From those who are born in the city or just chose to come and live here for a time, there has been many a celebrity who have called Portsea Island home.
Here are 31 celebrities who are from or have called Portsmouth home, or its surrounding area, at one point or another.
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Here are 31 celebrities who are from or have called Portsmouth home, or its surrounding area, at one point or another.
13. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The creator of Sherlock Holmes opened a medical practice in Southsea in 1882 and while waiting for patients he returned to writing. He also played in goal for Portsmouth Association Football Club under the pseudonym AC Smith. Photo: Other
14. Isambard Kingdom Brunel
From the road named in his honour to the Wetherspoons baring his name, it should shock no-one that this famed Victorian era engineer was born in Portsmouth. Photo: Other
15. Michelle Magorian
The author of the beloved children's novel Goodnight Mister Tom about a child evacuated to the countryside during the Blitz, was actually born in Portsmouth in 1947. Photo: JPIMedia
16. Mason Mount
Chelesa and England youngster Mason Mount, who is on loan at Derby, was born in Portsmouth in 1999. He joined the Chelsea academy aged six. Photo: PA