Northampton
This article is about Northampton in England; for other places of the same name see Northampton (disambiguation)
Celebrity associations
Modern
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- Scientist Francis Crick, born in the town in 1916, along with James D. Watson discovered the structure of DNA, and went on to win a Nobel Prize.
- Actress Joan Hickson, famous for playing Miss Marple, comes from Kingsthorpe.
- "Birds of a Feather" actress Lesley Joseph grew up in the town.
- Nearby is Althorp, the country estate where Diana, Princess of Wales is buried. In 1997, her funeral procession passed through the town.
- Journalist and broadcaster Andrew Collins hails from Northampton and wrote about growing up in the town in his memoir Where Did It All Go Right?.
- Des O'Connor lived in Northampton, worked at Church's for some years and played for the Cobblers (Northampton Town Football Club).
- Television presenter Michael Underwood lives in the town.
- Composer Sir Malcolm Arnold was born in the town.
- Actor Robert Llewellyn (Kryten from Red Dwarf) was also born in the town
- British writer Alan Moore, creator of Watchmen, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, and Voice of the Fire, a fictionalized history of Northampton, lives in the town.
- Myrea Pettit renowned Fantasy Artist of fairies flowers and butterflies Author of 500 Fairies Motifs book published 2005 learned her craft here in Northamptonshire
- Jo Whiley, the BBC Radio 1 DJ was born in the town in 1965.
- The late Delia Derbyshire, who was behind the original version of the Doctor Who theme tune, spent her final years in the town.
- Blue Peter's Peter Purves lives in the nearby village of Cogenhoe, as did his one time girlfriend Catherine Zeta-Jones.
- BBC radio presenter Anna Murby comes from the county.
- Judy Carne, born Joyce Botterill on April 27, 1939 in the town, is an actress who may be best remembered for her introducing the phrase "Sock it to me!" while a regular on Laugh-In.
- Spencer Perceval was a local MP and Prime Minister. He is famous for having been killed in the House of Commons by John Bellingham in 1812.
- John Clare, the poet, was sectioned in the local madhouse, where he remained until his death in 1836.
- Charles Bradlaugh, the famous radical MP, was a member for the town.
- The Victorian cricketer and pioneer missionary Charles ("C.T.") Studd who played in the first Ashes test, was born at Spratton, just outside Northampton.
Historical
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~ Table of Content ~
| ► | Introduction |
| ► | History |
| ► | Transport links |
| ► | Leisure and culture |
| ► | Sport in Northampton |
| ► | Notable buildings |
| ► | Celebrity associations |
| ► | Media |
| ► | American cousins |
| ► | Trivia |
| ► | External links |
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