Cringing Cult of Celebrity in Southsea, Hampshire*

Famous residents and ex-residents.

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• Kris Frampton who made a mint from property and is now a Highland Laird living in the deepest Highlands hosting dinner and shooting parties. Lucky swine...
• Peter Sellars (actor and comedian) was born in the house on the corner of Castle Rd junction with Southsea Terrace, now a Chinese restaurant. Joe Jackson born in Pompey wrote and sang 80's hit 'Stepping Out', always a favourite on local radio. HG Wells (author The Time Machine etc) worked in Southsea Drapery store as a youthful apprentice and apparently hated it! Sir Arthur Conan Doyle lived and worked as a medical doctor, came close to being arrested for the murder of a lad called Jack Hawkins who died in his care (Doyle was dating Jack's sister who inherited £100 a year from his death - quite a sum back then). Doyle wrote 'A study in Scarlet' in Southsea in between patients. Charles Dickens and Admiral Lord Nelson also lived here and are fairly well known!
• peter sellars born above the chinese restaurant opposite the wheel barrow pub
• well i came across my own name as famous residents.im ronnie remo aka ronnie johnson and im a pro bmx rider from southsea.im currently ranked 9th in the world rankings and hope to improve that later this month in cologne.the site is real cool and its a helpfull guide.also like to let you know that the world famous DAVE MIRRA x-games gold medalist ten times is coming to stay with me in southsea so we may appear at the skatepark between 22/25th june! later remo.
• Ronnie Johnson, aka Ronnie Remo, pro bmxer. i think hes 9th in the world at bmx vert...at least he was...
• Arthur conan doyle used to have a doctor surgery on elm grove.
• Graig David is close enough.
• NOT Richard Adams and Lord Denning!
• Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote the first Sherlock Holmes mystery in Southsea and lived for a long time on Elm Grove, where he had a medical practice. It's a little known fact that he was Portsmouth FC's first goal-keeper. This is true. There's now a plaque on the building which stands where his house (which was bombed in the war, as was much of Portsmouth) in the second world war.
• Lord denning,watership down authur(richard adams)
• Peter Sellers was born in Southsea! Sir Arthur Conan Doyle lived and worked here as a boy. A couple of television newscasters live here too. Vince Hilair (of Portsmouth Football Club fame) often is seen around Steinbecks Wine Bar.

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Last updated: 2008-10-14