Notable People From Stoke

Anthea Turner

TV presenter. Once voted 15th worst Briton by Channel 4.

Bruno Brookes

Radio DJ. Real name: Trevor. Did Anthea Turner for a while in the 80s.

Frank Bough

Retired TV presenter, best known for having cocaine-fuelled romps with S&M prostitutes.

Harold Shipman

Serial killer, responsible for at least 218 deaths. Without doubt, he is Britain's gretest ever serial killer.

Hugh Dancy

Actor, appeared in 'Black Hawk Down' and 'Basic Instinct 2'. More impressively, he is married to Claire Danes! Yes, really!

Jonathan Wilkes

TV presenter. Actor. Musician. Entertainer. Star of musical theatre. Perhaps the most talented man in Stoke. Has had a top 24 hit in the British pop charts.

Wilkes with Robbie Williams

Kendo Nagasaki

Famous British wrestler. Real name: Peter Thornley.

Lemmy

Motorhead front man with a love for Nazi memorabilia. Has moles on his face. Was kicked out of Hawkwind after being arrested for drug possession.

Neil Morrissey

Actor, but best known for having an affair with Amanda Holden while she was married to Les Dennis! More amazingly, he also went out with Rachel Weisz!!!!!

He went out with Rachel Weisz???

Nick Hancock

TV presenter. Also appeared in two episodes of 'Mr Bean'. Is married to a foreigner.

Reginald Mitchell
Designer of the Spitfire plane, helping to win WW2 for the good guys. As such, is responsible for the deaths of lots of bad Johnny Foreigners!

Robbie Williams

Singer famed for hits like 'Rudebox', 'Morning Sun' and 'South of the Border'. Actor Max Beesley once described him by saying: "I've never met anybody less gay in my life."

Stanley Matthews

Legendary footballer, won the FA Cup while playing for Blackpool.

The darts players

Phil Taylor, 15 time world champion. Ted Hankey, 2 time world champion. Adrian Lewis, 2 time world champion. Need I say more?