This page makes mention of prominent individuals of Romanichal descent. listed alphabetically by surname Adam Ant (born 1954) – English punk/New Wave musician; of Romanichal descent Jake Bowers (born 1971) – journalist and broadcaster James Carver (born 1969) – British MEP (Member of the European Parliament) Charlie Chaplin (1889–1977) - English comic actor, filmmaker, and composer Louise Doughty (born 1963) – English writer Freddy Eastwood (born 1983) – Welsh footballer Tracey Emin (born 1963) – British artist shortlisted for the Turner Prize, also known as one of the chief Young British Artists of the late 20th century George Bramwell Evens (1884–1943) – English journalist and writer James Squire Farnell (1825–1888) – grandson of James Squire and the first Australian-born Premier of New South Wales Johnny Frankham (born 1948) – English light heavyweight boxer who knocked Muhammad Ali to the floor in an exhibition fight Francis Hindes Groome (1851–1902) – English writer Ian Hancock (born 1942) – Romani scholar and activist, born in the UK, living in the USA, Professor at the University of Texas Bob Hoskins (1942–2014) – actor; of one-quarter Romanichal descent Raby Howell (1869 – 1937) – nineteenth-century English footballer (Liverpool, Sheffield United, and Preston North End) Jentina (born 1984) – British hip hop/R&B singer, rapper, songwriter, and model Priscilla Kelly (born 1997) – professional wrestler Denny Laine (born 1944) aka Brian Hines – Moody Blues singer and guitarist Albert Lee (born 1943) – English guitarist. Jackie Leven (1950–2011) – Scottish songwriter and folk musician Cher Lloyd (born 1993) – English singer and rapper, whose mother is Romanichal Joe Longthorne (born 1955) – English singer and impressionist David Morley (born 1964) – British poet, critic, anthologist, editor, and scientist Róisín Mullins (born 1982) – English & Irish TV presenter, TV talent show judge, professional Irish dancer, stage show owner, and choreographer Xavier Petulengro (1859-1957) – writer and broadcaster, who frequently broadcast on BBC radio in the 1930s and 1940s Robert Plant (born 1948) – English singer and songwriter (former vocalist of Led Zeppelin); his mother is of Romanichal origin Billy Joe Saunders (born 1989) – English boxer who won silver and became the first Romani boxer to represent Great Britain at the 2008 Olympic Games Lady Eleanor Furneaux Smith (1902–1945) – English writer of popular novels often romanticized historical and Romani settings; she believed her paternal great-grandmother to have been Romanichal Rodney Smith (1860–1947) – British evangelist who