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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