Monty Python's hard drinking funny man Graham Chapman had his ashes blasted into space in a rocket after his death in 1989

At her funeral people paid tribute to Britain's most famous granny by laying bottles of gin amongst the flowers.

The story goes that the so-called dirty old man of American literature Bukowski wrote his first novel in 20 days and drank 20 bottles of whiskey in the process.

At the height of his drinking this Welsh-born actor was consuming up to two bottles of vodka a day.

King of the "Beat Generation" Jack drank and wrote his way around the US in search of a new American Dream.

Husband to Britain's first ladt PM, Sir Denis had a reputation for being a bit of a drinker and for occasionally causing his wife embarrassment with his ill-placed remarks

Hard drinking, hot headed film director Sam Peckinpah married five times during his life, three times to the same woman!

For the premier of "A Star is Born" Judy Garland asked her dress designer to make her a hand muff big enough to hide a bottle of vodka.

Janis embodied the "live fast, die young" rock 'n' roll lifestyle, indulging in the kind of on tour behaviour that would put Motley Crue to shame.

Father of Gonzo journalism and author of "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas", Hunter S Thompson had a love for whiskey, firearms and recreational substances.

Famous as a Magician, a writer and most importantly as a wildman. Crowley was notorious for his boozy cocktais that he would lace with ether and laudanum.

Britains most respected Prime Minister fortified his fighting spirit by drinking red wine

The Who's bassist was nicknamed The Ox due to his extreme drinking abilities.