Walk of Fame: Day One

001: Enid Bagnold. Novelist and playwright who lived in Rottingdean for more than 50 years. Regarded in the literary world as a genius. Wrote seven novels and nine plays. Her most famous book was National Velvet, which became a play and a film starring Elizabeth Taylor. Her most famous play was The Chalk Garden. She continued writing into her 80s and moved to London shortly before she died in 1981 at the age of 91.

002: Keith Waterhouse. Witty author, journalist and playwright who was actively involved in Brighton life for 30 years before moving out of the city because Embassy Court, the seafront block of flats he lived in, became so run down. Has written some of the most successful plays to have graced London's West End stages, including Billy Liar and Jeffrey Barnard Is Unwell. Was the creator of Worzel Gummidge and the TV series Budgie.

003: James Herbert. One of the most successful modern-day authors. Happily married and living in Henfield. Regarded as the the king of horror stories with fans across the globe.

004: Dr Anthony Seldon. The author who combines writing in-depth political biographies with being headmaster of Brighton College. Has written 17 books including the authorised biography of John Major and the Illustrated History Of Buckingham Palace. He is working on the official biography of Tony Blair.

005: Adam Trimingham. An institution in Sussex journalism. The longest-serving reporter with The Argus, he has been in journalism for almost 40 years. A keen cyclist and environmentalist.

006: Julie Burchill. Controversial author who likes to shock. Started work at 16 as a reporter on the New Musical Express and now commands one of the highest fees per article in the country. Lives at the marina and believes Brighton is the best place in the world to live.

007: Jack Howe. Known as Uncle Jack and also Brighton's Pied Piper, he was one of Brighton's best-loved men and entertained thousands of children. He had a summer pitch at Peter Pan's Playground for more than 20 years, known as the Brighton Children's Theatre. He worked as an education welfare officer and died in 1977 in his early 60s.

008: Dave Allen. The entertainer who started his career as a Butlin's Redcoat at Skegness and transferred to the Ocean Hotel, Saltdean. Went on to star in his own television series and at the London Palladium. His evening TV shows, in which he sat back and smoked while talking about current events in his own cynical way, were highly popular.

009: Jimmy Tarbuck. One of the UKs' most famous comedians and entertainers. Started his showbusiness career while working as a waiter at the Ocean Hotel, Saltdean, in 1960 and became a Redcoat. He was then an up-and-coming footballer and played a game for the Albion reserves. Five years later, he was the compere of the top TV show Sunday Night at the London Palladium.

010: Simon Williams. Sussex-born and educated actor and writer. Still best-known for his role as heartthrob Captain James Bellamy in the classic Seventies TV series Upstairs, Downstairs. Had the chance to be a Hollywood star but did not like spending his time hanging round the studios.

011: Dame Vera Lynn. The legendary singer famous for her contribution to boosting morale during the Second World War. Her best-selling songs We'll Meet Again and White Cliffs Of Dover will be immortalised in British music history. The 85-year-old has made her home in Ditchling.

012: Steve Coogan. Leading writer and comedian who fell in love with Brighton and Hove and made it his home to calm down after a hedonistic London lifestyle and upbringing in Manchester. He's a double Bafta award-winner for his series I'm Alan Partridge.

013: Bella Emberg. The comedy actress has been the roly-poly stooge for Russ Abbot, Stanley Baxter, Frankie Howerd and numerous other stars for more than 20 years. Born and brought up in Portslade and very proud of her Sussex roots, she began her love of the stage, sitting in the gods at the Theatre Royal, Brighton.

014: Nick Weir. Host of the popular TV quiz show Catchphrase. Brought up in Sussex. Attended Steyning Grammar School and lives in Brighton and Hove.

015: Terry Garoghan. Brighton-born DJ, comedian, singer and writer. Educated at Brighton Hove and Sussex Grammar School. Best known for his show, Brighton The Musical, a witty look at the city, performed more than 25 times at The Dome, and his award-winning show on Southern FM radio, Last Bus To Whitehawk.

016: Millicent Martin. Lived in Brighton for many years. Shot to fame in the Sixties as a singer in the satirical series TW3 - That Was The Week That Was. Also appeared in the films Alfie and Stop The World, I Want To Get Off.

017: Jamie Theakston. Heartthrob radio and television presenter. Has presented Top Of The Pops and other high-profile shows such as Live And Kicking. Brought up in Ditchling and a keen Albion fan. Keeps in touch with his family and still plays for Ditchling Cricket Club.

018: Zoe Ball. The former Radio 1 DJ and TV presenter married to DJ Fatboy Slim. A former Radio Personality of the Year. Happily leading the life of a celebrity mother.

019: Alan Melville. Playwright who lived in Clifton Terrace and Victoria Street, Brighton. Was the mainstay of a Brighton theatrical set in the Sixties. Had his first West End hit with Sweet And Low in 1941 and then went on to write Castle In The Air and the script of the film Spring In Park Lane. Died aged 73 in December 1983.

020: Simon Fanshawe. Broadcaster and man-about- Brighton, who headed the successful Place to Be Campaign, which led to Brighton and Hove gaining city status last year. Came to Brighton when he studied at Sussex University. Stayed and became a regular on the Brighton comedy circuit.

021: Gilbert Harding. Writer and broadcaster who had a white house in Montpelier Villas, Brighton. Famous for his no-nonsense wit and outspoken views, standing up for the sick and less well-off. Became a household name from his appearances on TV's What's My Line. Died outside Broadcasting House in 1960 after making a television programme.

HOW TO VOTE:

Once you've decided who you want to vote for, write down their three-digit number. Then dial our Walk of Fame vote line on 0906 2107947.

Follow the recorded instructions. You'll be prompted to enter the number of your choice.

So if you want to vote for the author, journalist and broadcaster Keith Waterhouse you would vote 002. For our own Adam Trimingham it would be 005.

Today is your chance to vote for the author, journalist and broadcaster categories as well as the entertainers.

There is only one vote per telephone call. Calls cost 25p per minute, which goes directly to The Argus Appeal.

Lines will close at midnight on Sunday, April 21.

The service is provided by IMS Media Ltd, 15 Mark Lane, Leeds, LS1 8LB.

Here are the first 46 successes:

1 Sir Terence Rattigan, playwright 2 Lewis Carroll, author 3 Rudyard Kipling, author 4 Dame Anna Neagle, actress 5 Graham Greene, author 11 Jack Buchanan, actor 12 Sir Paul Scofield, actor 13 Norman Cook, musician 14 Abba, musicians 15 The Levellers, musicians 17 Des Lynam, sports presenter 19 Jack Tinker, journalist 20 Annie Nightingale, radio/TV presenter 21 Derek Jameson, journalist 23 Allan Mullery, soccer manager 24 Peter Ward, footballer 25 Sally Gunnell, athlete 26 Stomp, dancers 27 Anita Roddick, entrepreneur 28 Magnus Volk, inventor 29 Sir Ted Dexter, cricketer 30 Dame Gracie Fields, entertainer 31 Nigel Kennedy, musician 32 Lord Olivier, actor 33 Prince Regent/King George IV, monarch 34 Steve Ovett, athlete 35 Ray Brooks, actor 36 Dame Flora Robson, actress 37 Max Miller, comedian 38 Sir Winston Churchill, statesman 40 David Land, producer 41 Ballyregan Bob, racing greyhound 42 Dusty Springfield, singer 43 Bill Owen, actor 44 Alan Weekes, sports presenter 45 Brighton and Hove Albion 46 Sussex County Cricket Club