Born 18 September 1941 (Storrington, Sussex, England)
Former Chelsea striker who held their top scorer record for 47 years before being overtaken by Frank Lampard, Jr. Mind you, take away penalties and deflections and Lamps has probably scored as many as Mickey Droy!
Outspoken former chairman of the Conservative Party, whose unemployed father famously "did not riot, he got on his bike and looked for work". Here's one of his more famous, though not wholly memorable, quotes: "The word 'conservative' is used by the BBC a
Russian film and theatre actress. Her acting debut was in 1965 in the film Hello, That's Me!. Since then she has appeared in myriad films and theatre productions that you have never heard of.
Award winning actor (or actress if you prefer) with a cupboard full of Oscars, Baftas and the like. Plus a Damehood. Her other claim to fame is that her dad wrote and narrated The Magic Roundabout.
Born 31 August 1940 (Manly, New South Wales, Australia)
Australian actor who has appeared in both Film and TV (name an Aussie film or TV programme, chances are he's been in it!), before taking his success overseas to Europe and Hollywood
Millionaire architect and convicted child abductor/molester. Slung in prison in December 2006, and will probably die there, as he has inoperable cancer. Born in 1937.
Olivier award winning stage actor with many of the big Shakespeare plays in his resume. Most well known however as benefit scrounger Frank Gallagher in Shameless.
Forthright climate activist known for taking world leaders to task on their apathy. Despite there being a team named "Next Year Greta" in 2020, first picked on the DDP in 2025.
TV broadcaster, mostly famous for his gardening expertise. His career began on radio, before presenting gardening spots and shows on TV. Latterly has expanded to other areas, such as interviewing and non-garden related areas. Also an author.
Up and coming professional motorcycle racer. TT Isle of man debut in 2018 and has impressed ever since. Shows all the hallmarks of being a big name in the sport and future legend.
Controversial Italian photographer who used images of an AIDS patient and death row inmates to break the boundaries of fashion imagery as the creative mastermind of Benetton’s advertising campaigns. Died 13 January 2025)
Born 15 December 1972 (Howth, Co. Dublin, Ireland)
Irish actor, who was replaced by Viggo Mortenson In Lord of The Rings, and by Josh dallas in Thor. He lived with Charlize Theron for a number of years before they sperated (on day 2 of a 10 day holiday). I'm not implying anything here.
Guitarist and main songwriter in The Who. In 2003 he suffered a "personal legal tragedy" in which he was found to have provided his credit card details to view child pornography on the web. The police cautioned him and he is now on the Sex Offenders' Regi
Loser of the 2020 presidential elections and New York businessman who turned his father's multi-billion dollar business into a multi-million dollar business.
The legendary Mr T, who played Sgt B.A. Baracus in 'The A-Team', and made a habit of pitying fools and not getting on no airplanes. Also had a notoriously low tolerance level when it came to jibber-jabber.
Brought up by his single mother in the toughest part of Brooklyn, was winning street fights by the age of 9, weighed 200lbs and could bench-press more than his own weight by the age of 14. Became the youngest undisputed WBC, WBA and IBF world heavyweight