Examples include Matt Thomas, who is now playing for the England Rugby League team;BBC presenter Gemma Hunt;Anglia TV presenter Becky Jago;and footballer Zema Abbey.
Near the coast forecasters are concerned about a potentially large storm surge, a rise in seawater levels pushed ashore by a storm and Hagibis has already had an impact on the Rugby World Cup.
Until the last few years when, in this country especially, people are becoming curious about what happens to the brains of football players who bang their heads repeatedly.
But in their 12 and 0 season that brought them to a championship game, the football team at the California School for the Deaf Riverside didn't need the use of their ears.