-selling author. Tommy Handley: Comedian. David Hanson: Politician. George Harrison: Guitarist with The Beatles Rex Harrison: Actor famous for My Fair Lady Ian Hart: Actor known for playing John Lennon in Backbeat and for playing Professor Quirrell in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001). Derek Hatton: Controversial former local politician, most famous for his opposition to Margaret Thatcher's Conservative government. Felicia Hemans: Poet, wrote "Casabianca" (The boy stood on the burning deck...). Adrian Henri: Painter and poet. William Patrick Hitler: Nephew of Adolf Hitler. Jeremiah Horrocks: Astronomer who calculated that the distance between Earth and the sun was 59,000,000 miles 鈥?though well short of the actual distance of 93,000,000 miles, his estimate was more accurate than any other calculations of his time. I J Brian Jacques: Bestselling author of the Redwall series of children's fantasy books. Paul Jewell: English football club manager. Sue Johnston: Actress (actually born in near by Warrington). Jack Jones: Union leader K Gillian Kearney: actor, Brookside, Damon and Debbie, Hope and Glory. Bill Kenwright: Theatre supremo and Everton FC chairman. L Carla Lane: televison writer. Lynda La Plante: Screenwriter and actress John Lennon: Vocalist and rhythm guitarist of The Beatles Janice Long: Influential Radio 1 DJ of the 1980s. Sister of Keith Chegwin. M Donald MacAlister: educated at Liverpool Institute for Boys James Maybrick: Victorian cotton merchant, who's supposed diaries contain details of, and a confession for, the crimes of Jack the Ripper. Paul McGann Actor: starred in cult classic film 'Withnail and I', 'The Monocled Mutineer', and 'Doctor Who', among others. Roger McGough: performance poet. Paul McCartney: Singer and bassist with The Beatles Liz McClarnon: Singer; member of the former girlgroup Atomic Kitten. Andy McCluskey : Singer with OMD. Jimmy McGovern: Initially a writer on Brookside he went on to write Cracker starring Robbie Coltrane and the folm Priest as well as the reality based drama 'Hillsbrough' based on the tragedy in which 96 Liverpool fans died. Steve McManaman: Liverpool F.C, Real Madrid and England Footballer George Melly: Jazz and blues singer; art critic and historian Nicholas Monsarrat: author of 'The Cruel Sea'. John Moores (merchant): Businessman and philanthropist. Mark Moraghan: actor, born and raised in Toxteth, best known for BBC medical soap 'Holby City'. Max Muspratt (1872-1934): Chemist and politician. Keith Mullin (1960 ): former musician with The Farm and music producer, Honey Records and Christmas party animal - Blue Orchid 2005 N Derek Nimmo: Character actor. Stephen Norris: Politician and Businessman. O Simon O'Brien: actor, Brookside, Damon and Debbie, Grange Hill Tom O'Connor: Comedian and former quiz show host. Michael Owen: English Footballer, Ex-Liverpool FC Footballer P John Parrott: World Championship winning Snooker player, and television personality. Alan Parry: TV football commentator. Brian Patten: 1960s poet. Tricia Penrose: Actress who plays Gina in TV Series Heartbeat. Craig Phillips: Winner of Big Brother UK series 1. Q R Heidi Range: Singer with Sugababes. William Ratcliffe:Victoria Cross recipient. Sir Simon Rattle: Orchestra conductor. Phil Redmond: Television writer, producer and media entrepreneur. Created Grange Hill, Brookside and Hollyoaks, as well as reviving the fortunes of Emmerdale. Kate Robbins: Impressionist, cousin of Paul McCartney, sister of Ted Robbins. Ted Robbins: Comic, actor and broadcaster, cousin of Paul McCartney, brother of Kate Robbins. Anne Robinson: Journalist, host of hit TV game show The Weakest Link. Winnifred Robinson: Television and radio journalist, former presenter of the influencial BBC Radio 4 Today Programme. Bill Rodgers: Politician and member of SDP "Gang of Four" Wayne Rooney: Footballer. Manchester United and England William Roscoe: Poet whose popular work was translated into French, German, and other languages. Leonard Rossiter: Actor who played Rigsby in the T.V. series Rising Damp, as well as many other roles. Geoff Rowlley: Pro skate Boarder. Robert Runcie: Anglican archbishop Willy Russell: Playwright. S Kevin Sampson: Writer, film-maker and comedian. Alexei Sayle: Comic. Peter Serafinowicz: Actor and comic writer, his most notable work includes penning the satire Look Around You, and voicing Darth Maul in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. Lesley Sharp: Actress Chris Shepherd: Writer, director and animator. Peter Shore: Labour politician Peter Sissons: News reader. Elizabeth Sladen: Actress, best remembered as a Doctor Who assistant. Frankie Sloan: Pro-Wrestler & NWA-TNA Star in US. [1] Olaf Stapledon: Author. Adrian Scott Stokes: Artist known for his landscape paintings. Freddie Starr: Comedian, impressionist and Grand National winning owner Ringo Starr (n茅 Richard Starkey): Drummer with The Beatles Alison Steadman: Actress. George Stubbs: Artist known for his paintings of horses. Brian Summers: Pro skate boarder. Stuart Sutcliffe: Beatle. Claire Sweeney: Actress, singer and television presenter. T Jimmy Tarbuck: Comedian, father of Liza Tarbuck Banastre Tarleton: British cavalry officer during the American War of Independence. Bill Tidy: Cartoonist Rita Tushingham: Actress. Cathy Tyson: Actress. U V Frankie Vaughan: Stylish singer, dancer and entertainer, who's career ran from the late 1940s. W Alfred Waterhouse: Architect. Joseph Williamson: philanthropist and builder of Williamson's tunnels. Jimmy Ward : Founder Dutch Experience cannabis cafe Bournemouth 2002. Pete Wylie: Singer songwriter "The Mighty Wah!". X Y Mal Young: Television producer and executive, once voted one of the most powerful people in television drama, he has overseen such shows as Brookside, EastEnders, The Bill and the revival of Doctor Who. Z Source(s): Wikipedia Other Travel Tips Elvis Costello http://members.ispwest.com/ronsmith/live... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/list_of_fam... Modified 1 year ago Cilla Black Oasis, I believe Oasis are from Manchester. They'd slap you for calling them Liverpudlians. |
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