Burnley, England, United Kingdom
Famous Persons from Burnley, England, United Kingdom
- Danial Ibrahim - Born on August 9, 2004 - Cricketer
- Liberty Heap - Born on September 16, 2003 - Cricketer
- Naomi Hartley - Born on January 12, 2001 - Association football player
- Harvey Macadam - Born on January 9, 2001 - Association football player
- Jake Cooper - Born on January 2, 2001 - Association football player
- Scott Wilson - Born on January 10, 2000 - Association football player
- Oscar Flynn - Born on April 19, 1999 - Ice hockey player
- Ross Sykes - Born on March 26, 1999 - Association football player
- Luke Jordan - Born on November 21, 1998 - Association football player
- Hollie Steel - Born on July 1, 1998 - Singer
- Willem Tomlinson - Born on January 27, 1998 - Association football player
- Cody Frost - Born on January 16, 1998 - Singer
- Harvey Barnes - Born on December 9, 1997 - Association football player
- Lewis Mansell - Born on September 20, 1997 - Association football player
- Dom Telford - Born on December 5, 1996 - Association football player
- Ryan Fulton - Born on May 23, 1996 - Association football player
- Jack Truelove - Born on December 27, 1995 - Association football player
- Liam Grimshaw - Born on February 2, 1995 - Association football player
- Joe Davis - Born on November 10, 1993 - Association football player
- Jean-Luc Baker - Born on October 7, 1993 - Ice dancer
- Tom Anderson - Born on September 2, 1993 - Association football player
- Ben McKenna - Born on January 16, 1993 - Association football player
- Lucien Laviscount - Born on June 9, 1992 - Television actor, and Actor
- Harry Davis - Born on September 24, 1991 - Association football player
- Sophie Hitchon - Born on July 11, 1991 - Hammer thrower
- Oliver Norwood - Born on April 12, 1991 - Association football player
- Christopher Anderson - Born on October 2, 1990 - Association football player
- Holly Lam-Moores - Born on September 12, 1990 - Handball player
- Chris Turner - Born on August 26, 1990 - Association football player
- Jordan North - Born on February 14, 1990 - Podcaster, and Radio personality
- Andrew Smith - Born on December 22, 1989 - Association football player
- Bharat Tripathi - Born on December 15, 1989 - Cricketer
- Adam Kay - Born on September 29, 1989 - Association football player
- Jay Rodriguez - Born on July 29, 1989 - Association football player
- Steven Burke - Born on March 4, 1988 - Track cyclist, and Sport cyclist - Member of the Order of the British Empire
- Vishal Tripathi - Born on March 3, 1988 - Cricketer
- Richie Baker - Born on December 29, 1987 - Association football player
- Martin O'Brien - Born on August 7, 1987 - Performance artist
- Ryan Perry - Born on January 10, 1987 - Sport cyclist
- Jonathan Clare - Born on June 14, 1986 - Cricketer
- Paul Scott - Born on January 29, 1985 - Association football player
- Christian Wakeford - Born on November 9, 1984 - Politician
- Adnan Ahmed - Born on June 7, 1984 - Association football player
- Natalie Gumede - Born on March 20, 1984 - Film actor, Stage actor, and Actor
- David Brown - Born on December 8, 1982 - Cricketer
- James Anderson - Born on July 30, 1982 - Podcaster, and Cricketer - Officer of the Order of the British Empire | Wisden Cricketer of the Year
- Fabian Coulthard - Born on July 28, 1982 - Racing driver
- Muzz Khan - Born on September 20, 1981 - Film actor, and Actor
- Daniel Barritt - Born on August 23, 1980 - Judoka, and Co-driver
- Rachel Brown - Born on July 2, 1980 - Association football player - National Football Museum Hall of Fame
- Gareth Seddon - Born on May 23, 1980 - Association football player
- Zoe Williams - Born on April 3, 1980 - Physician
- Chris Scott - Born on February 12, 1980 - Association football player
- Michael Brown - Born on February 9, 1980 - Cricketer
- Wajid Khan - Born on October 15, 1979 - Politician
- Julia Haworth - Born on July 27, 1979 - Film actor, and Actor
- Paul Bielatowicz - Born on November 25, 1978 - Musician
- Ian Duerden - Born on March 27, 1978 - Association football player
- Paul Sculthorpe - Born on September 22, 1977 - Rugby league player - Member of the Order of the British Empire
- Franny Powell - Born on June 17, 1977 - Association football player
- Daniel McBreen - Born on April 23, 1977 - Association football player
- Shaun Rashid - Born on March 1, 1977 - Cricketer
- Jonathan Davies - Born on March 9, 1976 - Cricketer
- Lee Ingleby - Born on January 28, 1976 - Film actor, Television actor, Stage actor, Actor, and Screenwriter
- Jonathan Stuart - Born on December 19, 1975 - Rugby union player
- Chris Casper - Born on April 28, 1975 - Association football player, and Association football coach
- Mark Harvey - Born on June 26, 1974 - Cricketer
- Paul Mullin - Born on March 16, 1974 - Association football player
- Neil Hodgson - Born on November 20, 1973 - Motorcycle racer
- Christian Fraser - Born on November 13, 1973 - Journalist
- Craig Heap - Born on July 10, 1973 - Artistic gymnast
- David Readman - Born on July 6, 1970 - Musician, and Singer
- Scott Whitley - Born on June 1, 1970 - Guitarist
- Jon Clegg - Born on April 7, 1970 - Stand-up comedian
- Jonathon Harvey - Born on December 18, 1969 - Cricketer
- Jason Hardy - Born on December 14, 1969 - Association football player
- David Wilson - Born on March 20, 1969 - Association football player
- Shahid Malik - Born on November 24, 1967 - Politician
- Darren Taylor - Born on February 15, 1965 - Cricketer
- Stella Reid - Born on October 3, 1964 - Nanny
- Tony Livesey - Born on January 11, 1964 - Journalist, and Television presenter
- Dave Miller - Born on January 8, 1964 - Association football player
- John Pickard - Born on September 11, 1963 - Professor of music composition, Musicologist, and Composer
- Alice Nutter - Born on July 10, 1962 - Lyricist, Singer, and Screenwriter
- Lou Watts - Born on June 4, 1962 - Keyboardist, Musician, and Singer
- Danbert Nobacon - Born on January 16, 1962 - Musician, and Singer
- Julie Cooper - Born on June 20, 1960 - Politician
- Paul Abbott - Born on February 22, 1960 - Television producer, and Screenwriter - Edgar Awards
- Jonathan Hartley - Born on January 8, 1960 - Cricketer
- Keith Coventry - Born on December 29, 1958 - Sculptor, Painter, and Exhibition curator
- Peter Salmon - Born on May 15, 1956 - Television director, and Television producer
- Philip Ashworth - Born on April 14, 1953 - Association football player
- Vincent Fean - Born on November 20, 1952 - Diplomat - Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
- Ian Hargreaves - Born on June 18, 1951 - Journalist, University teacher, and Economist - Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- Neville Neville - Born on September 1, 1949 - Cricketer (died: August 7, 2015)
- Ian Rawcliffe - Born on December 19, 1948 - Rugby union player (died: August 7, 2015)
- Jack Whitham - Born on December 8, 1946 - Association football player (died: August 7, 2015)
- Brian Bromley - Born on March 20, 1946 - Association football player (died: March 9, 2012)
- Vic Pollard - Born on September 7, 1945 - Cricketer, Association football player, and Politician (died: March 9, 2012)
- Peter Duerden - Born on June 5, 1945 - Association football player (died: March 9, 2012)
- Anne E. Ashford - Born on June 11, 1944 - Academic, and Botanist (died: March 9, 2012)
- John V. Pickstone - Born on May 29, 1944 - Historian (died: February 12, 2014)
- Mike Ferguson - Born on March 9, 1943 - Association football player, and Association football coach (died: August 27, 2019)
- Eric Haydock - Born on February 3, 1943 - Guitarist, and Musician (died: January 5, 2019)
- Kathleen Tattersall - Born on April 11, 1942 - Pedagogue - Officer of the Order of the British Empire (died: January 23, 2013)
- Ian McKellen - Born on May 25, 1939 - Film actor, Television actor, Voice actor, Stage actor, Screenwriter, and Actor - Society of London Theatre Special Award | Laurence Olivier Award for Best Comedy Performance | Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor | Laurence Olivier Award for Actor of the Year in a Revival | Laurence Olivier Award for Actor of the Year in a New Play | GLAAD Stephen F. Kolzak Award | Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play | Critics' Circle Award for Distinguished Service to the Arts | Annie Award for Voice Acting in a Feature Production | Commander of the Order of the British Empire | Empire Icon Award | Drama Desk Award for Outstanding One-Person Show | Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role | Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor | European Film Award for Best Actor | Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast | Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | Donostia Award | Knight Bachelor (died: January 23, 2013)
- Edwin Southern - Born on June 7, 1938 - Molecular biologist, Biochemist, and University teacher - honorary doctorate of the University of Glasgow | honorary doctor of the University of Uppsala | honorary doctor of the University of Edinburgh | honorary doctor of the University of Padua | Clarivate Citation Laureates | Canada Gairdner International Award | Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award | Knight Bachelor | Royal medal (died: January 23, 2013)
- Roger Beetham - Born on November 22, 1937 - Author, and Diplomat (died: September 19, 2009)
- Des Lancaster - Born on July 16, 1937 - Association football player (died: January 1, 2000)
- Albert Cheesebrough - Born on January 17, 1935 - Association football player (died: September 2, 2020)
- Roy Woodcock - Born on November 26, 1934 - Non-fiction writer, and Cricketer (died: August 20, 2015)
- Edgar Metcalfe - Born on September 18, 1933 - Film director, Writer, and Actor - Member of the Order of Australia (died: September 13, 2012)
- Allan Bushell - Born on September 4, 1932 - Association football player (died: October 12, 2013)
- John Entwistle - Born on July 16, 1932 - Sport cyclist (died: March 23, 2013)
- David Waddington, Baron Waddington - Born on August 2, 1929 - Politician - Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (died: February 23, 2017)
- Tommy Henderson - Born on October 1, 1927 - Association football player (died: May 31, 2013)
- Ian McWhinney - Born on October 11, 1926 - General practitioner - Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London | Officer of the Order of Canada | Canadian Medical Hall of Fame (died: September 28, 2012)
- Sydney Starkie - Born on April 4, 1926 - Cricketer (died: September 18, 2017)
- Judith Hart - Born on September 18, 1924 - Politician - Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (died: December 7, 1991)
- Irene Sutcliffe - Born on July 12, 1924 - Actor (died: May 3, 2019)
- Martin Starkie - Born on November 25, 1922 - Librettist, Theatrical director, and Writer (died: November 5, 2010)
- Peter Kippax - Born on July 17, 1922 - Association football player (died: September 21, 1987)
- Mary Mackenzie - Born on May 3, 1922 - Film actor, and Actor (died: September 20, 1966)
- Herbert Durkin - Born on March 31, 1922 - Film actor, and Actor - Commander of the Order of the British Empire | Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (died: April 12, 2004)
- William Murray - Born on January 26, 1922 - Association football player (died: January 1, 1992)
- Ted Tinkler - Born on March 11, 1921 - Cricketer (died: January 1, 2001)
- Eric Halsall - Born on March 18, 1920 - Presenter, Television presenter, and Author (died: October 21, 1996)
- Freddy Taylor - Born on February 24, 1920 - Association football player (died: January 1, 1983)
- Eddie Rigg - Born on December 5, 1919 - Speedway rider (died: January 1, 1991)
- Harold Spencer - Born on April 30, 1919 - Association football player (died: January 1, 2003)
- Russ Elliott - Born on July 12, 1918 - Australian rules football player (died: September 10, 1988)
- Ken Ashbridge - Born on November 12, 1916 - Association football player (died: January 1, 2002)
- Bob Austen - Born on May 24, 1914 - Australian rules football player (died: July 6, 1999)
- John Reginald Hindley - Born on January 19, 1914 - Equestrian (died: October 12, 1972)
- Albert Nutter - Born on June 28, 1913 - Cricketer (died: June 3, 1996)
- Harry Hooper - Born on December 16, 1910 - Association football player (died: March 24, 1970)
- Cliff Walmsley - Born on November 25, 1910 - Association football player (died: January 1, 1983)
- Archie Roberts - Born on July 16, 1910 - Australian rules football player (died: June 6, 1945)
- Alec Birtwell - Born on December 17, 1908 - Cricketer (died: November 20, 1974)
- Jock McAvoy - Born on November 20, 1908 - Boxer (died: November 20, 1971)
- Alec Riddolls - Born on October 26, 1908 - Cricketer (died: May 18, 1963)
- Betty Snowball - Born on July 9, 1908 - Squash player, and Cricketer (died: December 13, 1988)
- Bob Lord - Born on June 19, 1908 - Businessperson (died: December 8, 1981)
- Frank Bailey - Born on August 2, 1907 - Association football player (died: January 1, 1969)
- Walter Pollard - Born on November 26, 1906 - Association football player (died: April 16, 1945)
- Clifford Heap - Born on February 14, 1906 - Association football player (died: January 1, 1984)
- Jim Sullivan - Born on November 14, 1904 - Association football player (died: May 1, 1974)
- Willis Jackson, Baron Jackson of Burnley - Born on October 29, 1904 - University teacher, Engineer, and Politician - Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers | Fellow of the Institute of Physics | Fellow of the Royal Society | Knight Bachelor (died: February 17, 1970)
- George Spence - Born on April 6, 1904 - Association football player (died: February 17, 1970)
- J. Pat O'Malley - Born on March 15, 1904 - Dub actor, Film actor, Television actor, Stage actor, Music director, Character actor, Songwriter, Singer, Composer, and Actor (died: February 27, 1985)
- Stephen Spargo - Born on December 29, 1903 - Association football player (died: January 1, 1972)
- Leo Dove - Born on August 24, 1903 - Sport shooter (died: December 14, 1986)
- Joe Abbott - Born on April 12, 1902 - Speedway rider (died: July 1, 1950)