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List Of People From Greater Manchester
The list of people from Greater Manchester, in North West England, is divided by metropolitan borough. The demonym A demonym (; ) or gentilic () is a word that identifies a group of people (inhabitants, residents, natives) in relation to a particular place. Demonyms are usually derived from the name of the place (hamlet, village, town, city, region, province, ... of Greater Manchester is "Greater Mancunian":. References Bibliography * {{DEFAULTSORT:Greater Manchester ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North West England
North West England is one of nine official regions of England and consists of the ceremonial counties of England, administrative counties of Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Merseyside. The North West had a population of 7,052,000 in 2011. It is the Countries of the United Kingdom by population, third-most-populated region in the United Kingdom, after the South East England, South East and Greater London. The largest settlements are Manchester and Liverpool. Subdivisions The official Regions of England, region consists of the following Subdivisions of England, subdivisions: After abolition of the Greater Manchester and Merseyside County Councils in 1986, power was transferred to the metropolitan boroughs, making them equivalent to unitary authorities. In April 2011, Greater Manchester gained a top-tier administrative body in the form of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority, which means the 10 Greater Manchester boroughs are once again second-ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demonym
A demonym (; ) or gentilic () is a word that identifies a group of people (inhabitants, residents, natives) in relation to a particular place. Demonyms are usually derived from the name of the place (hamlet, village, town, city, region, province, state, country, continent, planet, and beyond). Demonyms are used to designate all people (the general population) of a particular place, regardless of ethnic, linguistic, religious or other cultural differences that may exist within the population of that place. Examples of demonyms include ''Cochabambino'', for someone from the city of Cochabamba; French for a person from France; and '' Swahili'', for a person of the Swahili coast. As a sub-field of anthroponymy, the study of demonyms is called ''demonymy'' or ''demonymics''. Since they are referring to territorially defined groups of people, demonyms are semantically different from ethnonyms (names of ethnic groups). In the English language, there are many polysemic words that hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county and combined authority, combined authority area in North West England, with a population of 2.8 million; comprising ten metropolitan boroughs: City of Manchester, Manchester, City of Salford, Salford, Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Bolton, Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Bury, Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Oldham, Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Rochdale, Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford and Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Wigan. The county was created on 1 April 1974, as a result of the Local Government Act 1972, and designated a functional Manchester City Region, city region on 1 April 2011. Greater Manchester is formed of parts of the Historic counties of England, historic counties of Cheshire, Lancashire and the West Riding of Yorkshire. Greater Manchester spans , which roughly covers the territory of the Greater Manchester Built-up Area, the List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, second most ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of People From Manchester
This is a list of people from Manchester, a city in North West England. The demonym of Manchester is Mancunian. This list is arranged alphabetically by surname. For people from Greater Manchester see List of people from Greater Manchester. A–F * Daniel Adamson (1820–1890) engineer born in Durham who designed the Manchester Ship Canal; one of the directors of the Manchester chamber of commerce; Justice of the Peace for Cheshire and Manchester; buried in Withington * Chris Addison stand-up comedian, writer and actor * Mark Addy (1840–1890) Manchester-born Albert Medal recipient * Caroline Aherne (1963–2016) BAFTA Award-winning actress, comedian and writer, ''The Mrs Merton Show'' * William Harrison Ainsworth historical novelist born in Manchester * Sir John Alcock aviator who, with fellow British aviator Arthur Brown, made the first nonstop transatlantic flight * Adam Anderson synthesist, one half of synth-pop duo Hurts * Don Arden Cheetham Hill-born music man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of People From Stockport
This is a list of people from Stockport, in North West England. The demonym of Stockport is Stopfordian, however, this list may include people from Bredbury, Cheadle, Cheadle Hulme, Marple, Reddish and Romiley, all from the wider Metropolitan Borough of Stockport. This list is arranged alphabetically by surname. __NOTOC__ A * John Amaechi (born 1970), English psychologist, consultant and retired basketball player. * Nathan Aspinall (born 15 July 1991) is an English darts player currently playing in Professional Darts Corporation events B * George Back (1796–1878), British Royal Navy officer, Arctic explorer, naturalist and artist. * Joan Bakewell (born 1933), TV presenter, newsreader and journalist * Peter Barkworth (1929–2006), actor; born in Margate, moved to Bramhall as a child * James Johnson Battersby (1875–1949), hat manufacturer, Battersby Hats, survivor * Norman Beaker (born 1950), British blues artist; official inductee as British Legend in Blues Hall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of People From Tameside
This is a list of famous and infamous people from Tameside, a metropolitan borough in North West England. This list includes people from the towns of Ashton-under-Lyne, Audenshaw, Denton, Droylsden, Dukinfield, Hyde, Longdendale, Mossley and Stalybridge, and the smaller villages that make up Tameside. This list is arranged alphabetically by surname. __NOTOC__ A * Dawn Acton (born 1977): actress, Tracy Barlow in ''Coronation Street''; born in Ashton-under-Lyne * Harry Allen (executioner) (1911–1992) *The Ashton family of Ashton-Under-Lyne, including ** Ralph de Ashton ** Robert de Ashton (died 1385) ** Sir John de Ashton II (died 1428) ** Thomas de Ashton (alchemist) B * Amanda Barrie (born 1935): actress, Alma Sedgwick in ''Coronation Street''; born in Ashton-under-Lyne * Margaret Beckett (born 1943): Britain's first female Foreign Secretary (2006) * Ross Brawn (born 1954): Formula One team technical director/team principal 1991-2006, 2008-2013 and Formula One ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of People From Oldham
This is a list of people from Oldham, in North West England. The demonym of Oldham is Oldhamer; however, this list may include people from Chadderton, Failsworth, Lees, Royton, Saddleworth, and Shaw and Crompton, all from the wider Metropolitan Borough of Oldham. This list is arranged alphabetically by surname: A * Sir Elkanah Armitage (1794–1876) – industrialist and Mayor of Manchester; born in Failsworth * Mike Atherton (born 1968) – broadcaster, journalist and retired cricketer for Lancashire and England; born in Failsworth B * Vera Baird (born 1950) – Labour politician, author and barrister * Bobby Ball (1944–2020) – one half of comedy double act Cannon and Ball; born in Boundary Park General Hospital * Tony Barber (born 1940) − radio and television host and Gold Logie winner * Lydia Becker (1827–1890) – leading 19th-century suffragette, born in Chadderton's Foxdenton Hall * Hannah Beswick (1688–1758) – woman who was so afraid of being buried a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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: __NOTOC__ B * Colin Baker – actor known for playing Doctor Who on television * Samuel Bamford – radical and writer; born in Middleton * Lizzy Bardsley – gained fame from appearing on Channel 4's '' Wife Swap'' in 2003 * Les Barton – English professional footballer *Stuart Bithell – Olympic Silver Medallist – Men's 470 sailing at the London 2012 summer Olympics and Olympic Gold Medalist - Men's 49er sailing at the Tokyo 2020 summer Olympics * Christine Bottomley – actress known for her roles on '' Early Doors'', ''Heartbeat'' and as Shoo Coggan on BBC drama, '' Hope Springs'' * Steve Brackenridge – football player * John Bright – radical; Liberal statesman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of People From Bury
This is a list of people from the metropolitan borough of Bury in North West England. It includes people from the town of Bury and also people from the towns of Radcliffe, Prestwich, Whitefield, Tottington, Ramsbottom, and other places which together form the Metropolitan Borough of Bury. This list is arranged alphabetically by surname. A * David Abrahams, Director of Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences (born 1958) * W. Geoffrey Arnott (1930–2010), classics scholar * Gemma Atkinson (born 1984), actress, model and TV personality; born in Bury B * Steve Berry, TV and radio presenter; born and educated in Bury * Micah Barlow, cricketer; born in Bury * Tony Binns, professor of geography * Celia Birtwell, textile and fashion designer and muse of David Hockney; raised in Prestwich and attended St. Margaret's Primary School * Black Jackson, rock band formed in 2000 * Cherie Blair (born 1954), barrister; former Prime Minister Tony Blair's wife; born in Bury, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of People From Bolton
This is a list of notable people from Bolton in North West England. The demonym of Bolton is Boltonian. This list includes people from the towns of Farnworth, Horwich, Westhoughton, Kearsley, Little Lever, Blackrod, and other smaller places within the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton. This list is arranged alphabetically by surname: __NOTOC__ A *Alan Ainscow (born 1953) – former professional footballer (Blackpool, Everton, Blackburn Rovers and Rochdale * Alyn Ainsworth (1924–1990) – band leader, orchestra conductor and musical director *Simon Aldred – lead singer of Cherry Ghost *Tom Aldred (born 1990) – professional footballer with Bury, formerly of Carlisle United, Watford, Accrington Stanley and Blackpool. * Monica Ali (born 1967) – author, born in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh), but settled and grew up in Bolton, former pupil at Bolton School * Jean Argles (1925-2023), World War II code breaker and cipher officer *Sir Richard Arkwright (1732–1792) – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of People From Wigan
This is a list of people from Wigan, in North West England. The demonym of Wigan is Wiganer; however, this list may include people from the wider Metropolitan Borough of Wigan—from Ashton-in-Makerfield, Hindley, Ince-in-Makerfield, Atherton, Leigh, Tyldesley, and other areas in the borough. This list is arranged alphabetically by surname: __NOTOC__ A * Andy Ainscow (born 1968), former footballer *James Anderton, former chief constable of Greater Manchester Police *Richard Ashcroft, lead singer of The Verve, born in Billinge *Chris Ashton, England rugby league and rugby union international, born in Wigan *Bill Ashurst, rugby league footballer of the 1960s and 1970s for Great Britain, Lancashire, Wigan, Penrith Panthers, Wakefield Trinity, and Runcorn Highfield, born in Wigan B *Alan R. Battersby, (born 1925) is a FRS and organic chemist known for his work on the genetic blueprint, structure, and synthetic pathway of Cyanocobalamin. *Tom Billington, professional wrestler ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
