The notorious prisoner was born in Luton, Bedfordshire ... The former bare-knuckle boxer changed his name to the widely-known Charles Bronson during a brief spell of freedom in the 1980s, but ...
Charles Bronson was born Michael Gordon Peterson in Luton, Bedfordshire, on December 1952. He was one of three sons of Eira and Joe Peterson. His aunt and uncle were mayor and mayoress of the town.
Born Michael Peterson, he changed his name to Charles Bronson in the 1980s as an alias dreamed up when he went into boxing. In 1994, Bronson held a prison librarian hostage and demanded an ...
Dubbed one of Britain's most violent prisoners, Charles Bronson is currently campaigning ... For the past decades, Bronson, born Michael Gordon Peterson, has often made headlines in the tabloid ...