Needham Market - Notable People

Notable People

Notable people from Needham include:

  • Joseph Priestley who discovered oxygen
  • June Brown actress from EastEnders
  • George Ewart Evans famous author who lived here
  • Ros Scott The Liberal Democrat peer, a former district and county councillor for the town, chose it for her title.

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