| Who is the most famous person you have known? (non QPR) 12:54 - Dec 29 with 30546 views | Tonto |
Quiet at work, so thought this might be fun and take our minds off the footy:
To qualify as "known" you must have been on first name terms with the person (both ways!). You do not need to still be in contact with them (e.g. your baby sitter when you were a kid counts!)
Mine is Louise Stewart - BBC South East Political editor, occasionally seen on the main news, but mostly in the local versions.
Was at Uni with her, she was the flat mate of a girl I was keen on, but never got it on with for various reasons and ended up in the friend zone... |  |
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| Who is the most famous person you have known? (non QPR) on 13:05 - Dec 29 with 15263 views | johncharles |
if I told you, you wouldn't believe me. |  |
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| Who is the most famous person you have known? (non QPR) on 13:06 - Dec 29 with 15260 views | baz_qpr |
I used to work in a major London recording studio in the mid nineties after leaving uni first as runner then as an assistant engineer. So I've "known" within these rules many. Had Robbie Williams (Port Vale)for nigh on 6 months top guy used to play fifa and other games with him - Worked with the Stones, Oasis and many more. Used to have good football chats with Stephen Street (QPR) and Paul Heaton about Sheffield Utd |  | | |
| Who is the most famous person you have known? (non QPR) on 13:19 - Dec 29 with 15218 views | R_from_afar |
Good topic for a thread and a great idea to try and get us off the subject of QPR, Tonto!
I was struggling to think of anyone initially but I can offer two contributions:
- Jon Batty, the ex-Surrey cricketer. I used to play for the same club side. I'm glad he went on to have such a long and successful career (and marry one of the professional dancers from "Strictly...") because our team mates used to rip the p1ss out of him, perhaps out of jealousy.
When I first joined that club, I didn't have a bat because I was mainly a bowler and my previous club had had a pool of club bats. In a game early on in my time there, there was a flurry of wickets and I had to go out to bat without much notice. I literally had no willow so I asked his dad, who also played for the club, if I could borrow a bat. It wasn't as if I was likely to damage it by smashing boundaries, I was too cr@p! He grudgingly lent me one of Jon's bats, a bat which I managed to scrape my metal studs down as I fell over trying to heave the ball to the boundary. Dad was not best pleased. Mind you, it was karma: The match was an away game miles from base and I had had to follow team mates' cars for miles, cross country. His dad was driving a two litre repmobile and drove like Nigel Mansell, resulting in the rather surprising sight of me tailgating an XR3i at 80mph as I tried to overtake and catch up my team mates. Not easy when you are in a 1 litre Metro!
- Pete Trewavas, Marillion bassist. He married my next door neighbour. When the band started out, he had to choose between their first tour of the US and his job as a TV repairman. There was much tutting about him giving up "a proper job" but he chose rock and roll and the rest is history. I bet he doesn't regret giving up a life spent trying to coax a decent picture out of 20 year old Bairds.
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| Who is the most famous person you have known? (non QPR) on 13:22 - Dec 29 with 15210 views | Jamie |
Derek Bell, Hugh Dennis & Jack Dee all lived on the small estate I grew up on and have been at gatherings at all their houses. Nicholas Lyndhurst & Emma Bunton both also had holiday houses there.
Related to Marti Webb for the older generation. |  | | |
| Who is the most famous person you have known? (non QPR) on 14:51 - Dec 29 with 15090 views | Boston |
Flipper, went swimming one day and the rest is history. | |
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| Who is the most famous person you have known? (non QPR) on 14:53 - Dec 29 with 15085 views | Hunterhoop |
Toby Roland Jones, Middx CC and England Lions cricketer. Played at the same club as colts together, coached by his dad and went to the same school. Bumped into him in the Pavillion at Lord's after a match and said hello and had a quick chat. Interesting thing with Toby was, as a Colt, he was an opening batsman who barely bowled. I good friend I play cricket with today, who captained Toby at school aged 17/18, only bowled him 14 overs all season! 5/6 years later he's opening the bowling for Middx.
Not that famous but that's about it from me, I think! |  | | |
| Who is the most famous person you have known? (non QPR) on 15:11 - Dec 29 with 15037 views | Dorse |
A lot of people claim to know me, if that helps. |  |
| 'What do we want? We don't know! When do we want it? Now!' |
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| Who is the most famous person you have known? (non QPR) on 15:12 - Dec 29 with 15036 views | cyprusmel |
| Who is the most famous person you have known? (non QPR) on 13:22 - Dec 29 by Jamie |
Derek Bell, Hugh Dennis & Jack Dee all lived on the small estate I grew up on and have been at gatherings at all their houses. Nicholas Lyndhurst & Emma Bunton both also had holiday houses there.
Related to Marti Webb for the older generation. |
Jamie , you are a West Sussex man.  | | | |
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| Who is the most famous person you have known? (non QPR) on 15:19 - Dec 29 with 15012 views | paulparker |
Was quite chummy with Rufus Brevett back in the day when he just got to Fulham
Also went out with Claire Richards out of steps when I was about 14 |  |
| And Bowles is onside, Swinburne has come rushing out of his goal , what can Bowles do here , onto the left foot no, on to the right foot
That’s there that’s two, and that’s Bowles
Brian Moore
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| Who is the most famous person you have known? (non QPR) on 15:19 - Dec 29 with 15011 views | cyprusmel |
Cynthia Payne, Dr Hastings Banda (president of Malawi) who was my doctor and Mike Jupp cartoonist and designer of the "I Love" jigsaws. Tom Finnis the actor. [Post edited 1 Jan 2016 15:24]
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| Who is the most famous person you have known? (non QPR) on 15:27 - Dec 29 with 14991 views | Jeff |
Liz Hurley taught me at school when i was a nipper.
Liz Hurley is from Basingstoke (as am I...) and her Mother is (probably was now...) a teacher at a junior school in the area. Liz Hurley used to help out as one of those classroom assistants when she was younger, so she taught me.
It also means that i have a Kevin Bacon number of 3, as Liz Hurley has a Kevin Bacon Number of 2 (Liz Hurley & Brendan Fraser in 'Bedazzled', Brendan Fraser and Kevin Bacon in 'The Air that i Breathe') |  |
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| Who is the most famous person you have known? (non QPR) on 15:35 - Dec 29 with 14973 views | aston_hoop |
In a previous job, I was doing a lot of technical support for Jan Molby. We were technically therefore on first name terms when he called with problems! Very odd scouse accent. Does that count? |  |
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| Who is the most famous person you have known? (non QPR) on 15:41 - Dec 29 with 14961 views | Brightonhoop |
| Who is the most famous person you have known? (non QPR) on 13:22 - Dec 29 by Jamie |
Derek Bell, Hugh Dennis & Jack Dee all lived on the small estate I grew up on and have been at gatherings at all their houses. Nicholas Lyndhurst & Emma Bunton both also had holiday houses there.
Related to Marti Webb for the older generation. |
Sounds related to Wittering to me? Used to bump into Lyndhurst in The Shore Inn many years ago. |  | | |
| Who is the most famous person you have known? (non QPR) on 15:42 - Dec 29 with 14961 views | Hadders |
An interesting one, as I grew up knowing a satirical comic called Peter Dirk Uys (most famous as a character in drag, a bit like Dame Edna) who was (and still is) very famous in his home country, South Africa, but not at all here. President Mandela even had a picture of him on his desk! How fame can be limited by national boundaries fascinates me. The mountaineer Chris Bonington is an old family friend; he was on TV a lot and very famous in the 70s and 80s - he is still alive, and still a very lovely, charismatic and inspiring chap. | | | |
| Who is the most famous person you have known? (non QPR) on 16:15 - Dec 29 with 14900 views | LongsufferingR |
Played in the same Sunday football team as Jamie Theakston before he started in TV.
Absolute tozser. |  | | |
| Who is the most famous person you have known? (non QPR) on 16:34 - Dec 29 with 14870 views | QPR1882 |
Most of the England cricket team from about 2000-2010 as my niece is married to Owais Shah so used to get to most of the England games and events. Used to use Strauss private box when I went to Lords to watch Middx. |  | | |
| Who is the most famous person you have known? (non QPR) on 17:26 - Dec 29 with 14763 views | ingeminate |
| Who is the most famous person you have known? (non QPR) on 16:34 - Dec 29 by QPR1882 |
Most of the England cricket team from about 2000-2010 as my niece is married to Owais Shah so used to get to most of the England games and events. Used to use Strauss private box when I went to Lords to watch Middx. |
Allegra Stratton from newsnight, now ITV prob most famous, albeit not very famous. She's mental.
Recently played in the same football team as the guy who played King Arthur, Bradley, in merlin and also the ginger one from the ginger the Geordie and the geek sketch show on BBC. One of those ones that didn't really translate to the big screen. |  |
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| Who is the most famous person you have known? (non QPR) on 17:34 - Dec 29 with 14739 views | TheBlob |
I met Queen Victoria once.
She was not a museum. |  |
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| Who is the most famous person you have known? (non QPR) on 17:59 - Dec 29 with 14689 views | johncharles |
| Who is the most famous person you have known? (non QPR) on 17:34 - Dec 29 by TheBlob |
I met Queen Victoria once.
She was not a museum. |
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| Who is the most famous person you have known? (non QPR) on 18:02 - Dec 29 with 14685 views | pomanjou |
General Sir Michael Jackson ('Mad Mike'according to the Sun/Darth Vader according to his troops) who famously told the the yanks whilst commanding in Kosovo 'he would not start world war three on their say so'. Ronnie Barker and David Suchet were close neighbours in Pinner although one is now dead and the other moved away. [Post edited 29 Dec 2015 18:03]
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| Who is the most famous person you have known? (non QPR) on 18:19 - Dec 29 with 14653 views | distortR |
Not friends as such,but i know the manager of the Orcadian national side. [Post edited 29 Dec 2015 18:21]
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| Who is the most famous person you have known? (non QPR) on 18:33 - Dec 29 with 14611 views | WokingR |
Ron Chopper Harris
And yes, he is every bit the complete prick you would expect him to be |  | | |
| Who is the most famous person you have known? (non QPR) on 18:47 - Dec 29 with 14579 views | FredManRave |
| Who is the most famous person you have known? (non QPR) on 15:19 - Dec 29 by paulparker |
Was quite chummy with Rufus Brevett back in the day when he just got to Fulham
Also went out with Claire Richards out of steps when I was about 14 |
I don't think she ever got over you mate.
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| Who is the most famous person you have known? (non QPR) on 19:12 - Dec 29 with 14533 views | paulparker |
| Who is the most famous person you have known? (non QPR) on 18:47 - Dec 29 by FredManRave |
I don't think she ever got over you mate.
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| And Bowles is onside, Swinburne has come rushing out of his goal , what can Bowles do here , onto the left foot no, on to the right foot
That’s there that’s two, and that’s Bowles
Brian Moore
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| Who is the most famous person you have known? (non QPR) on 19:12 - Dec 29 with 14532 views | CroydonCaptJack |
I know Mark Pembridge quite well. Ex Everton, Luton and Fulham player. |  | | |
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