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*[[Nat Lofthouse]] (1925–2011) – [[football (soccer)|footballer]], played for [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]] and [[England national football team|England]].<ref>[http://www.thefa.com/England/SeniorTeam/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2005/07/EnglandLegends_NatLofthouse.htm Lofthouse the lionheart] at [[The Football Association|The FA]].com. URL accessed 4 October 2007.</ref><ref>[http://www.englandfc.com/Profiles/php/PlayerProfileByName.php?id=609 Player Profile: Nat Lofthouse] (englandfc.com). URL accessed 4 October 2007.</ref> |
*[[Nat Lofthouse]] (1925–2011) – [[football (soccer)|footballer]], played for [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]] and [[England national football team|England]].<ref>[http://www.thefa.com/England/SeniorTeam/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2005/07/EnglandLegends_NatLofthouse.htm Lofthouse the lionheart] at [[The Football Association|The FA]].com. URL accessed 4 October 2007.</ref><ref>[http://www.englandfc.com/Profiles/php/PlayerProfileByName.php?id=609 Player Profile: Nat Lofthouse] (englandfc.com). URL accessed 4 October 2007.</ref> |
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*[[Kate Long]] (born 1964) - Bestselling authoress. Author of [[The Bad Mother's Handbook]] - raised in Blackrod. <ref> {{cite web | url =http://www.lovereading.co.uk/author/272/Kate-Long.html| title= Kate Long| accessdate = 2012-08-06}} </ref> |
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*[[Peter Lown]] (born 1947) – born in Bolton, became a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[field hockey]] player, competed in the [[Field hockey at the 1976 Summer Olympics|1976 Summer Olympics]].<ref>[http://www.olympic.ca/EN/athletes/query/details2.php?id=36561 Athlete Profile: Peter Lown] at the [[Canadian Olympic Committee]] database. URL accessed 4 October 2007.</ref> |
*[[Peter Lown]] (born 1947) – born in Bolton, became a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[field hockey]] player, competed in the [[Field hockey at the 1976 Summer Olympics|1976 Summer Olympics]].<ref>[http://www.olympic.ca/EN/athletes/query/details2.php?id=36561 Athlete Profile: Peter Lown] at the [[Canadian Olympic Committee]] database. URL accessed 4 October 2007.</ref> |
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*Captain [[Stanley Lord]] (1877–1962) – Captain of the [[SS Californian]], the ship closest to [[RMS Titanic]] as she sank.<ref>[http://www.boltonians.org.uk/cgi-bin/site-editor.pl/6/-database?eid=119195;a=atoz;letter=L;q=;cat1= Famous Boltonians beginning with L] - including Captain Stanley Lord. URL accessed 4 October 2007.</ref> |
*Captain [[Stanley Lord]] (1877–1962) – Captain of the [[SS Californian]], the ship closest to [[RMS Titanic]] as she sank.<ref>[http://www.boltonians.org.uk/cgi-bin/site-editor.pl/6/-database?eid=119195;a=atoz;letter=L;q=;cat1= Famous Boltonians beginning with L] - including Captain Stanley Lord. URL accessed 4 October 2007.</ref> |
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Revision as of 16:33, 6 August 2012
This is a list of notable people from Bolton in the north west of England. The demonym of Bolton is Boltonian. This list also includes people from the towns of Farnworth, Horwich, Westhoughton, Kearsley, Little Lever, Blackrod, and other smaller places within the wider Metropolitan Borough of Bolton. This list is arranged alphabetically by surname:
| Table of 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 |
A
- Alan Ainscow (born 1953) – a former professional footballer.[1]
- Alyn Ainsworth (1924–1990) – band leader, orchestra conductor, and musical director.[2][3]
- Simon Aldred – lead singer of Cherry Ghost.[4][5]
- Monica Ali (born 1967) – author, born in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh), but settled and grew up in Bolton – former pupil of Bolton School.[6][7]
- Sir Richard Arkwright (1732–1792) – Inventor of the Water Frame - Born in Preston.[8]
- Ian Aspinall (born 1961) – actor, played roles in Holby City and East is East.[9][10]
B
- Hylda Baker (1905–1986) – actress, comedienne, and music hall star – born in Farnworth.[11][12]
- Alan Ball (1945–2007) – professional footballer, member of the 1966 Football World Cup winning side – born in Farnworth.[13][14]
- Johnny Ball (born 1938) – a children's TV presenter, and the father of former BBC Radio 1 DJ and TV host, Zoë Ball.[15][16]
- Tommy Banks (footballer) (born 1929) – Bolton Wanderers and England footballer.[17]
- Sir Thomas Barlow (1845–1945) - royal physician, born in Edgeworth.[18]
- Danny Boyle (born 1956) – film director, born in Radcliffe but educated in Bolton.[19][20]
- Liam Boyle (born 1985) – TV and film actor - born in Bolton, but grew-up in Heywood.[21][22]
- Andrew Buchan (born 1979) – TV and stage actor – born in Stockport and brought up in Lostock.[23][24][25]
C
- Katy Cavanagh (born 12 December 1973) - English actress, best known for her appearances in Coronation Street in the role of Julie Carp since 2008, grew up in Bolton.
- Samuel Taylor Chadwick (1809–1876) – doctor, politician and philanthropist.[26] Born in Urmston but grew up in Bolton.
- Mark Charnock (born 1968) – actor, currently plays as Marlon Dingle in Emmerdale.[27][28]
- Phil Clarke – Blackrod- born ex-Rugby League international player and presently Sky Sports pundit.[29]
- Tom Clough (1867–1943) – Landscape Artist.[30]
- Sir Daniel Cooper (1821–1902) – first speaker of the Legislative Assembly of New South Wales.[31][32]
- Thomas Cole (1801–1848) – American landscape painter.[33]
- Sara Cox (born 1974) – Radio 1 DJ. and TV presenter.[34][35]
- Philip Craven (born 1950) – International Paralympic Committee President.[36]
- Samuel Crompton (1753–1827) – inventor of the Spinning Mule.[37]
- John Cunliffe (born 1984) – Soccer player for Major League Soccer side Chivas USA - born in Bolton, and grew-up in nearby Edgworth.[38]
- Sian Charlesworth (born 1987) - Member of girlband Parade.
D
- Charles James Darbishire (1797–1874) Bolton's first Mayor was sympathetic to Chartism and a supporter of the Anti-Corn Law League[39]
- Julian Darby (born 1967) – ex. footballer, now first team coach at Nottingham Forest.[40]
- Norman Davies (born 1939) – historian.[41]
- John Davis (1943–2000) - cricketer[42]
- Hilary Devey (born 1957)- Entrepreneur and TV Personality. A Dragon in BBC2's Dragon's Den (2011) [43] Born in Tonge Moor.
- Fred Dibnah (1938–2004) – steeplejack, engineer, and TV presenter.[44][45] Born on Farnworth.
- Sir Benjamin Alfred Dobson (1847–1898) – Textile Machinery Manufacturer and Mayor of Bolton.[46]
F
- Vic Faulkner, (born 1944) - Wrestler, Won Wrestler of the Year.[47]
- William Farrimond (1903–1979) – Lancashire County Cricketer.[48]
- Shirley Anne Field (born 1938) – stage, film and television actress.[49][50]
- Frank Finlay (born 1926) – Farnworth-born stage, film and television actor.[51][52]
- Garry Flitcroft (born 1972) – professional footballer – Manchester City, Blackburn Rovers, Sheffield United and England U21's, currently manager of Chorley F.C..[53]
- Stu Francis (born 1951) – comedian, Crackerjack presenter.[54][55][56]
- Peter Freeman (born 1946) - Heavyweight boxer, fought Leon Spinks [57]
G
- Damon Gough (born 1969) known as Badly Drawn Boy – indie singer-songwriter.[58]
- Aaron Grundy (born 1988) – professional footballer, currently goalkeeper for Chorley F.C.[59]
H
- Sir Ernest Hall (born 1930) – classical musician and entrepreneur - developed Dean Clough, Halifax.[60]
- Leslie Halliwell (1929–1989) – British movie historian and encyclopaediast of Halliwell's Film Guide fame.[61][62]
- Charles Hallows (1895–1972) – county cricketer - Wisden Cricketer of the Year, 1928.[63]
- James Hallows (1873–1910) – county cricketer - Wisden Cricketer of the Year, 1905.[64]
- Mark Halsey (born 1961) – English Premier League Referee - lives in Little Lever.[65]
- Ruth Hamilton - Authoress[66]
- John Hanscomb, C.B.E., M.A. (born 1924), retired Conservative politician.[67]
- Frank Hardcastle (1844–1908) - Businessman, MP and cricketer. Born in Tonge.[68]
- John Harwood (1893–1964) – Invented self-winding wristwatch.[69]
- Annie Haslam (born 1947) – lead singer of progressive rock band Renaissance.[70]
- William Haslam (1850–1898) – gave his name to the town of Haslam, South Australia.[71]
- Paul Heathcote (born 1960) - Chef and restauranteur. Born in Farnworth[72]
- Gordon Hill (born 1928) – former League football referee in the 1960s and 1970s.[73][74]
- Charles Holden (1875–1960) – architect, known for his designs of stations on the London Underground railway system.[75]
- Nicky Hunt (born 1983) – professional footballer currently playing for Rotherham United after previously playing for Bolton Wanderers.[76]
- Jack Hylton (1892–1965) – band leader.[77]
I
- Susan Sutherland Isaacs (1885–1948) – educational psychologist and Psychoanalyst.[78][79]
J
- Danny Jones (born 1986) – guitarist and vocalist in the British pop-rock band McFly.[80]
K
- Peter Kay (born 1973) – Comedian, Actor, Writer and Producer.[81][82]
- Vernon Kay (born 1974) – TV Presenter and DJ.[83][84]
- Jason Kenny (born 1988) – 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics Track cycling gold medalist.[85][86] Born in Farnworth.
- Amir Khan (born 1986) – Professional Boxer (light-welterweight world champion).[87]
- Thomas Penyngton Kirkman (1806–1895) - Mathematician, FRS[88]
- Andy Knowles (born 1981) – Musician and Artist.[89]
- Tony Knowles (born 1955) – snooker player.[90]
- Sir Harold Kroto (born 1939) – Chemist; Nobel Prize winner in 1996 for his work on Buckminsterfullerene.[91] Born in Wisbech, raised in Bolton.
L
- Roy Lancaster (born 1938) – gardener and broadcaster - Gardener's World.[92]
- Bruno Langley (born 1983) - actor Coronation Street. Born in Devon, lives Bolton.[93]
- William Lassell (1799–1880) – astronomer, discoverer of the moons Ariel and Triton.[94]
- Tommy Lawton (1919–1996) – professional footballer, Burnley, Everton, Arsenal, Chelsea and England – born in Farnworth.[95][96]
- Francis Lee (born 1944) – Footballer. Bolton Wanderers, Manchester City, Derby County. England (27 caps).[97]
- James Darcy Lever (1854–1910) - Born in Bolton. Co-founder of Lever Brothers which became Unilever.
- William Lever, 1st Viscount Leverhulme (1851–1925) – Born in Bolton. Co-founder of Lever Brothers which became Unilever.[98]
- Ralf Little (born 1980) – actor, star of The Royle Family, Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps and Children's Ward. Born in Oldham, educated at Bolton School.[99][100]
- Keziah Lockwood (born 1986) – Actress.[101]
- Nat Lofthouse (1925–2011) – footballer, played for Bolton Wanderers and England.[102][103]
- Kate Long (born 1964) - Bestselling authoress. Author of The Bad Mother's Handbook - raised in Blackrod. [104]
- Peter Lown (born 1947) – born in Bolton, became a Canadian field hockey player, competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.[105]
- Captain Stanley Lord (1877–1962) – Captain of the SS Californian, the ship closest to RMS Titanic as she sank.[106]
M
- Sajid Mahmood (born 1981) – Lancashire and England cricketer.[107]
- Paul Mariner (born 1953) – former professional footballer with Plymouth Argyle, Ipswich Town, Arsenal and Portsmouth, currently back with old club Plymouth as Head Coach - born in Farnworth.
- George Marsh (1515–1555) – born in Deane, he was a Protestant Martyr who was burnt at the stake for his faith at Boughton, Chester.[108][109]
- Lee Mason (born 1971) – English Premier League Referee - educated at Thornleigh Salesian College in Bolton.[110][111]
- Patrick McGuinness (born 1973) – stand-up comedian and comedy actor.[112][113]
- Sir Ian McKellen (born 1939) – stage and screen actor; born in Burnley and educated at Bolton School.[114][115]
- Thomas Moran (1837–1926) – American landscape painter.[116]
- Geoffrey Moorhouse (born 1931) – travel writer, novelist and poet.[117][118]
N
- Carlo Nash (born 1973) – Footballer with Stoke City.[119]
- Bill Naughton (1910–1992) – author and playwright – born Ireland but educated in Bolton and his work was often set in the town in which he grew up.[120][121]
- Paul Nicholls (born 1979) – TV and screen actor, played roles in EastEnders and City Central.[122][123]
- Amy Nuttall (born 1982) – actress and singer, played as Chloe Atkinson in Emmerdale from 2000 to 2005.[124][125]
O
- Andrew Oldcorn (born 1960) – professional golfer, born in Bolton and raised in Edinburgh.[126]
- Glyn Owen (1928–2004) – stage and television actor.[127][128]
P
- Tom Parker, (born 4 August 1988) - Member of pop boyband The Wanted. [3]
- Maxine Peake (born 1974) – actress, played in Shameless - born in Westhoughton.[129][130]
- Dick Pollard (1912–1985) - test cricketer - born in Westhoughton[131]
- Mike Pollitt (born 1972) – Premiership goalkeeper Wigan Athletic – born in Farnworth.[132]
- Eva Pope (born 1967) - actress - born in Wigan.[133]
- David Potts (born 1970) – musician and songwriter – born in Farnworth.[134]
- David Andrew Phoenix (born 1966) – Biochemist and Educationalist.[135]
- Hovis Presley, real name: Richard Henry McFarlane (1960–2005) – poet and stand-up comedian.[136]
R
- Mark Radcliffe (born 1958) – Radio 1 DJ, TV presenter and writer.[137]
- Dorning Rasbotham (c. 1730–1791) – writer, antiquarian and artist, also was High Sheriff of Lancashire.[138]
- Sir Arthur Rostron (1869–1940) – Captain of the RMS Carpathia, first ship to aid the RMS Titanic.[139]
- David Ruffley (born 1962) – politician, Conservative MP for Bury St Edmunds, educated at Bolton School.[140]
S
- Robert Shaw (1927–1978) – actor and writer – born in Westhoughton, moved to Scotland as a child.[141][142][143]
- Dave Spikey (born 1951) – actor, comedian, writer and film producer.[144][145]
- Dale Stephens (born 1989) - professional footballer with Charlton Athletic.[146]
T
- Thomas Taylor (1851–1916)- Cotton mill owner. MP for Bolton 1912–1916.
- Thomas Thomasson (1808–1876) – cotton spinner, political economist and benefactor.[147]
- John Pennington Thomasson (1841–1904) – cotton spinner, MP and benefactor.[147]
- Frank Tyson (born 1930) – Northants and England cricketer - known as "Typhoon Tyson".[148]
V
W
- Mike Watkinson (born 1961) – ex-England cricketer, now coach of Lancashire – born in Westhoughton.[149]
- Simon Whaley (born 1985) – professional footballer, Bury F.C., Preston North End, Norwich City, Chesterfield and currently Doncaster Rovers.[150]
- Robert Whitehead (1823–1905) – developed the first self-propelled torpedo and great-grandfather of the Von Trapp children (Sound of Music).[151]
- Jason Wilcox (born 1971) – professional footballer, Blackburn Rovers, Leeds United and England.[152]
- Thomas Willoughby, 11th Baron Willoughby of Parham (c.1602–1691/92), peer of the House of Lords.[153]
- Sammy Winward (born 1985) – actress, singer and model, currently plays as Katie Sugden in Emmerdale.[154][155]
- Bernard Wrigley (born 1948) – comedian, actor, playwright and musician.[156][157]
See also
- List of Mayors of Bolton
- List of Bolton Wanderers F.C. managers
- List of Bolton Wanderers F.C. players
- List of people from Greater Manchester
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