Accrington, England, United Kingdom
Famous Persons from Accrington, England, United Kingdom
- Dominic Knowles - Born on February 13, 1992 - Association football player
- Chris Norbury - Born on August 14, 1986 - Snooker player
- Richard Chaplow - Born on February 2, 1985 - Association football player
- Joel Pilkington - Born on August 1, 1984 - Association football player
- Matthew O'Neill - Born on June 25, 1984 - Association football player
- Nicky Hill - Born on February 26, 1981 - Association football player
- Barry Shuttleworth - Born on July 9, 1977 - Association football player
- Paul Manning - Born on September 21, 1973 - Police officer
- Jonathan Slinger - Born on August 15, 1972 - Stage actor
- Shokat Ali - Born on March 4, 1970 - Snooker player
- Julie Hesmondhalgh - Born on February 25, 1970 - Film actor, and Actor
- Graham Lloyd - Born on July 1, 1969 - Cricketer
- Peter Martin - Born on November 15, 1968 - Cricketer
- Neil Edmonds - Born on October 18, 1968 - Association football player
- Vicky Entwistle - Born on September 15, 1968 - Actor
- Ged Lynch - Born on July 19, 1968 - Percussionist, Musician, and Composer
- Ashley Hoskin - Born on March 27, 1968 - Association football player
- Graham Jones - Born on March 3, 1966 - Politician
- Mike Duxbury - Born on September 1, 1959 - Association football player
- Mike Pickering - Born on February 24, 1958 - Songwriter, Musician, and Singer
- Graeme Fowler - Born on April 20, 1957 - Cricketer
- Ron Ferguson - Born on February 9, 1957 - Association football player
- David Parsons - Born on October 28, 1954 - Cricketer
- Dave Hargreaves - Born on August 27, 1954 - Association football player (died: August 8, 2018)
- Hughen Riley - Born on June 12, 1947 - Association football player (died: August 8, 2018)
- David Lloyd - Born on March 18, 1947 - Cricketer, Cricket umpire, and Association football player (died: August 8, 2018)
- John Tomlinson - Born on September 22, 1946 - Opera singer, Performing artist, and Politician - honorary doctor of the Royal College of Music | Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal | Commander of the Order of the British Empire | Knight Bachelor (died: August 8, 2018)
- Jon Anderson - Born on October 25, 1944 - Recording artist, Guitarist, Songwriter, Musician, Singer, and Composer (died: August 8, 2018)
- Mystic Meg - Born on July 27, 1942 - Clairvoyant, Astrologer, and Writer (died: March 9, 2023)
- Brian Halton - Born on March 9, 1941 - Chemist, and Historian - Fellow of the New Zealand Institute of Chemistry | Shorland Medal | Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi (died: February 23, 2019)
- Brian Hartley - Born on May 15, 1939 - Mathematician (died: October 8, 1994)
- Ron Hill - Born on September 25, 1938 - Marathon runner (died: May 23, 2021)
- Harrison Birtwistle - Born on July 15, 1934 - Music teacher, Film score composer, and Composer - Companion of Honour | Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres | Royal Philharmonic Society Music Awards | Wihuri Sibelius Prize | Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition | Knight Bachelor | Ernst von Siemens Music Prize | Grawemeyer Award (died: April 18, 2022)
- Jack Riley - Born on April 27, 1927 - Cricketer (died: May 28, 2008)
- Patrick G. Walsh - Born on August 16, 1923 - Classical philologist, and University teacher (died: January 16, 2013)
- Joe Hargreaves - Born on October 30, 1915 - Association football player (died: January 1, 1992)
- Tom Dooley - Born on December 15, 1914 - Association football player (died: January 1, 1975)
- Philip Nash - Born on September 20, 1906 - Cricketer - Commander of the Order of the British Empire (died: December 8, 1982)
- Frank McKenna - Born on February 28, 1906 - Military personnel - Officer of the Order of the British Empire (died: June 14, 1994)
- John Walmsley - Born on April 22, 1903 - Association football player (died: January 1, 1970)