Leicester

Leicester (pronounced {{IPA|}}) is a city in the English East Midlands, on the River Soar. It is the traditional county town of Leicestershire, and since 1997 has been a self-governing unitary authority. It lies on the edge of the National Forest. In 2002 the population of the city proper was estimated at 283,578, with 330,574 living in the urban area. Technically is is the most populous city in the East Midlands, but Nottingham's urban area is much larger.

Famous people from Leicester

• David and Richard Attenborough
• Henry Bates
• Alastair Campbell
• William Carey
• Graham Chapman
• Thomas Cook
• John Deacon
• Simon de Montfort
• George Fox
• Stephen Frears
• Lady Jane Grey
• Liam Herringshaw
• Emile Heskey
• Engelbert Humperdinck
• David Icke
• Greville Janner
• Kasabian
• Dominic Keating
• Chris Kirkland
• Daniel Lambert
• Gary Lineker
• Bill Maynard
• Mark Morrison
• Joseph Merrick (the Elephant Man)
• Gabriel Newton
• Parminder Nagra
• Joe Orton
• Phil Shaw
• Showaddywaddy
• C. P. Snow
• Una Stubbs
• Sue Townsend
• Thomas White
• William Wyggeston

Note: This includes all those who spent at least part of their lives here. Not all were born or have spent their entire life there.

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