It’S Somebody Famous

[JohnGolf]

Help please. I’m stuck
...A British bacon joint, green?
...not Josephine, upset, last e’ off!
...confused mother of Christ with nothing back on Rome

[scorpiojo]

3 Marilyn Monroe anag Mary (mother of Christ) + Romeo nil (nothing)

[cashier]

3 Marilyn Monroe

[aelmpvw]

3 marylin monroe

[cashier]

2 Jonhes Pinto?

[cashier]

1 Abraham Lincoln

[cashier]

3 is an anagram of Mary and nil (rev) on Rome

[MWG14]

Johnes Pinto is a Brazilian footballer.

[fiction-factory]

Must be Romeo rather than Rome though, cashier, to give second O in Monroe. Is clue not quite right?

[cashier]

On rome makes Monroe
Mary nil (rev) makes Marilyn

There's no N in romeo

[fiction-factory]

yeah, two Ns. Thanks. Didn't spot that. I can't do anagrams in y head

[Captain2]

Nice one Cash; now, are you going to tell Jo ^^^ that she's, errr, not quite right. ;0))))

[cashier]

Don't know about that Captain, does she bite? I just hope JohnGolf goes with my spelling of Jonhes Pinto.

[fiction-factory]

That Jonhes Pinto seems a strange choice though alongside the two other very well known names. Was he that well known outside Brazil? I don't think he played for the Brazil national team

[cashier]

Don't know ff, perhaps the setter is a big sports fan. It's the only thing anagram solver came up with.

[Davemano]

2 The end part fits Astle (Jeff)

[fiction-factory]

Yes, can see a case for Astle but can't see the Jeff yet

[cashier]

I read it as not Josephine, upset, (an anagram) take the last e off. Can see Astle but nothing else.

[fiction-factory]

Agree with that Cashier- but am not convinced as the Jonhes person doesn't seem famous to me. But I can't improve on it

[Davemano]

How about anagram of Josephin with Last.
Joseph Stalin.

[Denton]

How do you arrive at Abraham Lincoln for number 1?