“We decided to play the NEC because we were asked to, and because we actually rather like the place: we've always enjoyed doing it before. We don't often get sensible offers to play in the UK, so most years we just play on the mainland, with the occasional exotic detour.”
| Sammy Baugh, Athlete (1914) |
| Brittany Daniel, Actress (1976) |
| William Gibson, Writer (1948) |
| Mia Hamm, Athlete (1972) |
| Jean Ingelow, Poet (1820) |
| James Irwin, Astronaut (1930) |
| Bobby Jones, Athlete (1902) |
| Rob Kardashian, Celebrity (1987) |
| Katie Ledecky, Athlete (1997) |
| Fred Allen, Comedian (1956) |
| Capucine, Actress (1990) |
| Haldan Keffer Hartline, Scientist (1983) |
| Anna Jameson, Writer (1860) |
| Louis Kahn, Architect (1974) |
| George F. Kennan, Historian (2005) |