Luton Outlaws - Independent Message Board for Luton Town FC

Christopher “Bunny” Currant DSO, DFC - World War Two fighter ace, one the “the few.”
Billy Schwer –Boxer. British, Commonwealth, European Lightweight and IBO Light Welterweight title holder
Graham Earl –Boxer. British and Commonwealth Lightweight title holder
Paul Young – Singer and guitarist. Had many hits in the 1980’s.
Zena Skinner – TV Chef
David Arnold –Film Composer. Composed various TV and film (including 4 Bond films) music and is director of Music for the 2012 Olympic games.
Arthur Hailey – Novelist who wrote, “Airport”, “Hotel” and “The Money Changers”.
Phil Read – eight times World Motor cycle road race champion
David Renwick – TV writer of One Foot in the Grave, Jonathan Creek and Love Soup.
Lee Ross – Actor played roles in dozens of TV programmes
Chris Gauthier – Actor appeared in dozens of films and TV Series including “A Town called Eureka”
Tom Chadbon – TV actor has appeared in The Liver Birds, Doctor Who, Casualty and the Bill
Tony Bignell – TV actor has appeared in the Bill and Coming of Age.
Joanna Dunham – Actress appeared in Van Der Valk (as his wife), Jason King, Hadleigh and Sykes
Richard Mayes – Actor appeared in Waking the Dead, Casualty, The Bill and Wings.
Thelma Whiteley – Actress appeared in Z Cars, Clayhanger, Shroud for a Nightingale
Percy Walsh – Actor who first appeared in the 1930 film “Enter the Queen” and 30 other films including “Oh Mr Porter”
Stewart Morris – Producer of the Marti Caine Show, It’s Lulu, Jukebox Jury and Rolf Harris Show
Geoff Pedder – responsible for the visual effects for films such as Troy, Avatar, V for Vendetta and 10,000 BC
Jamie Evans – TV Producer of Deal or no Deal, America’s Got Talent, Sunday Best.
Ramzan Miah – Actor has appeared in numerous Bengali TV and radio programmes
Emily Atak - Actress appeared in Dad’s Army
Sam Gittins - Actor appeared in The Smoke
Jason Wood – Comedian and impersonator
Stacey Dooley - TV presenter
John Pomfret – Poet born in 1667 and rated by Samuel Johnson. Died of Smallpox at the age of 35
Clive Barker – Pop Artist who worked on the track at Vauxhall for a time.
Danny Cannon – Film and television screenwriter, director and producer including films such as “Judge Dredd” and “Goal”.
John Adair – Academic and Leadership theorist and author of forty books
Neil Shand - Television comedy writer
Mick Abrahams – Guitarist for Jethro Tull and founder of Blodwyn Pig.
Clive Bunker – Drummer for Jethro Tull and Blodwyn Pig and worked with numerous other artists
John Payne – lead singer and bassist with the group Asia
Andy Pyle - the Kinks
Mudlarks - Musical family, the Mudds, had two top ten hits in the early 1960’s.
Charles Bronson – formerly known as Michael Peterson. Britain’s most violent prisoner
Neil Jackson – Actor who has appeared in nearly 30 films including Quantum of Solace
Michael Peters OBE – designer whose company had British Airways, the BBC and Virgin as its clients.
Peter Rolfe Vaughan – As Professor of Ground Engineering and Geotechnics, he had many papers published and was a leading authority in his field.
Sir Colin Humphreys - pioneer of the LED lightbulb.
Monty Panesar – England Cricketer and Luton Town fan
John Badham – Film Director including Saturday Night Fever, Wargames and Bird on a Wire
Jonathan Barnbrook – Graphic Designer and typographer, Grammy winner 2017.
Steve Dillon – Comic Artist with Marvel Comics
Ian Cashmore – TV personality specialising in the paranormal
Sean Gallagher – Actor who has appeared in Doctor Who and Coronation Street
Chris James – Racing driver who competes in the British Touring Car Championship
Vaughan Savidge – newsreader and announcer for the BBC
Will Smith – Cricketer, captain of Durham County Cricket Club
Tom Clarke - Cricketer won 7 consecutive County Championship titles with Surrey 1952-58.
Steve Plater - Super Bike Champion and 2009 British Supersport Champion
Paul Sinha - Comedian who's appeared on Radio 4
David Stoten – short film maker and caricaturist. Received a BAFTA for “The Big Story”.
Mark Titchner – artist who has permanent exhibitions in the South London gallery, the UK Government art collection and the Tate.
Sir Thomas Keens – Politician and solicitor whose wife became first female Mayor of Luton in 1944.
Jordan Thomas - World Karate Champion 2016
Kevin Foley – Footballer who played for Luton Town and others
Liam George – Footballer who played for Luton Town and others
Dave Pacey – Footballer who played for Luton Town and others
Bob Morton – Footballer who played for Luton Town and others
Alan Slough – Footballer for Luton Town and others
Kevin Blackwell – Footballer and Manager
Kingsley Black – Footballer for Luton Town and others. Northern Ireland International
Andy King – Footballer who played for Luton Town and others
Mitchell Thomas – Footballer for Luton Town and others
Kerry Dixon – Footballer who played for Luton Town and others


Lived in Luton
Sir Alec Jeffreys – Moved to Luton when he was 6. Went to Luton Grammar School and Sixth Form College. Invented techniques for DNA finger printing
Sir Malcolm Stewart – formed the London Brick Company and Stewartby is named after his family. Their house became Luton Museum in Wardown Park
Sir John Wenlock – lived at Someries Castle and killed at the Battle of Tewkesbury in 1471 by his own commander for alleged treachery
Marty Feldman – Comedian. Lived in Cutenhoe Road. Luton Town fan who gave up supporting them when he realised he wasn’t good enough to play for the Hatters.
Tony Simmons – Olympic Athlete, 4th in the 10,000 metres at Montreal 1976
John Hegley – Poet, comedian, musician and song writer and Luton Town fan
Colin Salmon – Actor who went to Ramridge and Ashcroft Schools and appeared in 3 Bond movies
Philip Eden – Weather forecaster who went to Luton Sixth Form College
Sarfraz Mansoor – author, journalist and broadcaster
Kenneth Williams – Carry On actor, was evacuated to Luton during the Second World War
Steven Berkoff – Actor (appeared in “A Clockwork Orange”) and Director was evacuated to Luton during the war
Diana Dors – Actress, served customers at “The Rabbit” Public House (now “The English Rose”)
Hilda Hewlett – the first British female to have an aviation license. She opened an aircraft factory in Leagrave and made 800 military aircraft during World War One. Hewlett Road is named after her.
Sylvia Ashley – step-father was landlord of “The Painters Arms”. She went to St Matthews School and married five times to a Lord, Douglas Fairbanks senior, a Baron, Clark Gable and a Prince.
UK Decay – Punk group described as “the worse punk band of all time” included Steven Abbott (“Abbo”) the husband of Cerys Matthews.
Nigel Rayment – Hat Designer based in Frederick Street. Produced hats for the 2011 Royal Wedding
Falkes de Breaute’ – in 1217 he owned the Manor of Luton and was known as “the most hated man in England”. His property in Surrey was known as Falkes Hall, the area is now known as Vauxhall.
Bruce Rioch – Footballer for Luton Town and others and manager
Eddie Van Hoof – Olympic Gymnast who became Britain’s Technical director
Rodney Bewes – Actor from “The Likely Lads”
Henry Rhiney – Boxer who was British and European Welterweight title holder
Horace Edward Stafford Dall - the King of UK planetary photography from the 1940s to the 1970s
Bob Hawkes – Played as an amateur and professional for Luton Town FC and played for the Great Britain football team that won Olympic Gold in 1908
Andrew Bennett MBE - Chef, Executive food and beverage Manager at London's Sheraton, Park Lane
Elizabeth Price - Turner prize winner 2012. Went to Putteridge High School
Nadiya Hussein - TV Bake off winner.

Luton Town FC fans - apart from most of the above
David James – Footballer who played in goal for England 53 times
Nick Owen – Television presenter and newsreader
Cerys Matthews – Singer (formerly with Catatonia) and song writer
Jamie Redknapp – Footballer and pundit
Robert Runcie - former Archbishop of Canterbury
Eric Morecambe – Britain’s best ever comedian
Jon Desborough – Sky Sports presenter
Jane Ledsom – Actress and Singer (Luton Town FC songs "30 down to zero" and "30 miles to Wembley")
Carrie Dunn - Journalist