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[Sussex] Name a famous Sussex person.



PILTDOWN MAN

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Percy Bysshe Shelley
 




PILTDOWN MAN

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Max Miller
 


kevo

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Suzanne Dando, from Uckfield.
 
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Hugo Rune

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Greta Scacchi - Not born in but mostly bred in Sussex including stints in Haywards Heath, Hurstpierpoint & East Grinstead. I'd also like to add Carla Lane who lives in Horsted Keynes but is an animal obsessed scouse. Katie Derham also lives near HK but Natasha Kaplinsky is from and lives in Barcombe.
 


kevo

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Jamie Theakston, from Ditchling - and one time Albion fan.
 




clapham_gull

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Not born and bred but from the rock hall of fame notably...

Roger Daltrey who has lived in Burwash as long as I've been alive.

Jeff Beck in Wadhurst.

Davina McCall also lives there.

Harry H Corbett (Steptoe's Son) wasn't born in England but was a long term resident and is buried in Penhurst.
 










Seagull over Canaryland

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Not born and bred but from the rock hall of fame notably...

Roger Daltrey who has lived in Burwash as long as I've been alive.

Jeff Beck in Wadhurst.

Davina McCall also lives there.

Harry H Corbett (Steptoe's Son) wasn't born in England but was a long term resident and is buried in Penhurst.

A few other Rock luminaries, not all born and bred but would make a pretty handy line up:

Various members of the Stones have lived (and died) in Sussex, plus others that come to mind include Macca, Keith Emerson, Jimmy Page, Dave Gilmour and well known Lewes resident Arthur Brown.

I'm sure there must be several more.

PS: Nick Cave would qualify for the famous Sussex - and famous Aussie threads?
 


Beach Hut

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Brian Ferry
 




The Birdman

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Jim Parkes. Haywards Heath sussex and england cricketer
Matt Harding turned right at Haywards Heath and surported Chelsea
 




HAILSHAM SEAGULL

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A few other Rock luminaries, not all born and bred but would make a pretty handy line up:

Various members of the Stones have lived (and died) in Sussex, plus others that come to mind include Macca, Keith Emerson, Jimmy Page, Dave Gilmour and well known Lewes resident Arthur Brown.

I'm sure there must be several more.

PS: Nick Cave would qualify for the famous Sussex - and famous Aussie threads?

Then Peter Grant, late of Horselunges Manor, Hellingly and manager of Led Zeppelin could manage that super group
 




kevo

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A few for the literary minded - Kate Mosse, Rupert Thomson and Esther Freud.
 


Green Cross Code Man

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Then Peter Grant, late of Horselunges Manor, Hellingly and manager of Led Zeppelin could manage that super group
Another imported rock luminary, Uli John Roth of UFO and the Scorpions lived for many years in Seaford with his artist wife Monika Danneman who was Jimi Hendrix's girlfriend when he died.

Also Neil Gamain grew up in East Grinstead.
 








Jam The Man

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Sir Michael Horden.
Born in Herts, but moved to Portslade as a child.
 


£1.99

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Another imported rock luminary, Uli John Roth of UFO and the Scorpions lived for many years in Seaford with his artist wife Monika Danneman who was Jimi Hendrix's girlfriend when he died.
Is it right he ran a off licence in Seaford? I meet him twice, once in Essen Germany and once down west street while he was still in Scorpions.
Michael Schenker also ex Scorpions lives somewhere in or near Brighton, spoken with him a couple of times.
 


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