14 Mansfield celebrities and the local schools they attended - including Rebecca Adlington and Richard Bacon
By Lucy Roberts
Published 22nd Mar 2023, 14:29 BST
Updated 23rd Feb 2024, 13:07 BST
Mansfield’s schools have helped shape many famous names, producing celebrities from actors and musicians to TV stars.
If you’ve ever wondered where international opera singer Carly Paoli or Blue Peter presenter Richard Bacon went to school, we’ve got the answers for you.
Playwright James Graham, TV presenter Pollyanna Woodward, The Wanted’s Jay McGuiness and Olympian Rebecca Adlington are some of the other household names to have been educated in the area.
Brunts, Meden School and St Peter's CofE Primary are among the Mansfield schools with famous alumni.
How many of these celebrities did you know went to school in Mansfield and did any attend the same school as you or your children?
Brunts, Meden School and St Peter's CofE Primary are among the Mansfield schools with famous alumni.
13. Carly Paoli
Carly is a classically trained singer, born in Mansfield in January 1989. She has gone on to perform with such famous names as Andrea Bocelli and José Carreras and at iconic venues around the world. Carly first performed as a five-year-old pupil at Carter Lane school in Mansfield, in the school Nativity. Photo: m
James is a successful screenwriter and playwright, thrilling audiences with his TV dramas Sherwood and Quiz. He grew up in Mansfield and was educated at Ashfield Comprehensive School in Kirkby. Photo: m
International cricket player Jake was born in Mansfield into a family of cricketers. He attended Meden School in Warsop and played his early cricket for Welbeck Cricket Club. In time he followed his uncle, Bruce French, into county cricket with Nottinghamshire and international cricket with his country. Photo: m