List of people from Preston


 * This is a list of the famous and notable people from Preston, Lancashire, England. For other Prestons see Preston.

A

 * Sir Richard Arkwright (1732–1792) &mdash; inventor of the water frame which revolutionised the cotton making industry in the late 18th century
 * Fiona Armstrong (born 1956) &mdash; journalist, newsreader

B

 * Professor Sir George Grenfell Baines (1908–2003) &mdash; architect, pioneer of multi-disciplinary design, and founder of the Building Design Partnership
 * Roy Barraclough (1935–2017) &mdash; actor from Coronation Street
 * Stephen Barton (born 1982) &mdash; composer for film, television, and video games
 * Leo Baxendale (born 1930 in Preston) &mdash; cartoonist, ex-PCC and creator of Beano strips Little Plum (1953), Minnie the Minx (1953), The Bash Street Kids
 * Stu Bennett (born 1980) &mdash; wrestler also known by his ring name, Wade Barrett
 * Tom Benson &mdash; marathon walker who held six world records
 * Ian Bibby - Pro cyclist
 * Holly Bradshaw - Pole vaulter
 * Angela Brazil &mdash; writer of schoolgirls' stories
 * Hannah Britland, actress.
 * Jim Burns (born 1936) &mdash; poet, writer and magazine editor

C

 * Eddie Calvert (1922–1978) &mdash; trumpeter, "The Man With the Golden Horn"
 * Chris Canavan (1929–2013) &mdash; television and theatre actor, extra on Coronation Street from 1962 to 2013
 * Clarke Carlisle - Footballer
 * Hugh Carthy (born 1994) - Pro Cyclist
 * Arthur Catterall (1883–1943) &mdash; concert violinist and conductor
 * Belle Chrystall (1910–2003) &mdash; actress, born in Preston
 * Helen Clitheroe (born 1974) &mdash; athlete, 1500m and 3000m steeplechase, went to Broughton High School

D

 * Joseph Delaney (born 1945) &mdash; author of science fiction and fantasy books, born in Preston
 * Anthony Devis (1729–1816) Half-brother of the artist Arthur Devis.
 * Arthur Devis (1712–1728) Portrait artist, born and lived in Preston.
 * Gregory Doran (born 1958) &mdash; Associate Director, Royal Shakespeare Company
 * Tupele Dorgu (born 1977) &mdash; actress, known for role of Kelly Crabtree in Coronation Street
 * Joseph Dunn (1746–1827) &mdash; owner of the coal-gas lighting company, the Preston Gaslight Company
 * Anulka Dziubinska (born 1950) &mdash; actress and model

E

 * Paul Englishby (born 1970) &mdash; film and theatre composer

F

 * Tim Farron (born 1970) &mdash; Leader of the Liberal Democrats and MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale
 * Sir Tom Finney (1922–2014) &mdash; footballer
 * Scott Fitzgerald - Boxer, commonwealth gold medallist and WBA International super welterweight title holder
 * Andrew Flintoff (born 1977) &mdash; cricketer
 * Dick Forshaw - Footballer, won League title with both Liverpool F.C. and Everton F.C..
 * Don Foster, Baron Foster of Bath (born 1947) &mdash; Liberal Democrat politician

G

 * Zara Glover (born 1982) &mdash; international ten-pin bowler

H

 * Susan Hanson (born 1943) &mdash;actress, Crossroads
 * A.J. Hartley (born 1964) &mdash; novelist
 * George Haydock (1556–1584) &mdash; Catholic priest, martyr
 * James Hebblethwaite (1857–1921) &mdash; poet
 * Ben Hinchliffe (born 9 October 1987) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL League Two club Stockport County.
 * Mary Ann Hobbs - BBC radio DJ
 * John Horrocks (1768–1804) &mdash; Member of Parliament for Preston
 * Henry Hunt (1773–1835) &mdash; politician, noted for his campaigns that drastically improved the lives of working-class people

I

 * John Inman (1935–2007) &mdash; comedy actor and pantomime artist

J

 * Phil Jones, footballer

K

 * Alan Kelly Jr - former professional footballer and Irish international
 * Kevin Kilbane - professional footballer and Irish international
 * Ian Kirkham &mdash; saxophone player, Simply Red

L

 * General Sir Percy Henry Noel Lake &mdash; first Chief of the Canadian General Staff, commander of the 7th Indian Division and Chief of the Indian General Staff
 * Mark Lawrenson (born 1957) &mdash; footballer turned football pundit
 * Joseph Livesey (1794–1884) &mdash; social reformer and pioneer of the temperance movement in the 19th century
 * Sir John Francis Lockwood &mdash; Master of Birkbeck College, London, 1951–1965, and Vice-Chancellor of the University of London, 1955-1958
 * Andy Lonergan (born 1983) &mdash; footballer at Bolton Wanderers, ex-Preston North End

M

 * James Mawdsley (1848–1902), English trade unionist
 * Ian McCulloch (born 1971) &mdash; snooker player who reached career highest ranking of #16
 * Gordon Milne: Footballer.
 * Nazia Mogra, Children's TV presenter and senior television journalist for BBC Newsround and BBC North West Tonight News on BBC One and BBC Sport.

N

 * Ken Nicol (born 1951) &mdash; musician and guitarist in British folk rock band Steeleye Span
 * John Nuttall (born 1967) &mdash; British long-distance runner who competed in track and cross country.

P

 * Nick Park (born 1958) &mdash; animator famous known for Wallace and Gromit and Chicken Run claymation
 * Stuart Pettman (born 1975) &mdash; snooker player
 * Peter Purves &mdash; Blue Peter presenter

R

 * Malcolm Rae, British senior registered specialist in mental nursing/forensic psychiatry, mental health consultant, nursing educator and civil servant
 * Edith Rigby (1872–1950) &mdash; suffragette

S

 * Robert W. Service (1874–1958) &mdash;poet, known for his writings about the Yukon and the Klondike
 * Ranvir Singh &mdash;BBC news presenter and journalist
 * J. Keighley Snowden (1860–1947), &mdash; journalist and novelist
 * Johnny Sullivan (1932–2003) &mdash; British boxer and Commonwealth Middleweight Champion
 * Andrew Sznajder (born 1967) &mdash;English-born Canadian tennis player

T

 * Jessica Taylor (born 1980) &mdash;singer with Liberty X
 * Francis Thompson (1859–1907) &mdash; poet
 * John Thomson &mdash; actor and comedian

W

 * John Wall (1620–1679) &mdash; martyr and saint
 * Dick Wilson (1916–2007) &mdash; actor