You learn something new everyday.

Post by **tas** » 17/09/2006 - 11:51

While reading through History information about my home town "Doncaster" i was suprised to read that Jonti Picking aka Weebl is from Doncaster alongside another famous Doncasterain "Kevin Keegan".

WOOO! GO GO Donny!

Matrix · Post by **Matrix** » 17/09/2006 - 12:05

At one time in the mid 90's it was also the city with the largest population of aids victims... creepy !

Here's more for ya on Donny anyways

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doncaster#Famous_people

Douglas Bader, Jeremy Clarkson and Brian Blessed are also, all doncastarians !

Chris Abbott · Post by **Chris Abbott** » 17/09/2006 - 12:56

<trainspotter>
And it was also a good place to see Deltics in the late 70s/early 80s!!
</trainspotter>

Post by **tas** » 17/09/2006 - 15:22

Matrix wrote:At one time in the mid 90's it was also the city with the largest population of aids victims... creepy !

We are a CITY?

and yes unfortunately we had that little tarnish at one time.

Did you know that god rest his soul that Charlie Williams "hey up me flower" played for Doncaster Rovers for 11 seasons before becoming a comedian?

Chris Abbott wrote:<trainspotter>
And it was also a good place to see Deltics in the late 70s/early 80s!!
</trainspotter>

Also famous for building the Mallard and the flying scotsman since we are talking about trains.

dan gillgrass · Post by **dan gillgrass** » 17/09/2006 - 15:36

Pffft.... Stan Laurel was born in the street next to me

Matrix · Post by **Matrix** » 17/09/2006 - 15:37

Certiainly did, i loved charlie williams.... he used to say on stage, when he was sweating, "look at that, hot chocolate", sadly missed... one of the greats.

Post by **tas** » 17/09/2006 - 15:45

dan gillgrass wrote:Pffft.... Stan Laurel was born in the street next to me

Funny you say that Dan as you have a striking resemblence to Oliver Hardy

Post by **LMan** » 18/09/2006 - 5:30

Well, Beethoven was born about 100 metres away from where I work.

Armand · Post by **Armand** » 19/09/2006 - 20:14

Patrick Stewart is not that far from where I live, and another great actor Sean Bean, he's a Sheffield born lad. Again, not that far from me really.

And yeah, I liked Charlie Williams too. He was a really laugh.

Brian Blessed and Tony Christie are two of my faves.

"Gordon's ALIVE...."

dan gillgrass · Post by **dan gillgrass** » 19/09/2006 - 21:03

tas wrote:
dan gillgrass wrote:Pffft.... Stan Laurel was born in the street next to me
Funny you say that Dan as you have a striking resemblence to Oliver Hardy

Shhhh...... i may have aged but I still got that comical look

Vosla · Post by **Vosla** » 19/09/2006 - 22:05

Hmmm... there's not really a famous person originating from Schleswig... So let's start with myself... Oh, wait! Not famous but notorious...

OK, reality-check. We have here castle Gottorf, home of the lines of Schleswig-Holstein-Hadersleben & Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf. Peter III., czar of russia, founder of the line Romanow-Holstein-Gottorp originated from here.