Famous people from Your Neighbourhood/School

[Neeranam]

Was talking to a couple of friends recently about living near famous people.

My best friend, who live along the road from me, lived next door to Willie Miller, the best defender in the world at the time. On the same road, but opposite was Sir Alex Fergusson, after he had won the European Super Cup, Cup Winner's Cup, Scottish league etc. Annie Lennox lived in an adjoining street. 

Peter Mullan lived nearby. He was 'Swanny' in Trainspotting, Braveheart, Ozark etc. I was scared of him and maybe the most famous person to punch me on the nose ???? as well as the lead singer of The Exploited, who drank in the same Edinburgh pub.

The most famous guy at my was school was Lord Byron, the Romantic poet, but he was a few years above me!

 

Any famous people in your childhood neighbourhood?

 

 

 

Edited May 29, 2020 by Neeranam

[poohy]

I know (went to school with) Lenny Henry if that counts

[cornishcarlos]

Brian May from Queen grew up near me.

 

Bob Fitzimons, world heavyweight champion, also grew up in my home town. I didn't know him though !!

[Bangkokhatter]

Used to see Frank Bruno quite often in my local Tesco, was always obliging to the sad sacks who asked for a signature, of course nowadays i imagine he gets accosted for selfies.

[colinneil]

Sir Tom Finney lived near me, dated his daughter for a few weeks, before she kicked me into touch.

[hotandsticky]

1 minute ago, colinneil said:

Sir Tom Finney lived near me, dated his daughter for a few weeks, before she kicked me into touch.

 

 

I think I like his daughter already...................... can't be much wrong with someone who has that level of foresight.....????

[colinneil]

1 minute ago, hotandsticky said:

 

 

I think I like his daughter already...................... can't be much wrong with someone who has that level of foresight.....????

The word i am thinking of.....Rhymes with banker, but with a W, not a B.

[1FinickyOne]

52 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

maybe the most famous person to punch me on the nose

you need to get out more... 

[hotandsticky]

19 minutes ago, poohy said:

I know (went to school with) Lenny Henry if that counts

 

 

Well, he was famous...................so it must count.

[faraday]

Sebastian Coe; I remember he had very long legs. Told me his Dad owned a pencil factory.

 

He was quite ordinary, but since becoming a lord, his accent has changed considerably.

 

My father knew Lloyd George......

[Neeranam]

My father was a school friend of Denis Law.

[hotandsticky]

3 minutes ago, kenk24 said:

you need to get out more... 

 

 

 

........................... or just get punched less........................ Swanny AND the lead singer of The Exploited,

[DaLa]

I had Vinnie Jones as a neighbour opposite for a couple of years.  Didn't live up to his hard man image when we went for a drink together. Even when confronted by total strangers coming up to him and posing crazy footballing scenarios he was cool.   Altogether decent guy.

[Neeranam]

1 minute ago, DaLa said:

I had Vinnie Jones as a neighbour opposite for a couple of years.  Didn't live up to his hard man image when we went for a drink together. Even when confronted by total strangers coming up to him and posing crazy footballing scenarios he was cool.   Altogether decent guy.

That's cool! i heard he was a nice bloke.

[Neeranam]

Actually, as my school is 750 years old, there are probably a few other famous alumni.

[Neeranam]

5 minutes ago, hotandsticky said:

 

 

 

........................... or just get punched less........................ Swanny AND the lead singer of The Exploited,

Nearly got one from Willie Miller too after throwing a bucket of water over his kids, who were making a noise in the garden. He came to my mate's front door very upset. 

[Stocky]

Dennis Amiss lived round the corner, his garden backed onto ours so sometimes had to go round to get our ball back.

[Neeranam]

I caddied in a pro celeb golf match once for Kenny Lynch. Douglas Bader was also playing. Shortly after that we started saying "that was a Douglas Bader shot" when the put didn't have the legs. 

[bodga]

Tejinder  Virdee- Higgs  Boson, Kevin Cash half a  billionaire (now bankrupt) Adrian Goldberg tv/radio presenter.

[Tarteso]

One day arguing with a Thai neighbor in Chiang Mai, about a parking lot, he sentenced me;  

 

- ???? Do you know who I am? 

- Nop...The valet? ????

[talahtnut]

Kray Twins and B. Robinson of Brink's Matt fame.

Borstal.

[katatonic]

28 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

Actually, as my school is 750 years old, there are probably a few other famous alumni.

Aberdeen Grammar or Harrow?

[Neeranam]

3 minutes ago, katatonic said:

Aberdeen Grammar or Harrow?

The first one. Harrow is only 450 years old.

 

Edited May 29, 2020 by Neeranam

[Henryford]

Went to primary school with Delro Lindo wow !

[Neeranam]

Oh, David Wilkie's(Olympic Swimmer) parents lived across the road when we moved house. Never saw him but.

[doctormann]

My son was at school with Rowan Atkinson when they were at St. Bees School in Cumbria.

[wagsthedog]

in the 60's we lived 4 in a block ( 4 x 3 bedroom houses) on Dickens Ave Clydebank, above us were the Bannantynes, one of them went on to become famous ( Duncan). While waiting for my highschool to be rebuilt we had to attend a catholic high school, across the road (douglass st) was the Douglas Hotel, this had a public bar, the bar was turned into the Port Sunshine and features in Trainspotting 1.

[Phil McCaverty]

A number over the years but currently Tyson Furey (a distant relative) lives in the next village to me and drinks in my local. Used to train in the same gym before I left the UK. Another gentle giant.

[FolkGuitar]

We have a few from my High School in N.Y.

   with thanks to the Alumni Association for the list........

 

Burt Bacharach ('46), Songwriter

Ina Balin ('53), (Ina Rosenberg), Actress

Jules Bass ('52) see link for all his credits to many to list - http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0060072/

Art Buchwald, Writer (did not graduate)

Robert Chartoff ('51), Movie Producer ("Rocky" films, They Shoot Horses, Don't They .. )

Ron Chernow ('66), Author

John Cummings ('67) The Ramones

Ray Danton ('49?), Real name is Ray Kaplan, Actor

Tom Eryderli ('67) The Ramones

Alan Feinstein ('59), Actor

Geraldine Ferraro ('53?), Vice Presidential nominee

David J. Forman ('66), Singer, songwriter, actor. Appeared in documentary "Man on wire".

Steve Franken ('49) Actor, "Chatsworth Osborn Jr" in Dobie Gillis.

Peter Freundlich ('63), Three time Emmy Award winning producer. Currently working with Anderson Cooper from CNN

Art Garfunkel ('58), Entertainer (Simon and Garfunkel)

Paul Harris, Producer/arranger for Joni Mitchell & others

Daniel Hevesi ('88), Senator

Houston, Clinton ('64) Jazz Musician, (Double Bassist) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DinYRzvWO3g

Jeff Hyman ('69), a.k.a. Joey Ramone, Lead singer of the rock group, The Ramones

Marty Ingels ('54), Real name is Martin Ingerman, Comedian, Producer

Susan Isaacs ('61) Author of 13 novels. www.susanisaacs.com

Vic "The Brick" Jacobs ('70?) Sportscaster

Bob Keeshan ('45?), TV's Captain Kangaroo and the first Clarabelle the Clown on Howdy Doody

Ruby Jackson (Carol Mervis) Artist

Julian Krainin ('58), Academy Award and Emmy winning motion picture and television producer/director

Gary Kurfirst ('64), Founder/Owner of Radioactive Records

Michael Landon ('54) Real name is Eugene Orowitz, went to FHHS, but did not graduate here. Actor

R. Allen Leider (Richard Leider '62), Screenwriter, actor, author, film critic

Michael Lembeck (PS 206), Director, actor

Jack Lew, (Jacob Lew '72), President Obama's Chief of Staff

Francisco "Frank" Lorenzo ('57), former owner of Continental Airlines, Eastern Airlines, People Express, and Texas Air

Susan Mayer Bauman ('61), Mayor of Madison, WI.

Carol Mendelson, TV Producer

Ronn Owens (Ronny Lowenstein) ('62) Talk Radio Personality on KGO AM810 San Francisco www.ronn.com

Peter Praeger (66) Nationally renowned Heart Surgeon & Owner of Dr. Praeger's Sensible Foods

Emily Perl Kingsley ('56), Emmy winning writer, Author

Ron Scott Stevens ('64), Real name is Ronald (Ronnie) Rabinowitz, NY State Athletic Commission Chairman.

Ron Rifkin ('55), Real name is Saul Rifkin stage, film and television actor. Known for Alias.

Dennis Rinsler ('64), TV Producer (FULL HOUSE, Even Stevens etc.)

Telly Savalas, Actor. He was a teacher at FHHS in the early 50s

Donald Scalzo ('69), rock band musician (Marshall Crenshaw Band)

Benny Schiller (attended in 1961) musician/band leader/ agent/and artist currently working in NYC.

Fred Silverman ('54?), Movie and TV Producer

Connie Simmons (40s?), Athlete, NY. Knicks

Paul Simon ('58), Entertainer (Simon and Garfunkel)

Gary Smith ('52), TV Producer - Produced Hullabaloo a variety program in the late 60's also was Jack Paar's stage manager.

Jerry Springer ('61), Talk show host

Dick Stockton, ('60), Real name is Richard Stokvis, Sportscaster

Steve Susskind ('60), TV and Movie Actor

Dennis Tito ('58), Paid Russia $20 million to ride the spaceship to the Space Station

Danny Troob ('66), Hollywood and Broadway music arranger and orchestrator

Tatiana Troyanos, ('56), World renowned mezzo soprano

 

Edited May 29, 2020 by FolkGuitar

[Jingthing]

Steve Adler, mayor of Austin Texas. Schoolmate. He was a nerd running for school offices back then but I think he became more liberal with age which is kind of unusual.