Here is a fairly comprehensive list.
Disclaimer: some of the following names have varying degrees of affiliation with Rovers, as well as varying degrees of being classified as famous!
Music
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Geoff Barrow - (Portishead).
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Roni Size - (Reprazent / Breakbeat Era).... [also some other members, Si John?]
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Ray Mighty - (Smith & Mighty).
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Ben Mark - (Take That guitarist : session / tours / co-writer).
Sport
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Martin 'Benny the' Ball - (Cricket : Glos & England).
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David 'Syd' Lawrence - (Cricket : Glos & England) ... [interviewed a couple of times, including Wembley 2007].
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David Graveney - (Cricket : Glos, Somerset, Durham, and former Engkand Chairman of Selectors).
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Peter Trego - (Cricket : Somerset & England) ... [?? from W-S-M and was down to play for Rovers in the local 'Legends & Celebs' game. would be good as Trescothick is a City fan].
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Duncan Bell - (Rugby : Bath & England).
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Ben Gollings - (Rugby : Harlequins, Newcastle, but mostly famous as long term England Sevens player) ... [not sure on the connection, but he did play for Rovers v City in the 'Legends & Celebs' game, and started his career with Bath Development].
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Chris Sanigar - (Boxer, now boxing promoter).
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Glen Catley - (Boxing : former World Supermiddleweight Champion).
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Ross Hale - (Boxing : former British & Commonwealth Light Welterweight Champion).
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Jane Couch - (Boxing : first officially licensed British female boxer, and former WIBF Light Welterweight Champion.
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Dwayne 'The Gasman' Winters - (Boxing - future Champ.)
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Tim Witherspoon - (Boxing : former World Heavyweight Champion) ... [played for Rovers v City in the 'Legends & Celebs' game].
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Steve Tanner - (Football : former Premier League referee).
- Name unknown - (Snooker : English female champion) ... [interviewed by Nick Day, on the pitch, at half-time in a match a few years back].
Politics
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Jeffrey Archer - (former Conservative MP, now an Author).
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Terry Dicks - (former Conservative MP).
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Charlotte Leslie - (Conservative MP).
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Sajid Javid - (Conservative : Secretary of State for Business, Innovation & Skills).
Authors
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David Goldblatt - (4 non-fiction books published on football, and winner of the '2015 William Hill Sports Book of the Year'.)
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Chris Brown - (couple of books published 'Bovver' / 'Suited and Booted'.)
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Martin Bull - (books published on Banksy and Bristol Rovers FC ... but does have a habit of putting superfluous apostrophes in decades, such as 80s, 90s etc
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Jeffrey Archer - (see above).
TV / Film / Entertainment
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Sean Michael Verey - (Actor : 'Pramface').
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Kelsey Grammer - (Actor : 'Cheers' / Frasier' and more) ... [visitor to Box 1 and Alan Walsh's son-in-law].
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Kevin Greening - (former Radio 1 DJ) ... [one of his former Radio 1 Breakfast Show producers is a Rovers fan too].
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Steve Yabsley - (Radio Bristol lunchtime presenter).
- Name unknown - (Actor) ... [young lad who was star of some kids TV show, and another of Nick Day's past half-time guests].
- Name unknown - (BBC Continuity Announcer) ... [he has mentioned Rovers at least twice when introducing programmes on national BBC TV].
- Name unknown - (BBC Football Focus / MoTD Producer) ... [Dan Walker and pundits have mentioned he is a Rovers fan before now].
- Name unknown - (Eastenders some behind the camera person) ... [has been known to place Rovers related objects on camera, such as footballs and programmes].
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Josie Gibson - (Big Brother 2010 winner).
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Eddie Large - (Comedian) ... [occasional visitor to Box 1].
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Noel Edmonds - (TV Presenter) ... [occasional visitor to Box 1]