Hannah Wick

Hannah Wick
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Hannah WickDespite having suffered a traumatic brain injury (TBI), Herefordshire born Hannah Wick displays passion and gusto that’s hard to find. A former buyer at Harvey Nichols, London based Wick now blogs about “Wickles’ wonderful world” and shares thoughts on “TBI, fashion, dining and travel”. She is a true inspiration and in 2015, the BBC produced a revealing feature on her journey towards recovery.

 

 

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The Roll Call - WILDCARDS

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Evelyn McHale (1923 – 1947) – Little is known about what drove Evelyn McHale to jump from the Empire State Building and be captured in the “most beautiful suicide [photograph] ever” on 1st May 1947. 1

Evelyn McHale (1923 – 1947)
Gabriel and Sarah A. Chrisman – Port Townsend, Washington State residents Gabriel and Sarah A. Chrisman live as if they are Victorians. They get a lot of abuse.
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Gabriel and Sarah A. Chrisman

Designer and tastemaker Eileen Gray (1878 – 1976, née Eileen Smith) – A pioneer of both the Art Deco style and the functionalist Modernist movement, bisexual Irish aristocrat Eileen Gray was best known for designing the Bibendum chair and the E-1027 table. 3

Eileen Gray (1878 – 1976, née Eileen Smith)
Robert Adam – Hampshire based architect and designer Robert Adam (born 1948) followed in the steps of his namesake and has become one of the most important figures in neo-classical style. 4

Robert Adam
True wildcard Lady Ridsdale DBE (1921 – 2009, née Victoire Bennett) – Dame Paddy Ridsdale was an intelligence operative, secretary to Ian Fleming and the inspiration for the Bond character Miss Moneypenny. 5

Lady Ridsdale DBE (1921 – 2009, née Victoire Bennett)
Bob Marshall-Andrews QC – Barrister, former Labour MP and novelist 6

Bob Marshall-Andrews QC
Interior designer and philanthropist Charlot Malin (1969 – 2017) –Oslo born, San Francisco based interior designer and philanthropist Charlot D. Malin worked with George Lucas and Robert Redford. She loathed microwaves. 7

Charlot Malin (1969 – 2017)
Baba Vanga (баба Ванга, AKA ‘Nostradamus from the Balkans’, 1911 – 1996) – Blind, illiterate, psychic Macedonian villager and clairvoyant 8

Baba Vanga (баба Ванга, AKA ‘Nostradamus from the Balkans’, 1911 – 1996)
Mr Make a Big Issue 9

Mr Make a Big Issue
Mary Millington (marital name Mary Maxted, born Mary Quilter, 1945 – 1979) 10

Mary Millington (marital name Mary Maxted, born Mary Quilter, 1945 – 1979)
Sir Ken Adam OBE (born Klaus Adam, 1921 – 2016) 11

Sir Ken Adam OBE (born Klaus Adam, 1921 – 2016)
Will and Calum Thompson 12

Will and Calum Thompson (AKA “The Eat Wild Boys”)
Arthur Woodham 13

Arthur Woodham
Hannah Wick 14

Hannah Wick
Daniel Lismore 15

Daniel Lismore
Irish fugitive and world record holder John Patrick Hannan 16

John Patrick Hannan
Max Whitlock (nicknamed “Maxi”) 17

Max Whitlock (nicknamed “Maxi”)
Kelly Killoren Bensimon 18

Kelly Killoren Bensimon
Lee Miller (Lady Penrose, born Elizabeth Miller, 1907 – 1977) 19

Lee Miller (Lady Penrose, born Elizabeth Miller, 1907 – 1977)
Parrot man - Ted Richards 20

Ted Richards
Victoria Pendleton 21

Victoria Pendleton CBE (married name Victoria Gardner)
Christopher Mason 22

Christopher Mason
Bonnie Lee Bakley (1956 – 2001) 23

Bonnie Lee Bakley (1956 – 2001)
Gino D’Acampo (born Gennaro D’Acampo) 24

Gino D’Acampo
25

Gillian Clarke (1941 – 2015)
Francesco Macera 26

Francesco Macera
Nick Loeb 27

Nicholas Loeb
Reverend Robert Parker (AKA “Squire Parker” and “Britain’s richest vicar”) 28

Reverend Robert Parker
Gillian Duffy 29

Gillian Duffy
David Hallberg 30

David Hallberg
Ruthann Aron 31

Ruthann Aron (AKA “Ruth Aron”, née Ruthann Greenzweig)
Lady Alice, Lady Eliza and Lady Violet Manners 32

Lady Alice, Lady Eliza and Lady Violet Manners (AKA “The No Manners Girls”)
Topsy Taylor (born Lesley Taylor) 33

Topsy Taylor (born Lesley Taylor)
Peter Dinklage 34

Peter Dinklage
Olivier Sarkozy and Mary-Kate Olson 35

Olivier Sarkozy and Mary-Kate Olson
Nina Campbell 36

Nina Campbell
Crispin Baynes 37

Crispin Baynes
Bill Martin 38

Bill Martin MBE (born William Wylie MacPherson)
Henry Blofeld 39

Henry Blofeld OBE (AKA “Blowers”, “Tycoon” and “Typhoon”)
Emma Sayle 40

Emma Sayle
Nancy Cunard 41

Nancy Cunard (1896 – 1965)
Elliot Bssila 42

Elliot Bssila
Joudie Kalla 43

Joudie Kalla
Ross O’Connell Jennings 44

Ross O’Connell Jennings
Alexa Jago 45

Alexa Jago
Claire Zambuni 46

Claire Zambuni
Amanda Eliasch 47

Amanda Eliasch (née Amanda Brown)
Charlie Anson 48

Charlie Anson
Louis-Marie de Castelbajac 49

Count Louis-Marie de Castelbajac
Jeremy Lloyd 50

Jeremy Lloyd OBE (1930 – 2014)
Sandra Howard 51

Sandra Howard, Lady Howard (née Sandra Paul)
Anne Naysmith 52

Anne Naysmith (1937 - 2015, AKA “The Rag Lady of Chiswick”)
Claudine Longet 53

Claudine Longet
fantasy cyclist 54

The Fantasy Cyclist
55

Sarah, Duchess of York (AKA “Fergie”, née Sarah Ferguson)
56

Fredrik Eklund
57

Sir Gerald Nabarro (AKA “Old Whiskers” and “The Abominable Showman”, 1913 – 1973)
58

Lord Bell (Tim Bell, Baron Bell of Belgravia)
59

Teresa Gorman
60

Julia Child (1912 – 2004)
61

Keith Floyd (1943 – 2009)
62

Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart VC, KBE, CB, CMG, DSO (1880 – 1963)
63

Dan Bilzerian (AKA "Blitz")
64

Cognac Wellerlane
65

Thai Dang Cao (1953 – 2014)
66

Craig Brazier
67

Alejandro Flores
68

Doris Thompson
69

Gloria Minghella MBE (AKA “the Queen Mum of the Isle of Wight”, 1930 – 2014)
70

Clarissa Dickson Wright (1947 – 2014)
71

Wayne Bryson
72

Mary The Elephant (AKA ‘Murderous Mary’)
73

Fred Dibnah MBE (1938 – 2004)
74

Emeritus Professor Jane Somerville
75

Russell Brand
76

Cindy Crawford
77

Lady Camilla Bloch (born Lady Camilla Bingham)
78

Terry Deary
79

Dame Norma Major DBE
80

Jeannette Etheredge
81

Michael “Chalky” White
82

Nubar Gulbenkian (Armenian: Նուբար Սարգիս Գյուլբենկյան, 1896 – 1972)
83

Huguette Clark (1906 – 2011)
84

Viola Herms Drath (1920 – 2011)
Ian Towning 85

Ian Towning
86

Ryan Lochte (nicknames 'Reezy' and 'The Lochtenator')
87

Jerry Hall
88

Austin 7 man
89

Martin the Poet
90

The Waitrose Clepto
91

Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba (1926 – 2014)
92

Tim Tebow
93

The Most Hon the Marquess of Bath
94

Judy Joo
95

Toby Flood
Justin Timberlake 96

Justin Timberlake
97

Jeremy Blake and Theresa Duncan (1971 – 2007 and 1966 – 2007)
98

Norman Balon
99

Bubble (2012 – 2013)
100

Dr. Vanessa Neumann
101

Martin Miller (1946 - 2013)
102

Lady Docker (Norah Docker, née Norah Turner and also Norah Callingham and Lady Collins, 1905 – 1983)
103

Beverly Cohen
104

Patricia Kluge (née Rose)
105

Charmian Brent (better known as Charmian Biggs)
106

David Nalbandian
107

April Ashley MBE (born Toni Jamieson)
108

Scott Disick
109

Andrew Embiricos (1985 – 2011)
110

Shireen Ritchie, The Rt. Hon. The Baroness Ritchie (1945 - 2012)
111

Eugene Carokis
112

Anouska Hempel (Lady Weinberg)
113

Joseph "Joey" Barton
114

Neil & Christine Hamilton
115

Iris Apfel
Marisa Masters 116

Marisa Masters (1925 – 2016)
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9 COMMENTS

  1. I do not know her but what an inspiration. Hannah has plainly shown courage and determination and she truly deserves her place on your list of influence.

  2. I know Hannah through my daughter who also had a TBI, they were featured in the same documentary on BBC3 and later BBC1 in 2015; she is a true inspiration to others. Well done Hannah, I am so pleased for you and I shall follow your blog xx

  4. Lovely gentle unpretentious girl, she was always at Matthew’s house parties and good company. Not many like her around.

  5. Hannah cannot help but be a true inspiration to every generation, it takes a unique person to be able to do this in such a positive and selfless way. I will also be following your blog.

  6. Thank you Matthew for this extremely kind post of yours. And thank you for all of your lovely comments! I greatly appreciate support from people like yourselves. Xx

  7. Hannah Wick is one of the sweetest people I have ever met. Kind, generous, modest and always a light to others. She deserves every happiness. Great things are in store for her and the people she shines upon.

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