Horatio Nelson (1758—1805), the English naval commander, was born at Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk.[1]
Steve Flint (born 1961) in Thetford, at age 19 became, the first Norfolk athlete to run under four minutes for the mile. He did this at the Inter-County Championships in Birmingham on May 26 1980.[2]
↑Rix, Martin (Spring 2000). "United Kingdom All-Time Lists"(PDF). BMC News. 3 (9). The Bristish Milers' Club. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2011-09-20. Retrieved March 23, 2010.