15 times world darts champion,robbie williams worlds greatesr pop star,stanley matthews worlds greatest footballer,nick hancock tv presenter,anthea turner,neil morrisey,captain smith of the titanic... [well the least said the better really lol]..all come from stoke so what is your towns claim to fame???
William Webb Ellis- invented rugby football
Tom Brown- from Tom Brown's School Days
Rupert Brooke-poet
Peter Purves- Blue Peter Presenter
Lewis Carrol- author of Alice in Wonderland
Frank Whittle- inventor of the jet engine
I didn't claim any of them were definitely from Rugby, just that they worked or lived there, should have said for Webb Ellis that he was educated there.