Klass, former Hear'Say singer, comes from Gorleston Holly Lerski, singer and songwriter, former member of the band Angelou, grew up and resides in Norfolk Henry Leslie, actor and playwright, born 1830 at Walsoken Samuel Lincoln, ancestor of US President Abraham Lincoln Matthew Macfadyen, actor who starred in Spooks, was born in Great Yarmouth Kenneth McKee, surgeon who pioneered hip replacement surgery techniques, lived in Tacolneston Danny Mills, footballer, born in Norwich Sir John Mills, actor, born in North Elmham R. H. Mottram, author and former Lord Mayor of Norwich Horatio, Lord Nelson, Admiral and British hero who played a major role in the Battle of Trafalgar, born and schooled in Norfolk Nimmo Twins, sketch comedy duo well known in Norfolk King Olav V of Norway, born at Flitcham on the Sandringham estate Beth Orton, singer-songwriter, was born in Dereham and raised in Norwich Thomas Paine, philosopher, born in Thetford Ronan Parke, Britain's Got Talent 2011 finalist and runner up Margaret Paston, author of many of the Paston Letters, born 1423, lived at Gresham Barry Pinches, snooker player who comes from Norwich Matthew Pinsent, Olympic champion rower, was born in Holt Prasutagus, 1st-century king of the Iceni, who occupied roughly the area which is now Norfolk Philip Pullman, author, born in Norwich Miranda Raison, actress, from north Norfolk, who was educated at Gresham's School Anna Sewell, writer, author of Black Beauty, born at Great Yarmouth, lived part of her life at Old Catton near Norwich and buried at Lamas, near Buxton Thomas Shadwell, playwright, satirist and Poet Laureate Allan Smethurst, 'The Singing Postman' who sang songs in his Norfolk dialect, was from Sheringham Hannah Spearritt, actress and former S Club 7 singer, who is from Gorleston Roger Taylor, drummer of the rock band Queen was born in King's Lynn and spent the early part of his childhood in Norfolk Adam Thoroughgood, colonial leader in Virginia, namer of New Norfolk County, which later became Norfolk, Virginia Peter Trudgill, sociolinguist specialising in accents and dialects including his own native Norfolk dialect, was born and bred in Norwich George Vancouver, born King's Lynn. Captain and explorer in the Royal Navy Stella Vine, English artist, spent many of her early years in Norwich Sir Robert Walpole, first Earl of Orford, regarded as the first British prime minister Tim Westwood, rap DJ and Radio 1 presenter, grew up in and around Norwich Parson Woodforde, 18th century