List of people from Rochdale

This is a list of people from Rochdale, in Greater Manchester. The demonym of Rochdale is Rochdalian, however, this list may include people from Heywood, Littleborough, Middleton, Milnrow and Wardle, all from the wider Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale. 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 See also • References

B

• Colin Baker - actor famous for playing Doctor Who on television.^[1]
• Lizzy Bardsley - gained fame from appearing on Channel 4's Wife Swap in 2003.^[2][3]
• Christine Bottomley - actress known for her roles on Early Doors, Heartbeat and as Shoo Coggan on BBC drama, Hope Springs.^[4]

C

• Noorul Choudhury - candidate on Alan Sugar's The Apprentice series 5.^[5]
• John Collier - acclaimed Urmston-born 18th-century caricaturist and satirical poet who was raised and spent all his adult life in Milnrow.^[6][7]
• Steve Coogan - Middleton-born and raised comedian.^[8]
• Jack Crabtree - contemporary British artist who was born in Rochdale.^[9]

E

• Don Estelle - Crumpsall-born actor and singer who lived for much of his life in Rochdale.^[10]

F

• Roger Fenton - Heywood-born pioneering war photographer. His work on the American Civil War is particularly acclaimed. A blue plaque marks his former home.^[11]
• Gracie Fields - real name Grace Stansfield - actress, singer and comedienne ^[12]
• Anna Friel - stage and screen actress ^[13]

G

• Julie Goodyear - television actress and personality, best known for her portrayal of Bet Lynch in Coronation Street.^[14]

K

• Sir James Kay-Shuttleworth, 1st Baronet - politician and educationalist.^[15]

M

• John Milne - Liverpool-born, Milnrow-raised professor, geologist and mining engineer who invented a pioneering seismograph (known as the Milne-Shaw seismograph) to detect and measure earthquakes.^[16][17]
• Vance Miller - controversial entrepreneur from Rochdale.^[18][19]

O

• Bill Oddie - naturalist, comedian, musician and actor.^[20]

R

• Francis Robert Raines - former Anglican vicar of Milnrow, and an antiquary. He edited 23 volumes for the Chetham Society publications.^[21]

S

• Lisa Stansfield - Grammy Award-nominated and BRIT Award-winning R&B and soul singer, was raised in Heywood.^[22]
• Joseph Smith - steeplejack known as the "Best Steeplejack in the World" ^[23]

See also

• List of people from Greater Manchester

References

Notes

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