This is a list of people from the metropolitan borough of Bury in

North West England North West England is one of nine official regions of England and consists of the ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial counties of Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Merseyside. The North West had a population of 7,4 ...

. It includes people from the town of Bury and also people from the towns of Radcliffe,

Prestwich Prestwich ( ) is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England, north of Manchester, north of Salford and south of Bury. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, Prestwich was the seat of the ...

, Whitefield, Tottington,

Ramsbottom Ramsbottom is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England. The population at the 2011 census was 17,872. Historically in Lancashire, it lies on the River Irwell in the West Pennine Moors, north-west of Bur ...

, and other places which together form the

Metropolitan Borough of Bury The Metropolitan Borough of Bury is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in England. It is north of Manchester, to the east of Bolton and west of Rochdale. The borough is centred around the town of Bury, Greater Manchester, Bury but also ...

. This list is arranged alphabetically by surname.

A

* David Abrahams, Director of Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences (born 1958) * W. Geoffrey Arnott (1930–2010), classics scholar * Gemma Atkinson (born 1984), actress, model and TV personality; born in Bury

B

* Steve Berry, TV and radio presenter; born and educated in Bury * Micah Barlow, cricketer; born in Bury * Tony Binns, professor of geography * Celia Birtwell, textile and fashion designer and muse of

David Hockney David Hockney (born 9 July 1937) is an English Painting, painter, Drawing, draughtsman, Printmaking, printmaker, Scenic design, stage designer, and photographer. As an important contributor to the pop art movement of the 1960s, he is considere ...

; raised in Prestwich and attended St. Margaret's Primary School * Black Jackson, rock band formed in 2000 *

Cherie Blair Cherie, Lady Blair (; born 23 September 1954), also known professionally as Cherie Booth, is an English barrister and writer. She is the spouse of former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Tony Blair. Early life and education Booth was born ...

(born 1954), barrister; former Prime Minister Tony Blair's wife; born in Bury, moved to Liverpool *

Danny Boyle Daniel Francis Boyle (born 20 October 1956) is an English director and producer. He is known for his work on the films ''Shallow Grave (1994 film), Shallow Grave'' (1994), ''Trainspotting (film), Trainspotting'' (1996) and its sequel ''T2 Tra ...

(born 1956), filmmaker and producer; born in Radcliffe *

Alistair Burt Alistair James Hendrie Burt (born 25 May 1955) is a Conservative British politician who served as Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) for North East Bedfordshire from 2001 until 2019. He was previously MP for his nat ...

(born 1955), Conservative MP for Bury North, 1983–1997; MP for North East Bedfordshire, 2001– * Gary Burgess (1975-2022), radio presenter and television journalist * Richard Buxton (1786–1865), botanist; born in Prestwich

C

Noel Castree Noel Castree FAcSS (born 2 April 1968) is a British geographer whose research has focused on capitalism-environment relationships and, more recently, on the role that various experts play in discourses about global environmental change. He is cur ...

, author; professor of geography * Sir John Charnley (1911–1982), orthopaedic surgeon; hip replacement pioneer; born in Bury *

David Chaytor David Michael Chaytor (born 3 August 1949) is a former British Labour Party politician, who was the member of parliament (MP) for Bury North from 1997 to 2010. He was the first member of Parliament to be sentenced following the United Kingdo ...

(born 1949), Labour MP for Bury North 1997–2010; convicted fraudster * Catherine Chisholm (born 1878 Radcliffe) British physician; first female graduate University of Manchester; key founder Manchester Babies Hospital (opened 1914) * Antony Cotton (born Anthony Dunn) (born 1975), British actor; plays Sean Tully in ''Coronation Street'' * Walter Clegg (18 April 1920–15 April 1994), British Conservative politician *

Lol Creme Laurence Neil "Lol" Creme ( ; born 19 September 1947) is an English musician and music video director, best known for his work in 10cc. He was later one half of the duo Godley & Creme, with 10cc drummer Kevin Godley. Creme has collaborated with ...

, of the band

10cc 10cc are an English rock music, rock band formed in Stockport, southeast of Manchester, in 1972. The group initially consisted of four musicians, Graham Gouldman, Eric Stewart, Kevin Godley and Lol Creme, who had written and recorded togethe ...

; from Prestwich *

Richmal Crompton Richmal Crompton Lamburn (15 November 1890 – 11 January 1969) was a popular English writer, best known for her ''Just William (book series), Just William'' series of books, humorous short stories, and to a lesser extent adult fiction books. L ...

(1890–1969), real name Richmal Crompton Lamburn; author of ''Just William'' stories * Cecil Cronshaw (1889–1961), pioneer of modern dyes; Chairman and Director of ICI * Brian Cubbon (1928–2015), former Permanent Secretary, Home Office and Northern Ireland Office

D

Victoria Derbyshire Victoria Antoinette Derbyshire (born 2 October 1968) is a British journalist, newsreader and broadcaster. Her eponymous current affairs and debate programme was broadcast on BBC Two and the BBC News Channel from 2015 until March 2020. She has ...

(born 1968), journalist and radio presenter; born in Ramsbottom * Nick Derbyshire (born 1970), Cricketer; born in Ramsbottom, brother of Victoria Derbyshire * Henry Dunster (1609–1659), first president of

Harvard College Harvard College is the undergraduate education, undergraduate college of Harvard University, a Private university, private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Part of the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Scienc ...

; native of Bury; fourth headmaster of Bury Grammar School prior to his emigration to

Massachusetts Massachusetts ( ; ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Maine to its east, Connecticut and Rhode ...

in 1640 * Jane Danson awson(born 1978), actor; born in Radcliffe and attended Radcliffe High School.

E

* Michael Edelson (born 1944), businessman; Director of Manchester United Football Club *

Elbow The elbow is the region between the upper arm and the forearm that surrounds the elbow joint. The elbow includes prominent landmarks such as the olecranon, the cubital fossa (also called the chelidon, or the elbow pit), and the lateral and t ...

, band which formed and played its first gig in Bury

F

* Sir William Fawcett (1727–1804),

Adjutant-General to the Forces The Adjutant-General to the Forces, commonly just referred to as the Adjutant-General (AG), was for just over 250 years one of the most senior officers in the British Army. The AG was latterly responsible for developing the Army's personnel polic ...

; Governor of the

Royal Hospital Chelsea The Royal Hospital Chelsea is an Old soldiers' home, Old Soldiers' retirement home and nursing home for some 300 veterans of the British Army. Founded as an almshouse — the ancient sense of the word "hospital" — by King Charles II of Eng ...

* Francis Fawkes (1720–1777), poet and translator * Georgia May Foote, actress and model * Jenny Frost, singer with the band Atomic Kitten; television presenter; grew up in Prestwich and attended the local Catholic high school, St Monica's * Liam Frost, musician and songwriter; from Prestwich

G

Guy Garvey Guy Edward John Patrick Garvey (born 6 March 1974) is an English musician, singer, songwriter and radio presenter. He is the lead singer and lyricist of the rock band Elbow. He has a weekly show on BBC Radio 6 Music titled ''Guy Garvey's Fines ...

, lead singer of the band

; lives in Prestwich *

Kevin Godley Kevin Michael Godley (born 7 October 1945) is an English singer-songwriter, drummer and music video director. He was a singer and drummer of the art rock band 10cc and later was part of collaboration duo Godley & Creme with Lol Creme. Early ...

, of the band

; from Prestwich *

Andy Goram Andrew Lewis Goram (13 April 1964 – 2 July 2022) was a Scottish footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Born in Bury, Lancashire, England, he started his career with Oldham Athletic and Hibernian, but he is best remembered for playing for ...

, former Scotland goalkeeper * David Green (born 1948),

film director A film director or filmmaker is a person who controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfillment of that Goal, vision. The director has a key role ...

* Jack Greenall (1905–1983), comic artist - created "Useless Eustace" * James Guy (born 1995), swimmer; 200m freestyle gold medallist at the 2015 World Long Course Championships

H

* Nellie Halstead (1910–1991), sprinter who competed in the

1932 Summer Olympics The 1932 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the X Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1932) were an international multi-sport event held from July 30 to August 14, 1932, in Los Angeles, California, United States. The Games were held du ...

; born in Radcliffe * Reg Harris (1920–1992), professional cyclist; twice Olympic silver medallist; born in Birtle * Alan Haven,

jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Its roots are in blues, ragtime, European harmony, African rhythmic rituals, spirituals, h ...

organist; born in Prestwich *

Gordon Hewart, 1st Viscount Hewart Gordon Hewart, 1st Viscount Hewart, (7 January 1870 – 5 May 1943) was a politician and judge in the United Kingdom. Background and education Hewart was born in Bury, Lancashire, the eldest son of Giles Hewart, a draper, and Annie Elizabeth J ...

(1870–1943), lawyer and politician; Lord Chief Justice * Andrew Higginson (born 1957), Chairman of Morrisons Supermarkets 2015– * Sir John Holker (1828–1882), Conservative MP for Preston 1872–1882,

Attorney-General In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general (: attorneys general) or attorney-general (AG or Atty.-Gen) is the main legal advisor to the government. In some jurisdictions, attorneys general also have executive responsibility for law enf ...

, 1875–1880 * Henry Holland (born 1983), fashion designer * Simon Hopkinson, food writer; former chef * John Horsefield (died 1854), botanist and handloom weaver; born and lived in Besses o' th' Barn

J

* Howard Jacobson (born 1942), writer; born in Prestwich * John Just (1797–1852), second Master of Bury Grammar School 1832–52; botanist; lectured at the Royal Manchester School of Medicine and Surgery; honorary professor of botany at the Royal Manchester Institution

K

* John Kay (1704–1780), inventor of the flying shuttle; born in Walmersley * Robert Kay (1728–1802), inventor of the drop box; son of John Kay * Simon Kelner (born 1957), editor-in-chief of ''

The Independent ''The Independent'' is a British online newspaper. It was established in 1986 as a national morning printed paper. Nicknamed the ''Indy'', it began as a broadsheet and changed to tabloid format in 2003. The last printed edition was publis ...

'', 1998–2008 * Myles Kenyon (1886–1960), captain of Lancashire CCC; High Sheriff of Lancashire; born at Walshaw Hall * Sir

Malcolm Knox Sir Thomas Malcolm Knox (28 November 1900 – 6 April 1980) was a British philosopher who served as Principal of St Andrews University from 1953 to 1966 and vice-president of the Royal Society of Edinburgh from 1975 to 1978. Biography K ...

(1900–1980), philosopher;

Vice-Chancellor A vice-chancellor (commonly called a VC) serves as the chief executive of a university in the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Australia, Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Kenya, other Commonwealth of Nati ...

of the

University of St Andrews The University of St Andrews (, ; abbreviated as St And in post-nominals) is a public university in St Andrews, Scotland. It is the List of oldest universities in continuous operation, oldest of the four ancient universities of Scotland and, f ...

, 1953–1966

L

* Frank "Foo Foo" Lammar (1937–2003), drag queen and nightclub owner, lived in Shuttleworth * Allan Levy (1943–2004), children's rights lawyer; Chairman of the Pindown Enquiry *Montagu Lomax, assistant medical officer at the Prestwich Asylum, 1917–1919; exposed the inhuman, custodial and antitherapeutic practices there in his book '' The Experiences of an Asylum Doctor'' * Ralf Little, actor who appeared in of The Royal Family, Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps, Death in Paradise * Rico Lewis, is a Professional Footballer who currently plays for Manchester City in the Premier League

M

* Geoffrey Moorhouse (1931–2009), author and journalist; writer of ''Hell's Foundations'' *

Jennie McAlpine Jennie Elizabeth McAlpine (born 12 February 1984) is an English television actress, comedian and businesswoman. She is known for her roles as Michelle Morley in Emmerdale and Fiz Brown in the ITV (TV channel), ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street' ...

, long running actress in

Coronation Street ''Coronation Street'' (colloquially referred to as ''Corrie'') is a British television soap opera created by ITV Granada, Granada Television and shown on ITV (TV network), ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres on a cobbled, terraced ...

* Elle Mulvaney, actress in

N

Gary Neville Gary Alexander Neville (born 18 February 1975) is an English football pundit, former coach and player, and co-owner of English Football League club Salford City. As a player, Neville was a right-back and spent his entire career with Manches ...

(born 1975), footballer; Manchester United defender and captain; brother of Phil Neville *

Phil Neville Philip John Neville (born 21 January 1977) is an English association football, football manager and former player who is the current head coach of Major League Soccer club Portland Timbers. He is also the co-owner of Salford City F.C., Salford ...

(born 1977), footballer; Manchester United star & Everton midfielder and captain; brother of Gary Neville and Tracey Neville * Tracey Neville (born 1977, netballer, England Netball coach; twin sister of Phil Neville * Roy Newsome (1930–2011), conductor, composer, arranger, and broadcaster * Amanda Noar (born 1962), actress

P

* Trevor Park (1927–1995), Labour MP for South East Derbyshire, 1964–1970 * Laurence Pearl, Biochemist and Structural Biologist *

Sir Robert Peel Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet (5 February 1788 – 2 July 1850), was a British Conservative statesman who twice was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1834–1835, 1841–1846), and simultaneously was Chancellor of the Exchequer (1834–183 ...

(1788–1850), Prime Minister of the United Kingdom; born at Chamber Hall, Bury *

Arlene Phillips Dame Arlene Phillips (born 22 May 1943) is an English choreographer, theatre director, talent scout, former television judge, presenter, and dancer. She reached mainstream fame on television as a judge on ''Strictly Come Dancing'' (2004-2008) a ...

, choreographer; born in Prestwich

R

* Mary Reibey, a prominent Australian merchant and shipowner * Lisa Riley, (born 1976) actress * Paul Rose (1935–2015), Labour MP for

Manchester Blackley Manchester, Blackley was a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom located in Northern Greater Manchester which existed from 1918 to 2010. It elec ...

, 1964–1979; barrister and writer

S

Pat Sanderson Pat Sanderson (born 6 September 1977 in Chester) is a former England national rugby union team, England international rugby union player and a former Flanker (rugby union), flanker for Worcester Warriors, Worcester. He is the brother of the fo ...

(born 1977), rugby union player who played for

Sale Sharks Sale Sharks are a professional rugby union club from Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom. Its team play in Premiership Rugby, and have been in England's top division of rugby union continuously since 1995. Originally founded in 1861 as ...

, Harlequins and

Worcester Warriors Worcester Warriors are a professional rugby union club based in Worcester, England. They most recently played in Premiership Rugby, the top division of English rugby union, before being suspended by the Rugby Football Union, RFU in September 2 ...

; won 16 caps for the English national team and was an England captain *

Suzanne Shaw Suzanne Christine Crowshaw (born 29 September 1981), known as Suzanne Shaw, is an English actress, singer and television personality, who rose to fame after winning the talent contest ''Popstars'' and subsequently being a member of the band Hear' ...

(born 1981), real name Suzanne Crowshaw, member of popgroup

Hear'Say Hear'Say were a British pop group. They were created through the ITV (TV network), ITV reality TV show ''Popstars (British TV series), Popstars'' in February 2001, the first UK series of the international ''Popstars'' Media franchise, franch ...

; later star of West End shows and television presenter *

Peter Skellern Peter Skellern (14 March 1947 – 17 February 2017) was an English singer-songwriter and pianist who rose to fame in the 1970s. He had two Hit song, top twenty hits on the UK Singles Chart – "You're a Lady" (1972), which typifies his signature ...

(1947–2017), singer-songwriter; born in Bury * Barry Smith, ontologist, profoessor of philosophy, biomedical informatics, and computer science *

Dodie Smith Dorothy Gladys "Dodie" Smith (3 May 1896 – 24 November 1990) was an English novelist and playwright. She is best known for writing '' I Capture the Castle'' (1948) and the children's novel '' The Hundred and One Dalmatians'' (1956). Other work ...

(1896–1990), novelist and playwright; writer of ''101 Dalmatians''; born in Whitefield *

Mark E. Smith Mark Edward Smith (5 March 1957 – 24 January 2018) was an English singer-songwriter. He was the lead vocalist, lyricist and only constant member of the post-punk group the Fall. Smith formed the band after attending the June 1976 Sex Pistol ...

, musician and frontman of The Fall; lifelong resident of Prestwich * John Spencer (1935–2006), snooker player; British champion three times; born in Radcliffe * Julie Stevens (born 1936), actress; appeared in episodes of TV series '' The Avengers'', '' Playschool'' and '' Playaway''; born in Prestwich *

William Sturgeon William Sturgeon (; 22 May 1783 – 4 December 1850) was an English electrical engineer and inventor who made the first electromagnet and the first practical electric motor. Early life Sturgeon was born on 22 May 1783 in Whittington, near ...

(1783–1850), physicist and inventor; created the first practical electric motor and electromagnetic solenoid; lived in Prestwich and is buried in St Mary's Cemetery

T

* Betty Tebbs (1918–2017), trades unionist, peace campaigner, women's rights campaigner * Thomas Thompson, writer (1880-1951) * Dame Janet Thornton, Bioinformatics Researcher (born 1949) *

David Trippier Sir David Austin Trippier, RD, DL (born 15 May 1946) is a British Conservative Party politician and author. Early life Trippier was born on 15 May 1946. He was educated at Bury Grammar School. Political career Trippier fought Rochdale in ...

(born 1946), Conservative MP for

Rossendale Rossendale may refer to several places and organizations in Lancashire, England: Places *Rossendale Valley, a river valley *Borough of Rossendale, a local government district *Rossendale (UK Parliament constituency) Rossendale was a United King ...

, 1979–1983, MP for Rossendale and Darwen, 1983–1992 * Kieran Trippier, (born 1990), international professional footballer who has played for Burnley and Tottenham before moving to Atletico Madrid in Spain and has played for England at the World Cup and euros, He went to Woodhey High school.

U

* Emma Jane Unsworth, author; grew up in Prestwich and has also lived there as an adult

V

* Vivienne Haigh-Wood Eliot, wife of T.S Eliot

W

* Ian Wallace (1946–2007), professional musician; drummer with

King Crimson King Crimson were an English progressive rock band formed in London in 1968 by Robert Fripp, Michael Giles, Greg Lake, Ian McDonald (musician), Ian McDonald and Peter Sinfield. Guitarist Fripp remained the only constant member throughout the ...

Don Henley Donald Hugh Henley (born July 22, 1947) is an American musician who is a founding member of the rock band the Eagles, for whom he is the drummer and co-lead vocalist, as well as its sole continuous member. Henley sang the lead vocals on Eagles ...

, and

Bob Dylan Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan; born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. Described as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture over his nearly 70-year ...

; his first group, the Jaguars, was formed in Bury with school friends * Walter Whitehead, surgeon; President of the

British Medical Association The British Medical Association (BMA) is a registered trade union and professional body for physician, doctors in the United Kingdom. It does not regulate or certify doctors, a responsibility which lies with the General Medical Council. The BMA ...

in 1902 * James Wood (1760–1839), mathematician; Dean of Ely Cathedral; born in Holcombe *

Victoria Wood Victoria Wood (19 May 1953 – 20 April 2016) was an English comedian, actress, musician, screenwriter, and director. Wood wrote and starred in dozens of sketches, plays, musicals, films and sitcoms over several decades, and her live comedy act ...

(1953–2016), comedian, actress, singer and writer; born in Prestwich * Jeff Wootton (born 1987), guitarist for

Gorillaz Gorillaz are an English virtual band created by musician Damon Albarn and artist Jamie Hewlett in London, England in 1998. The band primarily consists of four fictional members: (vocals, keyboards), Murdoc Niccals (bass guitar), Noodle (gui ...

Damon Albarn Damon Albarn (, ; born 23 March 1968) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known as the frontman, main vocalist, and lyricist of the rock band Blur (band), Blur and the co-creator and primary musical con ...

and

Liam Gallagher William John Paul Gallagher (born 21 September 1972) is an English singer and songwriter. He is the lead singer and co-founder of the rock band Oasis (band), Oasis and fronted the rock band Beady Eye from 2010 to 2014, before starting a succes ...

* Richard Wroe (1641–1718), Warden of the Collegiate Church of St Mary, St Denys and St George in Manchester, 1684–1718 * James Worrall (1914–2011), Canadian Olympic Flag-Bearer; former

IOC The International Olympic Committee (IOC; , CIO) is the international, non-governmental, sports governing body of the modern Olympic Games. Founded in 1894 by Pierre de Coubertin and Demetrios Vikelas, it is based in L ...

member and president of the

Canadian Olympic Committee The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC; ), also known as Team Canada, is a private nonprofit organization that represents Canada at the International Olympic Committee. It is also a member of the Pan American Sports Organization. History Cana ...

;

Canada's Sports Hall of Fame Canada's Sports Hall of Fame (; sometimes referred to as the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame) is a Canadian sports hall of fame and museum in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Dedicated to the history of sports in Canada, it serves as a hall of fame and mu ...

and

Order of Canada The Order of Canada () is a Canadian state order, national order and the second-highest Award, honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, after the Order of Merit. To coincide with the Canadian Centennial, ce ...

recipient.

Y

* Adam Yates (born 1992), cyclist; twin brother of Simon Yates * Simon Yates (born 1992), cyclist, winner of 2018 Vuelta a Espana; twin brother of Adam Yates

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bury people People from the Metropolitan Borough of Bury Lists of English people by location Lists of people from Greater Manchester

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

J

K

L

M

N

P

R

S

T

U

V

W

Y

See also

References