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 England.

Academia and research

 * Valerie Austin (born 1948), hypnotherapist and writer

Arts and entertainment

 * Joe-Warren Plant (born 2002), actor
 * Bill Ashton (born 1936), jazz saxophonist and composer
 * David Atherton (born 1944), conductor
 * David Ball (born 1959), music producer and musician
 * Zoë Ball (born 1970), television and radio presenter
 * Steve Barker (born 1971), film director and screenwriter
 * Lennie Bennett (1938–2009), comedian and television presenter
 * Charlie Cairoli (1910–1980), Italian-born clown based in Blackpool
 * Roy Calley, journalist
 * Frank Carson, Northern Irish comedian based in Blackpool
 * Jenna-Louise Coleman (born 1986), actress
 * Robert Crampton (born 1964), journalist
 * Lucy Fallon (born 1995), actress
 * Karima Francis singer-songwriter
 * Errol Fuller (born 1947), author and painter
 * Tom Gregory (born 1995), singer
 * Aiden Grimshaw (born 1991), singer
 * 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
 * Tony Husband (1950–2023), cartoonist
 * John Inman (1935–2007), actor known for Are You Being Served?
 * 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), come (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
 * Rae Morris (born 1992), singer-songwriter
 * 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
 * Craig Parkinson (born 1976), actor
 * Russell Payne (born 1971), writer
 * Jodie Prenger (born 1979), singer and actress
 * Maddy Prior (born 1947), singer
 * John Robb (born 1961), musician, TV presenter, author
 * Ted Rhodes, script editor
 * Barbara Robotham (1936–2013), opera singer and distinguished voice teacher
 * Jake Roche (born 1992), singer
 * 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
 * Nicola Thorp (born 1988), actress and broadcaster
 * Darrell Till (born 1975), singer-songwriter
 * Ricky Tomlinson (actor, The Royle Family) born 26 September 1939 in Bispham, Blackpool, raised in Liverpool)
 * Vicki-Lee Walberg, model
 * John Watson, comic book artist
 * Chris Wiggins (born 1931), actor
 * Tony Williams (born 1947), musician
 * Tim Woolcock (born 1952), painter
 * Molly Wright (born 1996), actress

Business

 * Mike Bateson, former football club chairman
 * William Lyons (1901–1985), co-founder of the Swallow Sidecar Company

Military

 * John Schofield (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
 * Tom Barkhuizen (born 1993), footballer
 * Malcolm Barrass (born 1924), footballer
 * Chris Beech (born 1974), footballer and coach
 * Matthew Blinkhorn (born 1985), footballer
 * Jamie Burns (born 1984), footballer
 * Joe Bullock (rugby league), (born 1992), rugby player
 * Paul Burgess (groundskeeper) (born 1978), groundskeeper
 * Alan Burton (born 1991), footballer
 * James Cahill (born 1995), snooker player
 * Joe Cardle (born 1987), footballer
 * Louis Cardwell (1912–1986), footballer
 * Matthew Cassidy (born 1988), footballer
 * Ronnie Clayton (1923–2007), boxer
 * Harry Cookson (1869–1922), footballer
 * Kenny Cooper, Sr. (born 1946), footballer and coach
 * Billy Crellin (born 2000), footballer
 * 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), British-Canadian Olympic long-distance runner
 * Lester Ellis (born 1965), boxer
 * Megan Finnigan (1998), footballer
 * 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 (1934–2021), 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
 * Darren Matthews (born 10 May 1968), Professional wrestler (Known as William Regal or Lord Steven Regal)
 * 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
 * Joe Riley (born 1996), 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
 * Louisa May Merrifield (1906–1953), poisoner
 * Rachel McLean (1971–1991), murder victim