Quote Originally Posted by lindylou View Post
We have a few threads here about Wirral, so I thought I'd add this -

http://www.liverpool-wirral.com/heswall.htm



I mentioned on the TV thread about 'Wirral born newsreader' Fiona Bruce.
She's mentioned at the bottom of the page in the web-site.
Also Mike McCartney & Rafa, who has just moved. Jim Bowen was also born there - that well know Yorkshireman.

Births:

  • Ian Astbury, vocalist for rock band The Cult.
  • Ian Botham, retired English cricketer.
  • Jim Bowen, comedian and former presenter of darts game show Bullseye.
  • Paul Bracewell, a football midfielder who played for Stoke City, Sunderland, Everton, Newcastle United, Fulham and England.
  • Christian Furr, the youngest artist to have officially painted Queen Elizabeth II.[5]
  • Andy McCluskey, Lead singer of eighties pop band 'Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark' and founder of Atomic Kitten
  • Scott Minto, retired footballer.
  • Philly Morris, cancer survivor and founder of checkemlads.com testicular cancer charity.
  • John Peel, the late BBC Radio 1 disc jockey, radio presenter and music journalist.
  • Anne Thelwell, won Miss United Kingdom in 1959.
  • John Williams, a former Grand Prix rider.
  • Dougal Wilson, (born 1971) is a notable director of commercials and music videos.
  • Ian Woan, a football winger best known for his playing years at Nottingham Forest.