Nominate Coldplay’s Will Champion for Hampshire’s top 100 achievers

Who do you think are the men and women who have made Hampshire famous around the world?

Is it the county’s historic figures like Admiral Lord Nelson, Florence Nightingale, Queen Victoria, Lord Mountbatten and King Alfred? Or perhaps it’s Hampshire’s famous literary figures like Jane Austen and Charles Dickens?

And then there’s the county’s renowned sports stars - Olympians like Iwan Thomas, Roger Black and Peter Waterfield, record-breaking sailors like Dee Caffari and Dame Ellen MacArthur and revered football icons like Matt Le Tissier, Alf Ramsay, Mick Channon and the late, great Alan Ball.

Then there’s Hampshire’s cricketting legends - men like Shane Warne, David Gower, Shaun Udal and Robin Smith.

Away from the sporting arena the glittering icons from stage and screen add to the fascinating mix.

Among the many famous people linked with the county are Benny Hill, Jeremy Irons, Tommy Cooper, Peter Sellers, Sheila Hancock, Colin Firth and Sir Alec Guinness rubbing shoulders with film directors Ken Russell and Anthony Minghella.

Musical mix

Meanwhile on the music scene, Hampshire can offer Dire Straits legend Mark Knopfler, RnB star Craig David, Coldplay’s Will Champion, Take That’s Howard Donald, Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason, Level 42’s Mark King and Razorlight’s Andy Burrows.

Simply click here and then fill in the form above with your choice and contribute to a supplement which is sure to be talked about for years to come.