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Famous people from Hull?

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  1. Febbos

    Febbos Well-Known Member

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    Are there any worldwide known people from Hull?

    I'm updating the info about Hull on my site (fixing the errors the previous guy wrote 6 years ago).
    I haven't heard of any of the "celebrities/bands" he has written down :emoticon-0108-speec

    Fat Boy Slim aka Norman Cook

    The Housemartins

    Everything But The Girl

    Mick Ronson

    Surely there must be somebody who is known worldwide? <eek>
     
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    You forgot OLM Febbos <ok>
     
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    Phillip Larkin

    William Wilberforce

    Dean Windass
     
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  4. PLT

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    Err... there's Reece Shearsmith, one of the blokes who made 'The League of Gentlemen' and 'Psychoville'.

    Tom Courtenay, some old bloke.

    Amy Johnson, first woman to fly around the world alone.

    Deano?
     
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    I think William Wilberforce made a bit of a name for himself.
     
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    Mick Ronson is well known worldwide. In music circle's.
     
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    Besides Deano I haven't heard any of the names yet :(

    Larkin is from Coventry.....(quick googling)
     
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    True but he adopted Hull as his home and loved the place.
     
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    if im not much mistaken girlband SCARLET, who's early to mid 90's hit 'independent love song' rode high in the charts, were from hull.
     
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    John Prescott ;)
     
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    isnt it cheating a bit putting norman cook (who was in the housemartins) and the housemartins in?
     
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    Random politican from Wales? :(
     
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    As I said, I haven't written it and I have no idea of who they are, haha :)
     
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    Politician, yes. Wales?! No.
     
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    You can add:
    J. Arthur Rank
     
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    Amy Johnson.
     
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    "John Leslie Prescott, Baron Prescott (born 31 May 1938) is a former Deputy Prime Minister and First Secretary of State of the United Kingdom. Born in Prestatyn, Wales, "

    !
     
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