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Emily Pankhurst
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Do you mean Emmeline?  I guess so.

English Suffragette leader who founded the Women's Social and Political Union

Arthur Scargill

Quoting:Claire Short
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Pass !  But sounds like a british politician ?  :D

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Pass !  But sounds like a british politician ?  :D
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Correct Fuss.

Birmingham (or somewhere similar) MP who talked about resigning her cabinet post over the war in Iraq.  Don't think she did though (unlike my local MP)

Harold Holt

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The Husband of Princess Anne
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You need to update your datafiles Tao they've been divorced for years!  

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You need to update your datafiles Tao they've been divorced for years!  
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Well, as an avid fan of the royals, I'm surprised that essential bit of information escaped me  ;D

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You need to update your datafiles Tao they've been divorced for years!  
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I don't think Tao's too much of a royalist... otherwise he might also have noticed that Anne is Lizzie's daughter, not sister ;-)

Phil

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I don't think Tao's too much of a royalist... otherwise he might also have noticed that Anne is Lizzie's daughter, not sister ;-)
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I believe there's a place for the royal family in the 21st century......
It's that comfy spot at the foot of the guillotine!

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I don't think Tao's too much of a royalist... otherwise he might also have noticed that Anne is Lizzie's daughter, not sister ;-)

Phil
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I wondered if this was a double blind and he was going to post Princess Anne as another 'famous' person.  Maybe not then

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Bert Newton
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I have absolutely no idea who that is  ::)

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Aussie Cricketer

Steve Redgrave
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I dunno who Steve Redgrave is Philbo, but I would like to expand upon Trevor Chappell.

He became infamous for bowling an underarm delivery against New Zealand in a one-day international in the early 80's, as per instructions from the Captain, a certain GREG CHAPPELL  ::)

I bet that made for a happy household for years to come  8) :D :D :D

Quoting:

William Joyce ("Lord Haw Haw")
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I recognised the name William Joyce but Lord Haw-Haw gives it away.

He was born in American but his family moved to Ireland and then to England.  He joined the British Union of Fascists in the 1930's and became one of their top men.  He later left to form his own 'Socialist' group.

During the Second World War he moved to Germany and began broadcasts from there (which always started Germany calling, Germany calling) to broadcast Nazi propaganda into British homes.

He was tried at Nuremberg and subsequently hanged for treason.

Modified to add

Jack Russell

Quoting:
He was tried at Nuremberg and subsequently hanged for treason.
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Not the first time the British have executed non-British nationals for 'treason'  ::)

Quoting:
Shirley Crabtree (aka...)
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Big Daddy

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Big Daddy
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Overweight wrestler of the 70s/80s who had feuds with Giant Haystacks. Famous for killing 'Skull' Murphy in the ring after a badly executed splash. Died a few years back.

Leslie Crowther

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Leslie Crowther
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if it's  Friday and five to five, then it's  CRACKERJACK!

Leslie Crowther also hosted The Price Is Right I think, had a bad car crash in the 90's, dead now (also famous for being Phil Lynotts father in law)


Rusty Lee

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Rusty Lee
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Initially a singer (of sorts), went on to do TV-am cookery section. She had a peculiar husky laugh.

Peter Kay

Quoting:

Jeremy Beadle
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guy with one hand smaller than the other, which used to really freak me out! "famous" for playing unfunny practical jokes

Tony Adams

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Arthur Ransome
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Childrens author from Leeds (i asked hubby), there's probably alot more to him than this but that's all he remembers.

John Craven

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Roger Rogerson was a corrupt police officer in Aus accused or murder amongst many other things !


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LOL  I thought he was a character in Airplane or something !!

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The last person to be hanged in Australia - 1957, I think. :-/


Dawn Fraser
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I thin you are about 10 years too early mandamoo, late 60's it was...

Dawn Fraser - world champion Australian Swimmer during the 60's

Blotted her copybook by entering the Japanese Consulate and stealing their flag whilst at the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo

Now a New South Wales Member of Parliament


Gelegnite Jack

Quoting:


LOL  I thought he was a character in Airplane or something !!
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His name is rather absurd isn't it ?  ;D  I think he and Ronald McDonald planned the whole thing and were in cahoots !   And they framed Ronald Ryan !  :o

Quoting:I thin you are about 10 years too early mandamoo, late 60's it was...End Quote

Thanks Fussy !  Then it was definitely '67 ! ;D

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Gelegnite JackEnd Quote

'Gelignite' Jack Murray, famous for his exploits on outback car trials in the 1950's for blowing up dunnies and bush roads with sticks of the explosive substance after which he was named.


Ted Bulpitt

Quoting:


Famous for describing his wife as a "Silly Old Moo"

(mandamoo are you reading this ?  ;D)

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What ! :o ;D

Quoting:
Lord Killanen
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Give us a clue, Fuss...

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Eamon DeVelera




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Make that famous people the Americans and one Brit haven't heard of

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Make that famous people the Americans and one Brit haven't heard of
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The Americans may have a chance here as he was born in the US but he's historically associated with Ireland.

Quoting:
Bernard Hinault
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...was this too hard?  I'll give you two clues: the French think he's wheely good, but he's just been matched by an American.

Quoting:
Actress, probably most famous for her Campari ad, in which when asked whether she had flown in from Paradise, replied "No, Luton Airport"


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As philbo answered when I asked about Lorraine Chase.

Cameron Stout

Quoting:
could he be a cyclist? if so....
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He was five times winner of the Tour de France (as Lance Armstrong has just matched)... I was going to put in Eddie Merckx, given that he's a famous Belgian who did the same thing, but went for the Frenchman who did it most recently.

No idea who this Cameron chappie is... so I guess he must either be a member of a boy band, or possibly a big brother contestant ;-)

Quoting:
Steve Hislop
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...Steve Hislop was killed in a helicopter crash on the 31st.


Back to the game:

Frankie Howerd

Quoting:
Television news presenter

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And an old friend of my family when he was the Channel 2 newsreader in Brisbane in the early 70's !  I remember going for a ride in his sports car !  :D


Very funny and dry sense of humoured comedian !


Ernie Dingo

Quoting:
Did he drive the fastest milk cart in the west?
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Ha ! No....

Australian television presenter.


Dame Joan Sutherland

Quoting:
I think he coaches the Hockeyroos.

I know you will correct me if I'm wrong here Fussy ! :P ;D


John Meillon
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Would I do that ?  ;D

Yes, I believe you were right.

But also, he was a member of several Australian Olympic Games Men's hockey teams, and was also a Sheffield Shield Cricketer for Western Australia, and ALSO a Western Australian Member of Parliament.

Busy Boy !

John Mellion - Late, well respected Aussie actor who was also well known for his TV advert voice-overs, notably for Victorian Bitter Beer.......


John Cornell