Believe it or not, Tottenham Hotspur, who last won the League when the good old Beatles were still making music, have quite a few illustrious supporters who back the club through thick and thin.Listed below are famous Tottenham Hotspur fans.
#1 Alan Sugar
English businessman Alan Michael Sugar, popularly known as Lord Sugar is a fanatical Tottenham supporter and even owned a stake in the club from 1991 to 2007.
Even though Sugar sold his stake in Spurs he still attends many of their games in his spare time and criticizes them on his Twitter account if they aren’t playing well.
Sugar regularly gets involved in a Twitter feud with Piers Morgan who is a fan of Tottenham’s bitter rivals Arsenal.
#2 JK Rowling
World famous author J.K Rowling, who is most famous for creating the Harry Potter series, is also a fan of Tottenham Hotspur.
Rowling’s support for Tottenham is due to almost her entire family being fans of the White Hart Lane outfit. Tottenham is the only football team Rowling follows even though she rarely attends their matches.
Maybe she can think of a spell that will help Roberto Soldado score more often.
#3 Jude Law
Tottenham have another strong supporter in Academy Award nominee Jude Law.
The 41-year-old has been following Tottenham since he was a boy and often travels to White Hart Lane to watch his favourite team in action.
The incredibly gifted actor even visited Spurs’ training ground a few years back and took photos with the players and staff.
Law has passed on his love for Tottenham to his kids who regularly accompany their father to games.
#4 Steve Nash
Los Angeles Lakers point guard Steve Nash is also a huge fan of soccer and his favourite team is Tottenham Hotspur.
The 40-year-old’s father was born in the Tottenham district of London and passed on his love for Spurs to his son. Nash, who is the owner of Canadian football team Vancouver Whitecaps, religiously follows Tottenham’s games and even expressed his desire to purchase the club one day.
#5 Rupert Grint
Tottenham sure have a lot of supporters from the Harry Potter community with Rupert Grint also being a Spurs fan.
The actor, who became popular for his portrayal of Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter series, is a huge Spurs supporter and attends their games at White Hart Lane quite often.
The 25-year-old even has a Spurs shirt with his name on the back.