Coalville - Notable Residents

Notable Residents

  • Hugh Adcock- (1903-1975) former Leicester City, Bristol Rovers and England footballer
  • Tina Baker - TV presenter, born at Coalville in 1958
  • William Bees - Recipient of the Victoria Cross, buried in the London Road Cemetery
  • MC Pitman - Hip-Hop Artist who performs in the persona of a Coalville miner
  • George Smith (1831–95) - Victorian philanthropist (campaigner for the abolition of child labour)
  • Gemma Steel - British long-distance runner who competes in road running and cross country running competitions.
  • William Stenson - Mining Engineer, founder of Whitwick Colliery; plaque on London Road marks site of former residence
  • Norman Bird - actor (1920-2005) b. Coalville, made over 60 screen appearances but was even more prolific on television, with over 200 appearances including Z Cars, Up the Workers, The Saint and Worzel Gummidge
  • Tom Hopper - actor (born 1985) has appeared in Casualty (1986) (TV), Saxon (2007) and in Doctor Who (2010) (TV). In 2011, he was cast in perhaps his most notable screen role as the valiant knight Sir Percival, the strongman on the BBC fantasy series Merlin
  • Steve Whitworth (born 20 March 1952) is an English former professional footballer who made nearly 600 appearances in the Football League playing for Leicester City, Sunderland, Bolton Wanderers and Mansfield Town. He was capped seven times for England.

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