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.
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Here are 31 celebrities who are from or have called Portsmouth home at one point or another.
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29. Neil Gaiman
Beloved fantasy and comic book author Neil Gaiman - the mind behind American Gods and Sandman - grew up in Purbrook and Southsea in the 1960s and was actually born in Portchester! Photo: Malcolm Wells
30. Rudyard Kipling
Jungle Book author Rudyard Kipling spent time living in Portsmouth during the 1870s - having been born in Bombay, India, he was sent along with his sister back to England to live with a couple in Southsea. Photo: Other
31. Amanda Holden
Britain's Got Talent judge and former Wild at Heart star Amanda Holden was born in Portsmouth and grew up in nearby Bishop's Waltham. Photo: Kirsty Edmonds