Few people are born famous.
And the majority of people who achieve fame, be it in entertainment, sport or politics, come from normal beginnings.
Of that majority, most come from modest backgrounds and modest homes.
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Take the Leeds folks who started with virtually nothing, like Kalvin Phillips. His mum Lindsay worked two jobs simultaneously to feed the future Leeds United and England midfielder, his brother and two sisters.
One of Britain's great living playwrights Alan Bennett owes much of his kitchen sink drama to his modest upbringing in Armley.
And celebrity chef Marco Pierre White grew up on a council estate in North Leeds.
See where it all started. Have look below at the places where Leeds' greatest stars spent their childhood.
1. Nicola Adams
The Olympic boxing gold medallist grew up in a council house on the Ebor Gardens estate, Burmantofts.
Nicola, who went to Agnes Stewart CoE School, Burmantofts, had a tough upbringing.
She says she was beaten by her dad although he denies this. In later years, her mum had other relationships with violent men and Nicola would sleep with a hammer under her bed.
"Boxing gave me a career, an opportunity to protect myself, to get me and my family out of poverty," Nicola, 39, told The Guardian last year.
2. Corinne Bailey Rae
The international top-selling singer-songwriter was a highflyer at Allerton High School. She became head girl and gained four As at A-level before studying English literature at the University of Leeds.
At school was where Corinne, 42, started her first band, although it was a punk band and far cry from the smoother sound which later made her famous.
3. David Batty
The Leeds United and England midfielder went to Scott Hall Middle School.
Tough even as a child, David, 53, brought the decayed, severed tips of two of his fingers to show the class. He'd lost them years earlier in an accident involving an iron gate.
The teacher, who had asked the class to bring in something interesting on the last day of term, was horrified when he revealed what the mysterious black objects were but awarded him a Mars Bar nonetheless.
4. Alan Bennett
One of Britain's greatest living playwrights grew up in a terraced house on Halliday Place, in Armley before moving to Headingley.
Alan, whose great works include Talking Heads and The History Boys, attended Christ Church CoE School, Upper Armley, and Leeds Modern School, which is now Lawnswood School.
Bennett, 87, recalled: "It was a childhood dull, without colour, my memories done up like the groceries of the time in plain, utility packets."
5. Melanie Brown aka Mel B
The Spice Girls and solo singer, 46, grew up in, according to her mum Andrea, a 'nice semi-detached house' in Kirkstall, Leeds.
She went to Intake High School, Bramley, where she studied performing arts and learned to dance.
6. Leigh Francis
The creator of Bo' Selecta! and Keith Lemon, was born in Beeston and grew up on Old Farnley council estate.
Leigh, 48, went to Farnley Park High School which is now The Farnley Academy.
7. Angela Griffin
The Coronation Street and Waterloo Road star grew up on the Cottingley Estate, near Beeston.
Angela, 45, was in the year below Mel B at Intake High School, which is now Leeds West Academy.
She and Mel were once chosen to perform a duet in a school production of Jesus Christ Superstar.
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8. Malcolm McDowell
The star of A Clockwork Orange and other international movie smashes was born in Horsforth although his family moved to Bridlington, Liverpool and Burscough, Lancashire.
9. Kay Mellor
The actor and screenwriter, whose credits include Band of Gold and Fat Friends, grew up on a council estate in Meanwood after her mother Dinah kicked out her abusive husband.
10. Kalvin Phillips
The Leeds and England midfielder grew up in the Conference Road area of Armley.
With three siblings and his dad in and out of prison, Kalvin's upbringing was tough and his mum Lindsay worked two jobs to feed them.
As a kid, Kalvin, who went to Farnley Academy, used to play football on a field off Heights Lane, known as the "mushy field".
Even after he signed for Leeds, Kalvin continued to play with friends on the field. In a BBC interview with Ian Wright, Kalvin, 26, recalls older lads who were aware of his success performing hard tackles on him.
11. Marco Pierre White
The "first celebrity chef" grew up with his dad Frank and three brothers at Lingfield Mount, on the Fir Tree Estate, a tidy council estate in Moor Allerton.
Marco, who lost his Italian mother aged six, told the Times: "Our home was a 1950s council house with a front and back room, kitchen and hall. The front garden was given over to flowers; the back garden was where Dad grew his vegetables, dried the washing and kept his cherished trio of greyhounds, which he raced on nearby tracks."
He attended Fir Tree School and then Allerton Bywater School which he left with zero qualifications.
Marco, 60, followed his dad into the cookery business, beginning as a kitchen apprentice at the Hotel St George, Harrogate.
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