List of people from Preston

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This is a list of the famous and notable people from Preston, Lancashire, England. For other Prestons see Preston.

Contents

• A
• B
• C
• D
• E
• F
• G
• H
• I
• J
• K
• L
• M
• N
• O
• P
• Q
• R
• S
• T
• U
• V
• W
• X
• Y
• Z

• References

A

• Sir Richard Arkwright (1732–1792) — inventor of the water frame which revolutionised the cotton making industry in the late 18th century
• Fiona Armstrong (born 1956) — journalist, newsreader

B

• Professor Sir George Grenfell Baines (1908–2003) — architect, pioneer of multi-disciplinary design, and founder of the Building Design Partnership
• Heather Baron-Gracie (born 1995) — singer, songwriter, and musician in the band Pale Waves
• Roy Barraclough (1935–2017) — actor from Coronation Street
• Stephen Barton (born 1982) — composer for film, television, and video games
• Leo Baxendale (born 1930 in Preston) — cartoonist, ex-PCC and creator of Beano strips Little Plum (1953), Minnie the Minx (1953), The Bash Street Kids
• Stu Bennett (born 1980) — wrestler also known by his ring name, Wade Barrett
• Tom Benson — marathon walker who held six world records ^[1]
• Ian Bibby - Pro cyclist
• Holly Bradshaw - Pole vaulter
• Angela Brazil — writer of schoolgirls' stories
• Hannah Britland, actress.
• Jim Burns (born 1936) — poet, writer and magazine editor

C

• Eddie Calvert (1922–1978) — trumpeter, "The Man With the Golden Horn"
• Chris Canavan (1929–2013) — television and theatre actor, extra on Coronation Street from 1962 to 2013 ^[2]
• Clarke Carlisle - Footballer
• Hugh Carthy (born 1994) - Pro Cyclist
• Arthur Catterall (1883–1943) — concert violinist and conductor
• Belle Chrystall (1910–2003) — actress, born in Preston
• Helen Clitheroe (born 1974) — athlete, 1500m and 3000m steeplechase, went to Broughton High School ^[3]

D

• Joseph Delaney (born 1945) — author of science fiction and fantasy books, born in Preston
• Anthony Devis (1729–1816) Half-brother of the artist Arthur Devis.
• Arthur Devis (1712–1728) Portrait artist, born and lived in Preston.
• Gregory Doran (born 1958) — Associate Director, Royal Shakespeare Company
• Tupele Dorgu (born 1977) — actress, known for role of Kelly Crabtree in Coronation Street
• Joseph Dunn (1746–1827) — owner of the coal-gas lighting company, the Preston Gaslight Company
• Anulka Dziubinska (born 1950) — actress and model

E

• Paul Englishby (born 1970) — film and theatre composer

F

• Tim Farron (born 1970) — Leader of the Liberal Democrats and MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale
• Sir Tom Finney (1922–2014) — footballer
• Scott Fitzgerald - Boxer, commonwealth gold medallist and WBA International super welterweight title holder
• Andrew Flintoff (born 1977) — cricketer
• Dick Forshaw - Footballer, won League title with both Liverpool F.C. and Everton F.C.
• Don Foster, Baron Foster of Bath (born 1947) — Liberal Democrat politician

G

• Zara Glover (born 1982) — international ten-pin bowler

H

• Susan Hanson (born 1943) —actress, Crossroads
• A.J. Hartley (born 1964) — novelist
• George Haydock (1556–1584) — Catholic priest, martyr
• James Hebblethwaite (1857–1921) — poet
• Ben Hinchliffe (born 9 October 1987) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL League Two club Stockport County.
• Mary Ann Hobbs - BBC radio DJ
• John Horrocks (1768–1804) — Member of Parliament for Preston
• Henry Hunt (1773–1835) — politician, noted for his campaigns that drastically improved the lives of working-class people

I

• John Inman (1935–2007) — comedy actor and pantomime artist

J

• Phil Jones, footballer

K

• Alan Kelly Jr - former professional footballer and Irish international
• Kevin Kilbane - professional footballer and Irish international
• Ian Kirkham — saxophone player, Simply Red

L

• General Sir Percy Henry Noel Lake — first Chief of the Canadian General Staff, commander of the 7th Indian Division and Chief of the Indian General Staff
• Mark Lawrenson (born 1957) — footballer turned football pundit
• Joseph Livesey (1794–1884) — social reformer and pioneer of the temperance movement in the 19th century ^[4]
• Sir John Francis Lockwood — Master of Birkbeck College, London, 1951–1965, and Vice-Chancellor of the University of London, 1955-1958
• Andy Lonergan (born 1983) — footballer at Bolton Wanderers, ex-Preston North End
• Bhavna Limbachia (born 1984) — English actress famous for playing Alia in Citizen Khan and Rana Habeeb in Coronation Street

M

• James Mawdsley (1848–1902), English trade unionist ^[5]
• Ian McCulloch (born 1971) — snooker player who reached career highest ranking of #16 ^[6]
• Gordon Milne: Footballer.
• Nazia Mogra, Children's TV presenter and senior television journalist for BBC Newsround and BBC North West Tonight News on BBC One and BBC Sport.

N

• Ken Nicol (born 1951) — musician and guitarist in British folk rock band Steeleye Span
• John Nuttall (born 1967) — British long-distance runner who competed in track and cross country.

P

• Nick Park (born 1958) — animator famous known for Wallace and Gromit and Chicken Run claymation
• Stuart Pettman (born 1975) — snooker player
• Peter Purves —Blue Peter presenter

R

• Malcolm Rae, British senior registered specialist in mental nursing/forensic psychiatry, mental health consultant, nursing educator and civil servant
• Edith Rigby (1872–1950) — suffragette

S

• Robert W. Service (1874–1958) — poet, known for his writings about the Yukon and the Klondike
• Ranvir Singh — BBC news presenter and journalist
• J. Keighley Snowden (1860–1947), — journalist and novelist ^[7]
• Johnny Sullivan (1932–2003) — British boxer and Commonwealth Middleweight Champion ^[8]
• Andrew Sznajder (born 1967) —English-born Canadian tennis player

T

• Jessica Taylor (born 1980) —singer with Liberty X
• Francis Thompson (1859–1907) — poet
• John Thomson — actor and comedian

W

• John Wall (1620–1679) — martyr and saint
• Dick Wilson (1916–2007) — actor

References

1. "Walker Tom Benson dies aged 80". Lancashire Evening Post. Johnston Publishing. 12 June 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
2. Curtis, Beth (2 March 2013). "'Coronation Street' extra dies after 50 years' service". Digital Spy . Retrieved 28 March 2013.
3. "Broughton Business and Enterprise College Newsletter No 23" (PDF). 7 March 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2013.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
4. Hothersall, Barbara. "Joseph Livesey". Fulwood Methodists. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
5. Bythell, Duncan (May 2006). "Mawdsley, James (1848–1902)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography . Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/34951 . Retrieved 17 August 2010.
6. "Profile: Ian McCulloch". BBC. 29 March 2006. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
7. Sandra Kemp, Charlotte Mitchell, and David Trotter, The Oxford Companion to Edwardian Fiction, Oxford University Press (1997) ISBN   9780198117605
8. "Former champion boxer dies". The Bolton News. Newsquest (North West). 6 February 2003. Retrieved 21 June 2013.