We ask the Leeds public about the greatest people ever to come from the city.
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00:00 Who's the greatest person ever to come from Leeds?
00:02 I think the Brownlee brothers, I quite like those two.
00:08 Fitness fanatics and winning lots of gold in the Olympic awards.
00:14 So yes, the Brownlee brothers.
00:16 Who's the greatest person to ever come from Leeds in your opinion?
00:19 Beryl Burton.
00:20 And why's that?
00:21 A wonderful sportswoman, didn't really get the recognition she deserved.
00:26 I quite agree.
00:28 I do see a lot of skaters and stuff in Leeds.
00:30 Yeah.
00:30 Like I do like, lots of time I literally go around taking photos and stuff now.
00:34 So we're just gonna get some good shots of people, mug shots maybe.
00:38 Yeah, probably.
00:39 Brilliant.
00:39 So yeah, it's the down to earth people, not always the famous.
00:42 No, I do like, if you meet a down to earth person I'd say that's like pretty good.
00:48 I'd say I'm a down to earth person myself.
00:50 So yeah.
00:51 So who's the greatest person to ever come from Leeds?
00:54 The Brownlee brothers.
00:55 And you've met them?
00:57 Met them in Agra, the Indian restaurant down there, the BBC, a few years since.
01:05 My granddaughter had a t-shirt on and they signed it for her.
01:10 Who's the greatest person ever to come from Leeds?
01:12 Gotta be David Gage from your wedding present.
01:14 And why's that?
01:15 Yeah, he's a great musician, great songs.