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{{Infobox Person
| name        = Sir Jimmy Savile
| image       = Jimmy Savile PICT6249a.jpg
| image_size  = 150px
| caption     = 
| birth_name  = James Wilson Vincent Savile 
| birth_date  = {{birth date and age|1926|10|31}}
| birth_place = [[Leeds]], [[Yorkshire]], [[England]]
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He is rumoured to have a [[grand piano]] in his flat, on which he recorded a piano version of the song [[Afraid to Shoot Strangers]] by the English band [[Iron Maiden]] (see [http://www.davespikey.net/boards/showthread.php?t=10613]).

Savile has one of the most commonly misspelt names in show business: the correct spelling is "Savile" with one '
lL' (as in [[Savile Row]]), not two.

He is a member of [[Mensa International|Mensa]] <ref>http://www.lycos.co.uk/celebrity/clevercelebs.html</ref>, in the entry tests his [[IQ]] was assessed as 149. 

UK Punk band [[The Toy Dolls]] dedicated their novelty song "When You're Jimmy Savile" to him.

Jimmy is [[teetotal]]. 

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[[Category:Officers of the Order of the British Empire]]
[[Category:People from Leeds]]
[[Category:Top of the Pops]]
[[Category:People from Scarborough, North Yorkshire]]
[[Category:People associated with the University of Leeds]]

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