TOWN

Official Website:
http://www.northampton.gov.uk/

Population:
189,474 (2001 census)

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Malcolm Arnold	Composer	21-Oct-1921	23-Sep-2006	The Bridge on the River Kwai
Anne Bradstreet	Poet	c. 1612	16-Sep-1672	The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America
Alban Butler	Author	24-Oct-1710	15-May-1773	Lives of the Saints
Judy Carne	Actor	27-Apr-1939	3-Sep-2015	Sock-it-to-me girl on Laugh-In
Joan Hickson	Actor	5-Aug-1906	17-Oct-1998	Miss Marple
Tim Minchin	Comic	7-Oct-1975		Ready for This?
Nanette Newman	Actor	29-May-1934		International Velvet
Matt Smith	Actor	28-Oct-1982		11th Doctor on Doctor Who
Sophie Turner	Actor	21-Feb-1996		Sansa on Game of Thrones
Marc Warren	Actor	20-Mar-1967		Danny Blue on Hustle

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Judy Carne	Actor	27-Apr-1939	3-Sep-2015	Sock-it-to-me girl on Laugh-In
John Clare	Poet	13-Jul-1793	20-May-1864	Northamptonshire Peasant Poet
Jerome K. Jerome	Author	2-May-1859	14-Jun-1927	Three Men in a Boat
William Smith	Geologist	23-Mar-1769	28-Aug-1839	Father of English Geology

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