Residents
Notable residents include:
- Sir John Fastolf (1378?-1459) the prototype for Falstaff lived mainly at Caister-on-Sea but his family had lived at Great Yarmouth for generations
- Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758–1805) - received Freedom of the Borough in 1800.
- James Beeching (1788–1858) was a shipbuilder in the town, and his firm continued after his death well into the 20th century.
- Oscar winning cinematographer Jack Cardiff (1914–2009)
- English physician and writer Dr Thomas Girdlestone (1758–1822)
- Captain George William Manby (1765–1854), inventor of marine lifesaving equipment
- William Hovell (1786–1875), explorer of Australia was born in Great Yarmouth.
- Sir James Paget (1814–99), Victorian Surgeon who had the James Paget Hospital named in his honour.
- Anna Sewell (1820–78), author of Black Beauty born and spent early part of life in Great Yarmouth
- Leading English Independent Minister William Bridge (c1600-70)
- Alternative rock band Catherine Wheel were from Great Yarmouth
- Rebecca Nurse ( 1621-1692 ) celebrated victim of the Salem Witch Trials, was born in Great Yarmouth.
- Jason Statham (Born 12 September 1967, age 44), Actor, lived in Great Yarmouth during the majority of his childhood and attended the local Grammar School.
- Ed Graham (born 20 February 1977 in Great Yarmouth, England), Drummer with the rock band The Darkness (band).
The slang word yarco means a chav from Great Yarmouth. The term is sufficiently established that it has entered dictionaries, and is even a legal word in Scrabble.
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Famous quotes containing the word residents:
“In most nineteenth-century cities, both large and small, more than 50 percent—and often up to 75 percent—of the residents in any given year were no longer there ten years later. People born in the twentieth century are much more likely to live near their birthplace than were people born in the nineteenth century.”
—Stephanie Coontz (20th century)
“Most of the folktales dealing with the Indians are lurid and romantic. The story of the Indian lovers who were refused permission to wed and committed suicide is common to many places. Local residents point out cliffs where Indian maidens leaped to their death until it would seem that the first duty of all Indian girls was to jump off cliffs.”
—For the State of Iowa, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)