I grew up in Newquay, on the Atlantic coast and there developed a love of the sea and boats. Antony Hewish atlanticboatcoast Change image and share on social
I grew up in North Carolina, and I grew up on wrestling. Ken Jeong carolinagrownorth Change image and share on social
I grew up in North Dakota around Dakota and Ojibwe people, and also small-town people in Wahpeton. Writers make few choices, really, about their material. We have to write about what comes naturally and what interests us - so I do. Louise Erdrich choicedakotagrow share on social
I grew up in north Norfolk, which certainly used to have an enormous sense of community. There are more and more second homes there now, so I'm not sure how that has damaged it. But where I live in South London, there is a beautiful community; it's the friendliest place I have ever lived, which comes as a surprise to non-Londoners. Olivia Colman beautifulcommunitydamage share on social
I grew up in North Yorkshire, but now London is home. James Norton growhomelondon Change image and share on social
I grew up in northern California in a town called Fairfield, which is kind of exactly between San Francisco and Sacramento, a small suburb. And I'm the youngest of five children. Tracy K. Smith californiacallchild Change image and share on social
I grew up in Northern California, so the hippies were still around. My father and mother were very Republican, very strait-laced and very uptight, but my uncles were hippies. Grant Show californiafathergrow Change image and share on social
I grew up in northern California, where it was consistently in the hundreds in the summertime. My dad didn't think he should have to turn on the air conditioning when we had a swimming pool in our backyard; it was our built-in air conditioner. Summer Sanders airbackyardbuild share on social
I grew up in northern New Jersey - the banlieue of New York - and I now live in Brooklyn. I am separated from my parents by about 50 miles, but really there is almost no distance between us. I speak to them nearly every day. Jonathan Ames banlieuebrooklynday share on social
I grew up in northwest London on a council estate. My parents are Irish immigrants who came over here when they were very young and worked in menial jobs all their lives, and I'm one of many siblings. Amanda Hale councilestategrow Change image and share on social