- List of Redhill people
Famous people linked with
Redhill, Surrey include:
*Kevin Kenner , American-born concert pianist, is now living in Redhill. Notable for winning both the Top Prize in the International Chopin Competition and the Bronze Medal in the International Tchaikovsky Competition.
*George Smith, England footballer & league manager coached Redhill FC from 1951-52.
*Ronnie Biggs , was living at Alpine Road, Redhill, when he was arrested for his part in theGreat Train Robbery (1963) .
*Bernard Bresslaw , actor, best known for his part in theCarry On Films , used to live in Redhill.
*Liz May Brice , actress, best-known for her role on ITV1's "Bad Girls" was born here in 1975
*Aleister Crowley , occultist. He and his family lived at The Grange, Redhill between 1881 & 1884. [ [http://www.hermetic.com/crowley/confess/chapter3.html The Confessions by Aleister Crowley ] ]
*Edwina Currie , the former Conservative MP and junior health minister lived in Redhill until 2007.
*Dame Judi Dench , the famous actress, and her daughterFinty Williams both live near Redhill inOutwood, Surrey .
*Michael Greco , pastEastEnders actor who played Beppe DiMarco, went to school at St Bede's in Carlton Rd, Redhill
*Carole Hersee , notable for appearing as an eight year old child in the central image of the iconic televisionTest Card F was born in Redhill in 1958
*David Hewlett , actor, star ofSky One 'sStargate Atlantis , andStargate SG-1 was born here in 1968
*Bevis Hillier , biographer ofSir John Betjeman , was born here in 1940
*Peter Howitt , actor and director, used to live near Donyngs Sports Centre
*Ian McKay (formerly Laidlaw), art critic and writer, lived here between 1976-1980
*Katie Melua , singer and songwriter lived here briefly in 1998
*T Mills , former championAussie Rules player resides here 2003-present having been forced into exile from Australia by the local Mafia for drug theft and the alleged rape and kidnap of the Godfather's wife. Nothing has ever been proved and no charges pressed, but the story was highly public in 2002.
*Nick Hornby , author, was born in Redhill on 17 April 1957
*Derek Paravicini , the celebrated blindsavant prodigy currently residing at theRNIB College in Redhill [cite web | title = Derek: A Musical Savant | work = News | publisher = Yahoo! | date = 2008-04-09 | url = http://60minutes.yahoo.com/segment/158/derek | accessdate =2008-10-06 ]
*Sophie Raworth , journalist and newsreader, born here 1968
*Alec Harley Reeves, electronics engineer, inventor ofPulse code modulation , was born here in 1902
*Anna Smith, tennis player, born in Redhill 1988 [cite web | title = Anna Smith | work = Player profiles | publisher = LTA | url = http://www.lta.org.uk/Players/Player-profiles/Women/SmithAnna/ | accessdate =2008-10-06 ]
*Dr.Guy Hannan
*Matt Layman , Leader of See Me on Lan, he also doesn't care if you believe that he was born in England, currently enrolled at Woof College, NJ.References
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