surnames?

[vixxen]

does any one know the names of famous people with an occupation in their surname? eg tom baker

[debbz1969]

Kathleen Turner

[daniela31]

Gary Cooper.

[LoftyLottie2]

Anybody famous called Smith!! There must be loads.

[smudge]

We've got one of those at the end of our road Daniela.

[vixxen]

willie shoemaker(jockey)
seaman(footballer) sorry forgot first name

[daniela31]

There's a family called Bishop in my street. Don't think any of them are famous though.
;-)

[eash]

Matt Smith is the new Doctor Who.
(He is also in Moses Jones on Mon at 9pm BBC2)

[Oneeyedvic]

This list of occupational surnames may be useful to you: http://www.obcgs.com/occupations.html

[EmEd1984]

just found aaaaall these...

Smith
Potter
Cooper
Mason
Tailor / Taylor
Spinner
Weaver
Dyer
Thatcher
Tyler
Slater
Miller
Baker
Cheeseman
Spicer
Cook
Fisher
Shepherd
Carter
Clarke
Skinner
Gardener (Gardner / Gardiner)

[EmEd1984]

sorry, meant to add the first names to those too!!

[daniela31]

Dennis Taylor
Karen Carpenter
Charlie Chaplin (chaplain)
Harry Potter.
Elsie Tanner

[LoftyLottie2]

This may help

http://www.britishsurnames.co.uk/lists/Surname s+derived+from+Occupations

[daniela31]

Rachael Hunter
Ronald Coleman
Doctor Foster.....................lol.
:-)

[LoftyLottie2]

Pat Butcher ;o)

[daniela31]

EmEd and Lottie.
the poster wanted famous people, not a list of surnames.

[Octavius]

Holly Hunter
Jeffrey Archer

[LoftyLottie2]

Yes, I know, but it is easier to think of people if you have a list of surnames to work from.

eg. I thought of Rufus Wainwright when I looked through the list.

[daniela31]

who is Rufus Wainwright?

[EmEd1984]

^ ditto

[EmEd1984]

* to Lofty!