Cringing Cult of Celebrity in Stourbridge, West Midlands*

Famous residents and ex-residents.

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• Jim Driscoll created the Shoe People and PC Pepper - but does anyone know anyone famous from the Ridge Primary School?
• Brian Blanthorn - glass artist. Went to Stourbridge Art College, I believe.
• Brett Westwood - radio presenter and author Mark Jones - music industry Lynda Waltho - mp
• Mark Jones lives in Stourbridge. Well known music and media expert.
• erm, led zeppelin?
• Who's this Pubic Fringe lot who keep popping up supporting The Fall and suchlike? Aren't they from Stourbridge? And what's the connection between them Captain Lazonby-Threpwell and that 'K'Ford Hoaxer' bloke? Very queer...
• Matt Neal, Lives in Stourbridge, BTCC Independant Champion.
• Jonny Briggs! and there's also a famous cricket player's dad who lives somewhere around the Stourbridge area.
• Mike Baldwin :)
• chris gitings who played walter gabrial in the archers lived in amblecote at the top of vicaridge road near the island now ther
• Yes. yes...the wonderstuff, PWEI, Neds Atomic Dustbin etc.....The best thing to come out of Stourbridge is loads of DJ's. There's a fair amount of talent.
• Jonny Briggs aka Mike Baldwin (Corrie) Golf Club patron and v sexist!
• Robert Plant (Led Zep), Late Chris Wood (Traffic),Members 0f Wonder Stuff, Neds Atomic Dustbin.
• johnny biggs!!! the bloke that used to write the shoe people! honest he does! robert plant (went to skool with his son! frank skinner (well he lived close)
• robert plant lives in shatterford - not a million miles away. roy wood has moved to worcester but still freqents stourbridge. johnny briggs was in the post office the other day. him who was on thats life lived in bridle road, didn't he try to be an mp.
• Jerome K Jerome's younger brother, who die age 7, was buried at the Congregationalist Chapel in Lower High Street. The site is about to be redeveloped for housing.
• erm.. Ulrika Johnsson, lives part time in Redlake Road.
• Wonderstuff, Neds Atomic Dustbin, Bentley Rhythm Ace, Pop Will Eat Itself- we are responsible for them all. Roy Wood and Robert Plant are seen mooching around. Some bloke from Coronation Street's son went to Ridgewood, as did Robert Plants. A house in Stourbridge was on House Invaders once (curses on daytime television and slack student timetables).
• Mike Baldwin, Robert Plant, Roy Wood. However, none of 'em live anywhere near SBridge, but can be seen there occasionally.
• Robert Plant from Led Zeplin Roger Moore lived in Norton for a bit. That bloke wots on corrie street.
• OZZY OZBORNE!!!! Rumoured to still have a house in Stourbridge. Metallica went in the Rockstation about 10 years ago.
• Mike Bladwin from Coronation Street.
• That Brummie bloke off the day-time business programme has been spotted occasionally
• Johnny Briggs (Mike Baldwin Coro st), Robert Plant (ex Led Zep), Brian Tatler (ex Diamond Head),
• Early 90s indie bands: The Wonder Stuff, Ned's Atomic Dustbin and Pop Will Eat Itself. Also current indie band 35 Seconds. Dr Robert Johnson deviser of the dictionary was educated here.
• Johnny Briggs (Mike Baldwin off Coronation Street) used to live in Witton Street. That's about it.

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Last updated: 2010-03-17