Famous people you are related to...

[morpheus2]

Continuing on the subject of proud heritage (following on from my pride in my youngest daughter post), here's a pic of my Great Great Grandfather's cousin, anyone else related to an electrician or other from history?

[ClaretAndJew]

John Cunliffe, creator of Postman Pat

[ClaretTony]

My granddad was James Hargreaves

[morpheus2]

My granddad was James Hargreaves

I'm in need of a good plumber now Beeky has gone.

[CoolClaret]

Does in-laws count?

… If so Richard Schiff - The Good Doctor/Jurassic Park/Man of Steel

[clarethomer]

My granddad was James Hargreaves

Hope you get free bathrooms and plumbing then

[wilks_bfc]

More infamous than famous

Alice Nutter

[morpheus2]

Does in-laws count?

… If so Richard Schiff - The Good Doctor/Jurassic Park/Man of Steel

Yeah I guess so..

I've decided I'm related to Johnny Depp - I'll tell you how we are related. It's quite complicated, bear with me..My daughter's grandad's sister's grandaughter DIDN'T get pushed down the stairs by Johnny Depp.....therefore I'm kind of related to him by proxy

[ClaretTony]

I'm in need of a good plumber now Beeky has gone.

My granddad was a miner but my mum was thrilled when they named a stand after him.

[Billy Balfour]

I'm related to a couple of famous people - Adam and Eve.

[Camberwell Carrot]

Does in-laws count?

… If so Richard Schiff - The Good Doctor/Jurassic Park/Man of Steel

Toby Ziegler from The West Wing no less! He seems really intense, can't imagine he would bring light hearted conversation to the table.

[Inchy]

My uncle Mark Brown was a Paralympic marathon runner. Won silver in Atlanta and bronze in Sidney.

Also won a fair few fell races alongside many able bodied road running events


Used to post on the old board before the move, not sure if he posts on here though

[Claretitus]

My Grandad was James Bond.

[groove]

My granddad was James Hargreaves

Inventor of the Spinning Jenny?

[Zom Zom]

Not related to a famous person, but...

My Grandad served alongside Jon Pertwee (Doctor Who, Worzel Gummidge) on the HMS Valkary (sp) while moored at the Isle of Man.

[Buxtonclaret]

My Great Uncle, Joe Middleton.
Well known Rawtenstall cricketer. His playing days touched 4 decades.

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Maybe not stellar famous in the grand scheme of things. He is to me though.

[Guitargeorge]

My dad’s Auntie (by marriage) was John Lennon’s Auntie

[jedi_master]

I’m related to Sir John Cockcroft, who won the Nobel prize for splitting the atomic nucleus.

[IanMcL]

My grandfather owned Nicholls Pickles, in Reading, which had the slogan, 'North, South, East and West, Nicholls Pickles are the best'.

The recipe was known to the family (10 children) but none wanted to continue, so it ended in the 1960s. Very wide distribution, in the South, until then.

Also owned fish and chip shops, which were carried on by 3 of the children. Not so famous!

[claretburns]

My Grandad was heavily involved in the planning of the D Day landings and parachuted into France the night before the invasion, famous in my mind.

[Loyal Supporter]

My grandads cousin was Harry Ramsden, but we have never met any of his family.

[Juan Tanamera]

My daughter-in-law's late father's half cousin was Bootiful Bernard.
Daft as it looks, it's actually true.

[bfcjg]

I used to work with a bloke who used to say I've shook the hand that shook the hand that shook the hand that shook the hand of the man who held the cock that sh@gged Princess Diana.
Strange bloke.

[TheOriginalLongsider]

My brother has an Oscar and a BAFTA but I’m not naming him.

[CoolClaret]

Toby Ziegler from The West Wing no less! He seems really intense, can't imagine he would bring light hearted conversation to the table.

That’s why they call it acting

[Herts Clarets]

I'm in need of a good plumber now Beeky has gone.

Beeky would have been most insulted to be called a plumber.....

[Shotgun]

My grandma's cousin was Bob Lord.

[fatboy47]

My Great Uncle, Joe Middleton.
Well known Rawtenstall cricketer. His playing days touched 4 decades.

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Maybe not stellar famous in the grand scheme of things. He is to me though.

Legend in the Valley.

[Dougall]

Famous worldwide or does famous among a former generation of Burnley players count……………..?

[gawthorpe_view]

Beeky would have been most insulted to be called a plumber.....

I'm sure he would have.
At British Gas we considered plumbers to be gasmen with their brains kicked out.

[Bosscat]

My Brother was not in Spandau Ballet but his namesake is

[alf_resco]

Golf :

I'm related to 3-times Masters winner Jimmy Demaret.

Jimmy who? I hear you say.

Look him up.

[Claret Till I Die]

My uncle was the NI keeper before Pat Jennings

[brexit]

I am the love child of bosscat and saxo

[2 Bee Holed]

My father knew Bob Lord.

[Buxtonclaret]

Legend in the Valley.

You a Rossendale lad then, Fats?

[NRC]

A certain elderly rock star, quite possibly the most famous that is still alive

[jdrobbo]

I’m related to former England Rugby Union player, Will Greenwood.

[morpheus2]

Beeky would have been most insulted to be called a plumber.....

I’m not too bothered because Beeky used to call Irish Eamon ‘Bog trotter’ when we dropped him off, all in good taste of course.

[TheFamilyCat]

More infamous than famous

Alice Nutter

Half of Pendle claim to be related to Alice Nutter.

[CaptainKirk]

Does in-laws count?

… If so Richard Schiff - The Good Doctor/Jurassic Park/Man of Steel

Toby Ziegler!
Impressed with that one.

[Cubanforever]

My late brother was an extra in Local Hero......RIP Peach

[morpheus2]

My late brother was an extra in Local Hero......RIP Peach

I love that film, great soundtrack too. RIP your bro.

[Selby Claret]

My granddad was James Hargreaves

My great granddad was also James Hargreaves - my dad still mentions (every time!) about a stand being named after him
He wasn't the plumbing Hargreaves either

Also...Alex Higgins knocked up my second cousin - does that count?

[LoveCurryPies]

A certain elderly rock star, quite possibly the most famous that is still alive

Too many to chose from…..Jagger, McCartney, Elton, Dylan, Sting….

[Cirrus_Minor]

My dad's half cousin was Leonard Rossiter.

[Sheff_bfc]

No famous links for me, however my girlfriend's half cousin is Tom Felton aka Draco Malfoy from Harry Potter.

[Burnleyareback2]

A certain elderly rock star, quite possibly the most famous that is still alive

Sir Cliff?

[Top Claret]

My Great Uncle, Joe Middleton.
Well known Rawtenstall cricketer. His playing days touched 4 decades.

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Maybe not stellar famous in the grand scheme of things. He is to me though.

Didn't know your Uncle but new Winston Place who is mentioned in the article, as I grew up on Queens Square in the 60s and used to visit his shop. Winston had a daughter who I still see out and about she must now be in her 80s and was and still is a very attractive Lady

[Hipper]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willem_Einthoven

He was my mother's mother's uncle.

My claim to fame is that I once tackled footballer Alan Mayes at school, so you can see where I got my talent from.