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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evan_Davis Evan Davis], economist, journalist and presenter for the BBC | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evan_Davis Evan Davis], economist, journalist and presenter for the BBC | ||
[http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_8126000/8126215.stm] | [http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_8126000/8126215.stm] | ||
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| + | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Harrison John Harrison], clockmaker, "Longitude". [http://www.lucytune.com/radnums.html] | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_Hatton Derek Hatton], politician (email from Geoff Sparling) | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_Hatton Derek Hatton], politician (email from Geoff Sparling) | ||
Revision as of 22:28, 15 August 2011
The following are people that members of the general public might have heard of who are known to have rung:
John Betjeman, poet (email from Bryan McCahey)
John Bunyan, author of "Pilgrim's Progress" [2]
Evan Davis, economist, journalist and presenter for the BBC [3]
John Harrison, clockmaker, "Longitude". [4]
Derek Hatton, politician (email from Geoff Sparling)
Philip Hollobone, MP [5]
Robin McKinley, author [6]
Timmy Mallett, television performer [7]
Norma Major, wife of former Prime Minister [8]
Frank Muir, entertainment writer and performer(pp 54-5 Muir, Frank 'A Kentish Lad', Corgi Books, 1998)
Monty Noble, Australian cricket captain 1903-4 (email from Jim Shepherd)
Maggie Philbin, television presenter (email from Bryan McCahey)
Paul Revere, American revolutionary [9]
Donald Sinden, actor (email from Bryan McCahey)
Alan Titchmarsh, celebrity gardener [10]
Victoria Wood, playwright & comedian [11]
