List of people from Blackpool

This is a list of people from Blackpool. Blackpool is a seaside town and unitary authority in Lancashire, in the North West of England.

Academia and research

Valerie Austin (born 1948), hypnotherapist and writer^[1]

Arts and entertainment

Bill Ashton (born 1936), jazz saxophonist and composer^[2]
David Atherton (born 1944), conductor^[3]
David Ball (born 1959), music producer and musician^[4]
Zoë Ball (born 1970), television and radio presenter^[5]
Steve Barker (born 1971), film director and screenwriter^[6]
Lennie Bennett (1938–2009), comedian and television presenter^[7]
Cathryn Bradshaw, born 1964 actress theatre, television, radio, film
Charlie Cairoli (1910–1980), Italian-born clown based in Blackpool
Roy Calley, journalist
Frank Carson, Northern Irish comedian based in Blackpool
Peter Chelsom (born 1956), film director and actor
Jenna-Louise Coleman (born 1986), actress
Robert Crampton (born 1964), journalist
Raine Davison (born 1984), actress
John Evan (born 1948), musician
Horace Finch (1906-1980), pianist and organist
Sonny Flood (born 1989), actor
Dan Forshaw (born 1981), musician
Karima Francis singer-songwriter
Errol Fuller (born 1947), author and painter
Hamish Hamilton (born 1966), concert and award ceremony director
Jeffrey Hammond (born 1946), musician
Roy Harper (born 1941), musician
Barney Harwood (born 1979), television presenter
Emilios Hatjoullis (born 1939), cartoonist and graphic designer
Curtis Jobling (born 1972), illustrator and animator
Patrick Keiller (born 1950), film director
Jacqueline Leonard (born 1965), actress
Little Boots (Victoria Hesketh, born 1984), singer-songwriter
Syd Little (born 1942), comedian
Joe Longthorne (born 1955), singer
Chris Lowe (born 1959), musician
John Mahoney (born 1940), US actor (born in Bispham)
Nicholas McCarthy (born 1974), musician
Tania Mallet (born 1941), model and actress
Keith Marsh (born 1926), actor
Gary Miller (1924–1968), singer and actor
Pauline Moran, actress
David Morley (born 1964), poet
Janet Munro (1934–1972), actress
Sarah Myerscough, sculptor
Graham Nash (1942), singer-songwriter
Bernadette Nolan (born 1960), Irish-born singer and actress
Coleen Nolan (born 1965), singer and television presenter
Russell Payne (born 1971), writer
Jodie Prenger (born 1979), singer and actress
Maddy Prior (born 1947), singer
Barbara Robotham (1936–2013), opera singer and distinguished voice teacher
Carol Royle (born 1954), actress
Nikki Sanderson (born 1984), actress and model
Robert Smith (born 1959), musician
John Sumner (born 1951), actor
Hayley Tamaddon, actress
David Thewlis (born 1963), actor
Darrell Till (born 1975), singer-songwriter
Vicki-Lee Walberg, model
John Watson, comic book artist
Chris Wiggins (born 1931), actor
Tony Williams (born 1947), musician
Will Fletcher (born 1956), musician
Adrian Blacow, musician (alias VHS Head)

Business

Mike Bateson, former football club chairman
William Lyons (1901–1985), co-founder of the Swallow Sidecar Company
Owen Oyston (born 1934), business man and football club owner
Dax Hamman (born 1977), business man and speaker

Military

John Schofield (VC) (1892–1918), soldier and Victoria Cross recipient

Politics, government and legal

George Carman (1929–2001), barrister
Neil Fletcher (born 1944), politician
Tom McNally (born 1943), politician

Science and health

Sheila Quinn (born 1920), nurse
Michael Smith (1932–2000), biochemist

Sports

William Anderton (born 1879), footballer
Jimmy Armfield (born 1935), footballer
Paul Askham (born 1962), figure skater
Malcolm Barrass (born 1924), footballer
Chris Beech (born 1974), footballer and coach
Matthew Blinkhorn (born 1985), footballer
Jamie Burns (born 1984), footballer
Alan Burton (born 1991), footballer
Joe Cardle (born 1987), footballer
Louis Cardwell (1912–1986), footballer
Ronnie Clayton (1923–2007), boxer
Harry Cookson (1869–1922), footballer
Kenny Cooper, Sr. (born 1946), footballer and coach
Steven Croft (born 1984), cricketer
Ciaran Donnelly (born 1984), footballer
Teddy Duckworth (born 1882), footballer
Dave Durie (born 1931), footballer
George Eastham (born 1936), footballer
George Eastham, Sr. (1914–2000), footballer and manager
Dave Edge (born 1954), long-distance runner
Lester Ellis (born 1965), boxer
Andy Gouck (born 1972), footballer
Peter Harding (1924–2007), rock climber
Steve Harrison, footballer, manager and coach
Steve Hill (born 1940), footballer
John Hills (born 1978), footballer
Micky Holmes (born 1965), footballer
John Hurst (born 1947), footballer
Herbert Jones (1896–1973), footballer
Matty Kay (born 1989), footballer
Darran Kempson (born 1984), footballer
Roger Kenyon (born 1949), footballer
Graham Lancashire (born 1972), footballer
Brian London (born 1934), boxer originally from Hartlepool
Andrew Lyons (born 1966), footballer
Gavin McCann (born 1978), footballer
Ben Marsden (born 1979), field hockey player
Barrie-Jon Mather (born 1973), rugby player
Jamie Milligan (born 1980), footballer
Kevin Moore (born 1956), footballer
Lee Morris (born 1980), footballer
Reginald Neal (born 1914), footballer
Wes Newton (born 1977), darts player
Michael Page (born 1941), cricketer
Jack Parkinson (1869–1911), footballer
Wilfred Proctor, footballer
Jesse Pye (1919–1984), footballer
James Schofield (born 1978), cricketer
Len Stephenson (born 1930), footballer
Frank Swift (1913–1958), footballer
David Tong (born 1955), footballer
Albert Turner (1901–1985), footballer
Roger Uttley (born 1949), rugby player
Ted Wade (born 1901), footballer
Dennis Wann (born 1950), footballer
Mark Westhead (born 1975), footballer
Daniel Whiston (born 1976), ice skater
Derek Woodman, motorcycle racer
Shelly Woods (born 1986), wheelchair racer

Miscellaneous

Cynthia Lennon (born 1939), first wife of musician John Lennon
Rachel McLean (1971–1991), murder victim
James Wannerton, medical subject

References

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↑ Harrison, Nigel (1998), Songwriters: A Biographical Dictionary with Discographies, McFarland, p. 17, ISBN 0-7864-0542-2
↑ "Profile: Zoe Ball", Metro (Associated Newspapers), retrieved 21 June 2011
↑ Dale, Paul (8 May 2008), "Interview — Steve Barker — Dead in Dumfries", The List (602), retrieved 21 June 2011
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