This is a list of notable people who were born in or near, or have been residents of the City of Stoke-on-Trent,

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. Also listed are people who lived in the area before

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was granted in 1925. The city was built on the pottery industry, and at the centre of that industry was the

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, especially

Josiah Wedgwood Josiah Wedgwood (12 July 1730 – 3 January 1795) was an English potter, entrepreneur and abolitionist. Founding the Wedgwood company in 1759, he developed improved pottery bodies by systematic experimentation, and was the leader in the indus ...

. Today he is credited with the industrialization of the manufacture of pottery, and is also remembered as a prominent opponent of slavery. Other giants of the pottery industry were

Thomas Minton Thomas Minton (1765–1836) was an English potter. He founded Thomas Minton & Sons in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, which grew into a major ceramic manufacturing company with an international reputation. During the early 1780s Thomas Minton ...

, William Moorcroft, and

Josiah Spode Josiah Spode (23 March 1733 – 18 August 1797) was an English potter and the founder of the English Spode pottery works which became famous for the high quality of its wares. He is often credited with the establishment of blue underglaze tran ...

. Many notable residents of Stoke-on-Trent have gone on to achieve recognition in their own field. Legends of rock

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and Lemmy spent portions of their childhood in the city, whilst

Robbie Williams Robert Peter Williams (born 13 February 1974) is an English singer and songwriter. He found fame as a member of the pop group Take That from 1990 to 1995, and achieved commercial success after launching a solo career in 1996. His debut stud ...

split from ''

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'' to establish himself as a pop megastar in his own right. Local businessmen

John Caudwell John David Caudwell (born 7 October 1952) is a British billionaire businessman who founded the now defunct mobile phone retailer Phones 4u. He also invests in fashion, real estate and other industries, and chairs Caudwell Children, a children ...

Peter Coates Peter Coates (born 13 January 1938) is an English businessman, the co-founder of bet365, and the chairman of Stoke City Football Club. He has been listed as the 25th-richest person in British football. He founded Stadia Catering in the 1960s an ...

, and

John Madejski Sir John Robert Madejski, (; born Robert John Hurst; 28 April 1941) is an English businessman, with commercial interests spanning property, broadcast media, hotels, restaurants, publishing and football. He changed his name when his stepfather, ...

made large fortunes from founding

Phones 4u Phones 4u was a large independent mobile phone retailer in the United Kingdom. It was part of the 4u Group based in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. Opening in 1996, it expanded to over 600 stores. On 14 September 2014, EE and Vodafone, ...

Bet365 Bet365 Group Ltd (commonly known and stylized as bet365 and spoken as "bet three-six-five") is a leading British online gambling company based in the United Kingdom. It was founded by Denise Coates, who remains the majority shareholder and join ...

, and Auto Trader respectively. A new branch of Christianity in

Primitive Methodism The Primitive Methodist Church is a Methodist Christian denomination with the holiness movement. It began in England in the early 19th century, with the influence of American evangelist Lorenzo Dow (1777–1834). In the United States, the Primit ...

was formed from the endeavours of

Hugh Bourne Hugh Bourne (3 April 1772 – 11 October 1852) along with William Clowes was the joint founder of Primitive Methodism, the largest offshoot of Wesleyan Methodism and, in the mid nineteenth century, an influential Protestant Christian movement in ...

and William Clowes. In literature,

Arnold Bennett Enoch Arnold Bennett (27 May 1867 – 27 March 1931) was an English author, best known as a novelist. He wrote prolifically: between the 1890s and the 1930s he completed 34 novels, seven volumes of short stories, 13 plays (some in collaboratio ...

was a prodigious novelist, and often drew on the local area for inspiration, particularly in his 1902 work ''

Anna of the Five Towns ''Anna of the Five Towns'' is a novel by Arnold Bennett, first published in 1902 and one of his best-known works. Plot background The plot centres on Anna Tellwright, daughter of a wealthy but miserly and dictatorial father, living in the St ...

''. Another famous face is Captain

Edward Smith Ed, Eddie, Edgar, Edward, Edwin, and similar, surnamed Smith, may refer to: Military * Edward H. Smith (sailor) (1889–1961), United States Coast Guard admiral, oceanographer and Arctic explorer * Edward Smith (VC) (1898–1940), English recipien ...

, who went down with his ship,

the Titanic RMS ''Titanic'' was a British passenger liner, operated by the White Star Line, which sank in the North Atlantic Ocean on 15 April 1912 after striking an iceberg during her maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York City, United ...

, in 1912. In terms of military service, three recipients of the

Victoria Cross The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest and most prestigious award of the British honours system. It is awarded for valour "in the presence of the enemy" to members of the British Armed Forces and may be awarded posthumously. It was previously ...

were native to Stoke-on-Trent. R. J. Mitchell, inventor of the

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aircraft, also came from the city. Sir Oliver Lodge was a pioneer in the field of radio communication and predated the work if Marconi. Later he established the Lodge Company making Spark Plugs. In sporting achievements, local clubs

Port Vale Port Vale Football Club are a professional football club based in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England, which compete in . Vale are the only English Football League club not to be named after a place; their name being a reference to the valley o ...

and Stoke City have helped to develop the talents of local footballers, and in turn local names such as

Roy Sproson Roy Sproson (23 September 1930 – 24 January 1997) was an English footballer and football manager for Port Vale. A one-club man, he holds the all-time appearance record for Vale, making 837 starts (and 5 substitute appearances) for Vale ...

Freddie Steele Freddie Steele (December 18, 1912 – August 22, 1984) was a boxer and film actor born Frederick Earle Burgett in Seattle, Washington. He was recognized as the National Boxing Association (NBA) Middleweight Champion of the World between 1936 ...

, and Denis Smith have provided the club's with many years of loyal service. However the most famous player to be associated with the area is

Stanley Matthews Sir Stanley Matthews, CBE (1 February 1915 – 23 February 2000) was an English footballer who played as an outside right. Often regarded as one of the greatest players of the British game, he is the only player to have been knighted while sti ...

– the only player to have been knighted while still playing, the ''Wizard of the Dribble'' was the inaugural winner of the

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. He played for Stoke and later managed Port Vale. Outside of football, the most significant individual sportsman to hail from the city is Phil Taylor, sixteen-time winner of the

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Academics and educators

Joe Andrew Joseph Jerry Andrew (born March 1, 1960) is an American politician and lawyer. He was national chairman of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) from 1999 to 2001. He previously served as chairman of the Indiana Democratic Party from 1995 to ...

(born 1948), Professor of Russian Literature at

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. *

Kate Barker Dame Katharine Mary Barker (born 1957) is a British economist. She is principally noted for her role at the Bank of England and for advising the British government on social issues such as housing and health care. Early career Barker grew ...

CBE (born 1957), economist. * Nick Foskett, Vice-Chancellor of

. * Harold Lawton (1899–2005), scholar of French literature. *

Eleanor Constance Lodge __NOTOC__ Eleanor Constance Lodge (18 September 1869, Hanley, Staffordshire – 19 March 1936) was a British academic who served as vice-principal of Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford from 1906 to 1921 and then principal of Westfield College, Hampstea ...

CBE (1869–1936), Vice-Principal of Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford. *Sir

Richard Lodge Sir Richard Lodge (20 June 1855 – 2 June 1936) was a British historian. He was born at Penkhull, Staffordshire, the fourth of eight sons and a daughter of Oliver Lodge (1826–1884) – later a china clay merchant at Wolstanton, Staffordshire ...

(1855–1936), historian. *Sir

David J. C. MacKay Professor Sir David John Cameron MacKay (22 April 1967 – 14 April 2016) was a British physicist, mathematician, and academic. He was the Regius Professor of Engineering in the Department of Engineering at the University of Cambridge and f ...

FRS (1967–2016), physicist and mathematician. *

Jessie MacWilliams Florence Jessie Collinson MacWilliams (4 January 1917 – 27 May 1990) was an English mathematician who contributed to the field of coding theory, and was one of the first women to publish in the field. MacWilliams' thesis "Combinatorial Problems ...

(1917–1990), mathematician. *

Harold Perkin Harold James Perkin (11 November 1926 – 16 October 2004) was a distinguished English social historian who was the founder of the '' Social History Society'' in 1976. Background Perkin was born in Hanley, Staffordshire of humble origins. He a ...

(1926–2004), social historian. * Ian Morris (born 1960), Professor of Classics at Stanford University. * Ann Savours Shirley (born 1927), historian of polar exploration. * Jawed Siddiqi, Professor of Software Engineering at Sheffield Hallam University. *Dame Joan Stringer DBE, FRSE, FRSA (born 1948), political scientist. *

Michael Thrasher Michael Thrasher is a British academic, Professor of Politics in the School of Sociology, Politics & Law at the University of Plymouth. He is also Sky News' election analyst. Thrasher was born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire in 1953. he receive ...

(born 1953), political scientist. * W. L. Warren (1929–1994), historian of medieval England.

Artists and writers

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* Glenys Barton, sculptor. *

(1867–1931), novelist. * Arthur Berry (1925–1994), playwright, poet, teacher and artist. * Alexander Brown, music video director. *

Paul Bown Paul Bown (born 11 October 1957) is an English actor. Acting career Bown is best known for playing a leading role in the Granada Television sitcom '' Watching'' (1987–1993) and '' Casualty'' in 2000 more recently as Philip Reid in BBC's ''H ...

(born 1957), actor. *

Peter Cheeseman Peter Barrie Cheeseman, CBE (27 January 1932, Cowplain, Hampshire – 27 April 2010, Stoke-on-Trent) was a British theatre director who is credited with having pioneered "theatre in the round". Early life His father's work as a Naval Commun ...

CBE (1932–2010), theatre director. *

Leon Cooke Leon Dominic Cooke (born 8 August 1991) is a professional British stage and screen actor, singer, dancer, and choreographer. Early life Leon Cooke was born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England. His parents are Joy and Michael Cooke, a f ...

(born 1991), stage actor, singer and dancer. *

Dinah Craik Dinah Maria Craik (; born Dinah Maria Mulock, often credited as Miss Mulock or Mrs. Craik; 20 April 1826 – 12 October 1887) was an English novelist and poet. She is best remembered for her novel ''John Halifax, Gentleman'', which presents the ...

(1826–1887), novelist and poet. * Alan Currall (born 1964), artist. *

Hugh Dancy Hugh Michael Horace Dancy (born 19 June 1975) is an English actor who rose to prominence for his role as the titular character in the television film adaptation of ''David Copperfield'' (2000) as well as for roles in feature films as Kurt Schmid ...

(born 1975), actor. * M'lita Dolores (1890–?), variety actor. * Steve Eaves (born 1952), poet, songwriter and singer. * Elijah Fenton (1683–1730), poet, biographer and translator. * Jean Gibson (1927–1991), artist *

Charlotte Higgins Charlotte Higgins, (born 6 September 1972) is a British writer and journalist. Early life and education Higgins was born in Stoke-on-Trent, the daughter of a doctor and a nurse, and received her secondary education at a local independent sc ...

(born 1972), writer and journalist. * James Holland (1799–1870), painter *

Freddie Jones Frederick Charles Jones''Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1916-2005.''; at ancestry.com (12 September 1927 – 9 July 2019) was an English actor who had an extensive career in television, theatre and cinema productions for a ...

(born 1927), actor. *

Leanne Jones Leanne Jones (born 21 March 1985) is a British actress best known for her role as Tracy Turnblad in the West End production of the musical ''Hairspray''. In 2008, she won both the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical and the ...

(born 1985), actress. * Greg Kelsey (1893–1967), actor. *

Jeff Kent Jeffrey Franklin Kent (born March 7, 1968) is an American former professional baseball second baseman. He played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1992–2008 for the Toronto Blue Jays, New York Mets, Cleveland Indians, San Francis ...

(born 1951), writer, musician and campaigner. *

Alan Lake Alan Lake (24 November 1940 – 10 October 1984) was an English actor, best known as the third and final husband of screen star Diana Dors. Biography Alan Lake was born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire on 24 November 1940.Donnelley, Paul ...

(1940–1984), actor. *

Sybil Leek Sybil Leek (''née'' Fawcett; 22 February 1917 – 26 October 1982) was an English witch, astrologer, occult author and self-proclaimed psychic. She wrote many books on occult and esoteric subjects, and was dubbed "Britain's most famous witch ...

(1917–1982), witch, astrologer, psychic, and occult author. *

Eustace Lycett Eustace Lycett (December 21, 1914 – November 16, 2006) was a British special effects artist who worked on attractions at Disneyland from the 1960s, such as Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln and Rocket to the Moon, as well as contributing to Disn ...

(1914–2006), special effects artist. *

Arnold Machin Arnold Machin OBE, R.A., FRSS (; 30 September 1911 – 9 March 1999) was a British artist, sculptor, and coin and postage stamp designer. Life Machin was born Stoke-on-Trent in 1911. He started work at the age of 14 as an apprentice china pai ...

(1911–1999), artist. * Roger Martin (born 1950), actor and theatre director. *

Neil Morrissey Neil Anthony Morrissey (born 4 July 1962) is an English actor. He is known for his role as Tony in ''Men Behaving Badly''. Other notable acting roles include Deputy Head Eddie Lawson in the BBC One school-based drama series '' Waterloo Road'', ...

(born 1962), actor. *

Simpson Newland Simpson Newland CMG (2 November 1835 – 27 June 1925), pastoralist, author and politician, was a pioneer in Australia who made significant contributions to development around the Murray River. He was also an author of practical works and novel ...

CMG (1835–1925), author, politician and pioneer in the

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. *

Philip Oakes Philip, also Phillip, is a male given name, derived from the Greek (''Philippos'', lit. "horse-loving" or "fond of horses"), from a compound of (''philos'', "dear", "loved", "loving") and (''hippos'', "horse"). Prominent Philips who popularize ...

(1928–2005), journalist, poet and novelist. *

Shane Oakley Shane Oakley is a British illustrator and comic book artist from Stoke-on-Trent, England. Biography Oakley began his career contributing to the alternative comics review ''Deadline Magazine'' in the 1980s, where he created '' Fatal Charm'' with ...

illustrator and comic book artist. * Steve Platt (born 1954) writer and journalist, former editor of the

New Statesman The ''New Statesman'' is a British political and cultural magazine published in London. Founded as a weekly review of politics and literature on 12 April 1913, it was at first connected with Sidney and Beatrice Webb and other leading members ...

. *

Adrian Rawlins Adrian John Rawlins (born 27 March 1958) is an English actor best known for playing Arthur Kidd in '' The Woman in Black'' and James Potter in the ''Harry Potter'' films. In 2019, he starred in ''Chernobyl'' as Nikolai Fomin. Early life Rawli ...

(born 1958), actor. *

Louis Rhead Louis John Rhead (November 6, 1857 – July 29, 1926) was an English-born American artist, illustrator, author and angler who was born in Etruria, Staffordshire, England. He emigrated to the United States at the age of twenty-four. Early life T ...

(1857–1926), artist, illustrator, author and angler. * Camille Solon (1877–1960), muralist and ceramist. *

Léon-Victor Solon Léon-Victor Solon (17 April 1873 – 27 December 1957), son of ceramist Marc-Louis Solon, was an English painter, ceramist, and graphic artist. He was a purveyor of the Art Nouveau and Art Deco styles and an important Modern Style (British Art Nou ...

(1873–1957), painter, ceramist, and graphic artist. * John Shelton (1923-1993), painter and ceramic artist. *

Rachel Shenton Rachel Joy Shenton (born 21 December 1987) is an English actress, screenwriter, and activist. She is known for her roles as Mitzeee Minniver in the Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' (2010–2013), Lily Summers in the ABC Family drama '' Swit ...

(born 1987), actress *

Hanley Stafford Hanley Stafford (born Alfred John Austin, September 22, 1899 – September 9, 1968), was an actor principally on radio. He is remembered best for playing Lancelot Higgins on ''The Baby Snooks Show''. Stafford also assumed the role of Mr. Dithers ...

(1899–1968), radio actor. *

Pauline Stainer Pauline Anita Stainer (''née'' Rogers, born 5 March 1941) is an English poet. She was born Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. She left the city to study at St Anne's College, Oxford, where she took a degree in English. After Oxford she comp ...

(born 1941), poet. *

Rebekah Staton Rebekah Staton (born 17 June 1981 in Leek, Staffordshire, England) is an English actress and narrator. She is best known for narrating '' Don't Tell The Bride'' and for her roles as Della in '' Raised by Wolves'' and Katy in ''Home''. She has al ...

(born 1981), actress. * Michael Stone (born 1966), author. * Ann Sutton (born 1935), artist, author, educator and broadcaster. * Jonathan Taylor (born 1973), author, poet and lecturer. *

Sidney Tushingham Sidney Tushingham (1884–1968) was a painter and etcher who specialised in rustic scenes of villages and small-town life. He was born in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England, where he started his artistic career as a china painter. He attended B ...

(1884–1968), painter and etcher. *

Charles Tomlinson Alfred Charles Tomlinson, CBE (8 January 1927 – 22 August 2015) was an English poet, translator, academic, and illustrator. He was born in Penkhull, and grew up in Basford, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. Life After attending Longton High Sc ...

CBE (born 1927), poet and translator. *

John Wain John Barrington Wain CBE (14 March 1925 – 24 May 1994) was an English poet, novelist, and critic, associated with the literary group known as "The Movement". He worked for most of his life as a freelance journalist and author, writing and revi ...

(1925–1994), poet, novelist and critic. *

Phil Wang Philip Nathaniel Wang Sin Goi (born 22 January 1990) is a British-Malaysian stand-up comedian and comedy writer who is a member of the sketch comedy group Daphne, and co-creator of their BBC Radio 4 series, '' Daphne Sounds Expensive''. He cur ...

(born 1990), stand-up comedian. *

John Watkiss John Watkiss (28 July 1961 – 20 January 2017) was a British artist, known for his painting and his work in comics and film production. His career led him from artist for graphic novels to storyboard artist and character designer. He is arguabl ...

(1961–2017), comic and film artist *

Andi Watson Andrew Watson (born 1969) is a British cartoonist and illustrator best known for the graphic novels ''Breakfast After Noon'', ''Slow News Day'' and his series ''Skeleton Key'' and ''Love Fights'', published by Oni Press and Slave Labor Graphics ...

(born 1969), cartoonist and illustrator * Cecil Webb-Johnson (1879–1930), physician, dietitian and writer. *

Peter Whelan Peter Whelan (3 October 1931 – 3 July 2014) was a British playwright. Whelan was born and raised in Stoke-on-Trent, England. As a student from 1951–55 Whelan was an inspirational figure in the newly-formed Drama Society at the experimental ...

(born 1931), playwright. *

Ken Whitmore Ken Whitmore, born Hanley, Staffordshire, December 22, 1937, is a prolific author of radio plays, stage plays, short stories and poetry. His writing is characterised by black comedy and fantastic ideas, such as the complete disappearance of a ma ...

(born 1937), radio writer. *

W.I.Z. Andrew John "W.I.Z." Whiston (born 4 January 1964) is an English director of films and music videos. Career W.I.Z. has directed a number of high-concept videos for major music artists from the United Kingdom and the United States, including Ma ...

(born 1962), Andrew Whiston, music video film director. * John Wilcox (1913–1979), cinematographer.

Businesspeople

Sam Bennion Samuel Bennion (1871 – 6 May 1941) was an English Association football, footballer, Manager (association football), manager and later chairman of Port Vale F.C., Port Vale. Career Bennion was a Burslem native and a Port Vale F.C., Burslem Po ...

(1871–1941), former chairman of Port Vale. * Sir Albert Bowen, 1st Baronet (1858–1924), found success in

Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...

. * Bill Bell (born 1932), former chairman of Port Vale. *

Bill Bratt William Amos Bratt Order of the British Empire, MBE (born 1945) is an English insurance broker and former football club chairman who was the chair of Port Vale F.C., Port Vale from 2003 to 2011. After decades working in the insurance industry, Br ...

MBE (born 1945), former chairman of Port Vale. *

(born 1953), billionaire businessman. *

Mo Chaudry Mohammed Ishaq "Mo" Chaudry (born 21 September 1960) is a British Pakistani businessman. He spent his early years in Pakistan, before travelling to England and building an estimated fortune of more than £100m, confirming himself as one of the ...

(born 1960), chairman of the Waterworld and MIC Investment Groups. *

(born 1938), chairman of

and Stoke City. **

Denise Coates Denise Coates (born 26 September 1967) is a British billionaire businesswoman, the founder, majority shareholder and joint chief executive of online gambling company Bet365. In October 2019, ''Forbes'' magazine estimated Coates's net worth at ...

(born 1967), Bet365 executive, daughter of Peter. ** John Coates (born 1970), Bet365 executive, son of Peter. *

Antony Jenkins Antony Peter Jenkins (born 11 July 1961) is a British business executive. Since 2016 he has been the chief executive officer of 10x Future Technologies, which he founded. He was the group chief executive of Barclays from 30 August 2012 until hi ...

(born 1961),

Barclays Barclays () is a British multinational universal bank, headquartered in London, England. Barclays operates as two divisions, Barclays UK and Barclays International, supported by a service company, Barclays Execution Services. Barclays traces ...

executive. *

Reginald H. Jones Reginald H. Jones (11 July 1917 – 30 December 2003) was the chairman and CEO of General Electric from 1972 to 1981. Biography Jones was born in Stoke-on-Trent, England, United Kingdom. After graduating from the Wharton School of the Universit ...

(1917–2003), CEO of

General Electric General Electric Company (GE) is an American multinational conglomerate founded in 1892, and incorporated in New York state and headquartered in Boston. The company operated in sectors including healthcare, aviation, power, renewable energ ...

. *

Mitchell Kennerley Mitchell Kennerley (August 14, 1878 – February 22, 1950) was an English born American publisher, editor, and gallery owner. Life He was born at Burslem, England. He was the manager of the New York branch of John Lane, the London publisher, f ...

(1878–1950), publisher. *Sir

OBE DL (born 1941), chairman of Reading F.C. *

Jon Moulton Jon Moulton (born 15 October 1950) is a British venture capitalist. He is the founder and managing partner of the private equity firm Better Capital, and is the former managing partner of the private equity firm Alchemy Partners. He is an active ...

(born 1950), venture capitalist. * John Mountford (born 1949), television executive. *

John Lewis Ricardo John Lewis Ricardo (1812 – 2 August 1862) was a British businessman and politician. He was the son of Jacob Ricardo and nephew of the economist David Ricardo. In 1841 he married Catherine Duff (c.1820 – 1869), the daughter of General Sir A ...

(1812–1862), Chairman of the

North Staffordshire Railway The North Staffordshire Railway (NSR) was a British railway company formed in 1845 to promote a number of lines in the Staffordshire Potteries and surrounding areas in Staffordshire, Cheshire, Derbyshire and Shropshire. The company was based i ...

and Liberal MP. *

Sarah Willingham Sarah Louise Willingham (born 21 December 1973) is a British entrepreneur, serial investor, founder and CEO of Nightcap PLC, with extensive experience in the hospitality industry. Education Willingham has two business degrees from Oxford Brooke ...

(born 1973), entrepreneur, investor and personal finance.

Entertainers and musicians

Robbie Williams at Sunderland 2011a crop

* Barry Banks, tenor. *

Havergal Brian Havergal Brian (born William Brian; 29 January 187628 November 1972) was an English composer. He is best known for having composed 32 symphonies (an unusually high total for a 20th-century composer), most of them late in his life. His best-know ...

(1876–1972), classical composer. *

Bruno Brookes Trevor Neil "Bruno" Brookes (born 1959 in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire) is an English former radio presenter who became prominent on British radio in the 1980s. He was CEO of in-store radio company Immedia from 2000–2020. Early life and care ...

(born 1959), radio presenter. *

Frank Bough Francis Joseph Bough (; 15 January 1933 – 21 October 2020) was an English television presenter. He was best known as the former host of BBC sports and current affairs shows including ''Grandstand'', '' Nationwide'' and '' Breakfast Time'', whi ...

(born 1933), television presenter. *

Warren Bullock Warren James Bullock (born January 12, 1965) is an English professional ballroom dancer and dance teacher, most widely known for the TV series Baby Ballroom and as the founder of Zig Zag Dance Factory in Lower Penn, Wolverhampton. Early life W ...

(born 1965) ballroom dancer. * Camp Stag, rock band, formed in 2011 * Frederick Arthur Challinor (1866–1952), composer. *

David Chesworth David Chesworth (born 1958, Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom) is an Australian-based interdisciplinary artist and composer. Known for his experimental and at times minimalist music, he has worked solo, in post-punk groups (Essendon Airport, Whadya ...

(born 1958), composer and artist. *

Ted Chippington Ted Chippington (real name Francis Smyth; born February 1962 in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England) is a British stand-up comedian. Noted for his diffident on-stage persona, Chippington avoids observational comedy in favour of anti-humour ...

(born 1962), comedian. *

Beth Cullen-Kerridge Beth Cullen-Kerridge (born 1970) is an English sculptor. Cullen-Kerridge was born in Stoke on Trent, Stoke-on-Trent to Judith Vincent, a businesswoman, and James Cullen, a painter. She attended John Moores University and the Royal College of Art. ...

(born 1970), sculptor. *

D Mob D Mob (or D-Mob), also known as Dancin' Danny D or simply Danny D, is a British music producer and remixer. His most notable track was "C'mon and Get My Love" with Cathy Dennis on the vocals, which peaked at number 10 on the U.S. Hot 100 char ...

, acid house DJ. * Shaun Doherty (born 1964), radio presenter. *

Jem Finer Jeremy Max Finer (born 20 July 1955) is an English musician, artist and composer. He was one of the founding members of The Pogues. Life and career Finer was born in Stoke-on-Trent, England, the son of political scientist Samuel Finer. He took ...

(born 1955), founding member of

The Pogues The Pogues were an English or Anglo-Irish Celtic punk band fronted by Shane MacGowan and others, founded in Kings Cross, London in 1982, as "Pogue Mahone" – the anglicisation of the Irish Gaelic ''póg mo thóin'', meaning "kiss my arse". T ...

. * Andrea Foulkes, past life regression therapist. *

Gertie Gitana Gertie Gitana (born Gertrude Mary Astbury; 27 December 1887 – 5 January 1957) was an English music hall entertainer. Biography She was born in Shirley Street, Longport, Staffordshire, Longport, Stoke-on-Trent.Nick Hancock Nicholas John Hancock (born 25 October 1962) is an English actor and television presenter. He hosted the sports quiz ''They Think It's All Over'' for 10 years. He also formerly presented ''Room 101'' (1994–1999) on TV, as well as its earlier ...

(born 1962), actor, comedian and television presenter. *

Steve Ignorant Steve Ignorant (born Steven Williams in 1957) is a singer and artist. Career Steve Ignorant was born in Stoke-on-Trent but grew up in Dagenham, East London. He later lived at Dial House, which since 1967 has been a self-sustaining anarchist- ...

(born 1957), punk musician. * Lemmy (1945–2015), founder of

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. * Patricia Leonard (1936–2010), opera singer. * Eddie Mooney (born 1957), guitarist. * Andy Moor (born 1980), DJ. * Jules Muck, graffiti and mural artist. *

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(born 1966), fictional musician and lead bassist of ''

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''. *

AJ Pritchard Alex Joseph Pritchard (born 5 November 1994) is a British dancer and choreographer. In 2013, he auditioned for the seventh series of ''Britain's Got Talent'' along with professional partner Chloe Hewitt, where they reached the semi-finals. From ...

(born 1994), ballroom dancer. *

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, solo rock musician and

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(born 1960), television presenter. *

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, Television Plate Spinner, illusionist, performer. *

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Kevin Wilkinson Kevin Michael Wilkinson (11 June 1958 – 17 July 1999) was an English drummer, who was based in Baydon, Wiltshire, England. Career Born Kevin Michael Wilkinson in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, he is credited as a former official member of se ...

(1958–1999), musician. *

(born 1974), pop star. *

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Inventors and scientists

William Astbury William Thomas Astbury Fellow of the Royal Society, FRS (25 February 1898 – 4 June 1961) was an English physicist and molecular biology, molecular biologist who made pioneering X-ray crystallography, X-ray diffraction studies of biomolecule, b ...

FRS (1898–1961), physicist and molecular biologist who worked with x-rays. * John L. Jinks (1929–1987), geneticist. *Sir Oliver Lodge FRS (1851–1940), physicist and writer involved in the development of wireless telegraphy. *Reginald J. Mitchell CBE, FRAeS (1895–1937), designed the Supermarine Spitfire. *Thomas Twyford (1849–1921), invented the single piece, ceramic flush toilet. *Thomas Wedgwood (photographer), Thomas Wedgwood (1771–1805), son of

, pioneer of photography.

Military figures

*John Baskeyfield (1922–1944), soldier awarded the

during World War II. *George Bennions (1913–2004), prominent spitfire pilot during the Battle of Britain. *Alan Bott (1893–1952), World War I flying ace. *Percy Boulton (1898–?), pilot awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom), Distinguished Flying Cross during World War I. *Ernest Albert Egerton (1897–1966), soldier awarded the Victoria Cross during World War I. *Andrew Evans case, Andrew Evans, victim of miscarriage of justice. *Henry Joseph Gallagher (1914–1988), soldier awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal during the Korean War. *Wilfred Green (aviator), Wilfred Green (1898–?), pilot awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross during World War I. *Peter Hammersley (1928–2020), Royal Navy officer. *John Harold Rhodes (1891–1917), soldier awarded the

during World War I.

Miscellaneous figures

*Neil Baldwin (Keele University), Neil Baldwin (born 1946), Stoke City kitman. *John Bramall (1923–2000), Academy Award nominated sound engineer. *Kevin Healey (autism activist), Kevin Healey (born 1974), autism activist. *Arthur Katalayi (born 1982), ambassador for Giving Back to Africa. *Molly Leigh (1685–1746), woman accused of witchcraft. *

(1850–1912), captain of the RMS Titanic.

Politicians

*Jack Baddeley (1881–1953), member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in

. *Samuel Clowes (Labour politician), Samuel Clowes (1864–1928), MP for Hanley. *Douglas Coghill (1855–1928), MP for Stoke-upon-Trent. *William Taylor Copeland (1797–1868), Lord Mayor of London and Conservative Party (UK), Conservative MP. *Mark Fisher (politician), Mark Fisher (born 1944), Labour Party (UK), Labour MP. *John Forrester (politician), John Forrester (1924–2007), Labour MP. *Harold Hewitt (trade unionist), Harold Hewitt (1899–1968), trade union leader. *Chris Keates (born 1953), trade union leader. *David Kidney (born 1955), Labour MP. *William Harold Malkin (1868–1959), 21st mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. *Mark Meredith (born 1965), second and last elected Mayor of the city of Stoke-on-Trent. *Richard Pankhurst (1834–1898), husband of Emmeline Pankhurst and founder of the Independent Labour Party. *William Edward Robinson (1863–1927) Liberal Party (UK), Liberal MP. *Les Sillitoe (1915–1996), trade unionist. *George Stevenson (British politician), George Stevenson (born 1938), Labour MP *David Sumberg (born 1941), Conservative MEP. *Joan Walley (born 1949), Labour MP. *Mike Wolfe (politician), Mike Wolfe, first elected Mayor of the city of Stoke-on-Trent. *Ernest Wood (Manitoba politician), Ernest Wood (1862–after 1897), political figure in Manitoba.

Potters

*John Aynsley (1823–1907), founder of Aynsley China. *Lorna Bailey (born 1978), modern day potter. *John Bartlam (1735–1781), emigrated to America. *Lucien Boullemier (1877–1949), footballer and ceramic designer. *Clarice Cliff (1889–1972), ceramic industrial artist. *Susie Cooper (1902–1995), ceramics designer. *Thomas Forester & Sons, (1877–1956), company founder. *William Henry Goss (1883–1906), pioneer of the souvenir trade in pottery. *

(1765–1836), founder of Mintons. * William Moorcroft (1872–1945), founder of Moorcroft. *Bernard Moore (potter), Bernard Moore (1850–1935), pottery manufacturer and ceramic chemist. *Charlotte Rhead (1885–1947), ceramics designer. *Frederick Hurten Rhead (1880–1942), achieved recognition in America. *Charles Shaw (potter), Charles Shaw (1832–1906), potter. *

(1733–1797), founder of Spode. *Jessie Tait (1928–2010), ceramics designer. *Thomas Toft (died 1698), early potter *Jabez Vodrey (1795–1861), achieved recognition in America. *Darwin–Wedgwood family **Susannah Darwin (1765–1817), wife of Robert Darwin **Cecil Wedgwood DSO (1863–1916), soldier and potter. **Enoch Wedgwood (1813–1879), founder of Wedgwood & Co. **Godfrey Wedgwood (1883–1905), partner in Wedgwood & Co. **

(1730–1795), largely credited with bringing pottery to the area, also a prominent Abolitionism in the United Kingdom, abolitionist and grandfather to Charles Darwin. **Josiah Wedgwood II (1769–1843), continued in his father's footsteps, and also served as an MP. **Thomas Wedgwood III (1685–1739), father of Josiah. *Susan Williams-Ellis (1918–2007), pottery designer.

Religious figures

*William Barratt (1823–1889), Mormon missionary. *

(1772–1852), joint-founder of

. * William Clowes (1780–1851), joint-founder of Primitive Methodism. *Edward Fortescue (died 1877), Anglican priest. *Henry Heath (Mormon pioneer), Henry Heath (1828–1908), Mormon pioneer. *John Lightfoot (1602–1675), rabbinical scholar and vice-chancellor of the University of Cambridge. *Kevin McDonald (bishop), Kevin McDonald (born 1947), Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Southwark, Archbishop Emeritus of Southwark. *Jan McFarlane (born 1964), Archdeacon of Norwich. *William Frederick Mellor, missionary. *Colin Winter (1928–1981), Anglican bishop.

Sportspeople

Combat sports

*Chris Edwards (boxer), Chris Edwards (born 1976), flyweight boxer. *Scott Lawton (boxer), Scott Lawton, lightweight and super featherweight boxer. *Charlie Maddock (born 1995), taekwondo athlete. *Ross Pointon (born 1980), mixed martial artist.

Cricketers

*Phil Bainbridge (born 1958), played for Gloucestershire County Cricket Club, Gloucestershire and Durham County Cricket Club, Durham. *David Blank (born 1959), played for Staffordshire County Cricket Club, Staffordshire. *Edmund Bourne (cricketer), Edmund Bourne (1885–1962), played for Staffordshire. *David Cartledge (born 1956), played for Staffordshire. *Richard Cooper (cricketer, born 1972), Richard Cooper (born 1972), played for Staffordshire. *Ben Cotton (cricketer), Ben Cotton (born 1993), played for Staffordshire. *Richard Downend (born 1945), played for Staffordshire. *Anthony Dutton (born 1963), played for Staffordshire. *David Edwards (cricketer, born 1980), David Edwards (born 1980), played for Staffordshire. *George Elsby (1902–1953), played for Wales national cricket team, Wales. *Tony Frost (born 1975), played for Warwickshire County Cricket Club, Warwickshire. *Richard Harvey (cricketer), Richard Harvey (born 1974), played for Staffordshire. *Andrew Hawkins (cricketer), Andrew Hawkins (born 1967), played for Staffordshire. *Denis Haynes (born 1923), played for Staffordshire. *Rob Hemmings (born 1996), played for Derbyshire. *Jamie Jervis (born 1980), played for Staffordshire. *William Jolley (1923–1995), played for Staffordshire. *Andrew Jones (cricketer, born 1977), Andrew Jones (born 1977), played for Staffordshire. *Sam Kelsall (born 1993), played for Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club, Nottinghamshire. *Robert King (cricketer, born 1978), Robert King (born 1978), played for Staffordshire. *Greg Lambert (cricketer), Greg Lambert (born 1980), played for Yorkshire County Cricket Club, Yorkshire. *Michael Longmore (born 1979), played for Staffordshire. *Alex Mellor (cricketer), Alex Mellor (born 1991), played for Warwickshire. *Malcolm Milward (born 1948), played for Staffordshire. *Richard Oliver (cricketer), Richard Oliver (born 1989), played for Shropshire County Cricket Club, Shropshire. *David Pashley (born 1972), played for Staffordshire. *John Potts (cricketer), John Potts (born 1960), played for Cheshire County Cricket Club, Cheshire. *Peter Ridgway (born 1972), played for Staffordshire. *Hamza Siddique (born 1991), played for Derbyshire County Cricket Club, Derbyshire *Roy Smith (cricketer, born 1910), Roy Smith (1910–1971), played for Staffordshire. *Jeremy Snape (born 1973), England cricket team, England international. *Mitchell Spencer (born 1993), played for Worcestershire. *Bob Taylor (cricketer), Bob Taylor (born 1941), played for Derbyshire and England cricket team, England. *James Taylor (cricketer, born 2001), James Taylor (born 2001), played for Derbyshire. *Tom Taylor (cricketer, born 1994), Tom Taylor (born 1994), played for Derbyshire. *Alex Thomson (cricketer), Alex Thomson (born 1993), played for Warwickshire. *Peter Timmis (1942–1988), played for Staffordshire. *Greg Willott (born 1980), played for Staffordshire. *David Womble (born 1977), played for Staffordshire. *Danni Wyatt (born 1991), cricketer, plays for the England women's cricket team, England women's team.

Cue sports

*Jamie Cope (born 1985), snooker player. *Dave Harold (born 1966), snooker player. *Gareth Potts (born 1983), 8-ball pool player. *Brandon Sargeant (born 1997), snooker player.

Cyclists

*Kian Emadi (born 1992), track cyclist. *Tommy Godwin (cyclist, born 1912), Tommy Godwin (1912–1975), world record-breaking cyclist. *John Harvey (cyclist), John Harvey (1884–19??), English Champion for the one mile distance. *Steve Joughin (born 1959), road racing cyclist. *Adrian Timmis (born 1964), road racing cyclist. *Les West (born 1943), two-time winner of the Tour of Britain.

Darts players

*Andy Boulton (born 1973), nicknamed 'X-Factor'. *Mark Frost (darts player), Mark Frost, nicknamed 'Frosty the Throw Man'. *Andy Hamilton (darts player), Andy Hamilton (born 1967), nicknamed 'The Hammer'. *Ted Hankey (born 1968), nicknamed 'The Count'. *Adrian Lewis (born 1985), nicknamed 'Jackpot'. * Phil Taylor (born 1960), nicknamed 'The Power', 16 time World Professional Darts Championship, World Champion. *Ian White (darts player), Ian White (born 1970), nicknamed 'Diamond'.

Footballers

*John Abbotts (born 1924), played for Port Vale. *Jimmy Adams (footballer), Jimmy Adams (born 1937), played for Port Vale. *Neil Adams (footballer), Neil Adams (born 1937), played for Oldham Athletic and Norwich City. *Percy Adams (footballer), Percy Adams (1914–1984), played for Port Vale. *Danny Alcock (born 1984), played for Accrington Stanley. *Terry Alcock (born 1946), played for Port Vale and Blackpool. *Ronnie Allen (1929–2004), played for West Bromwich Albion and England national football team, England. *Tony Allen (footballer), Tony Allen (born 1939), played for Stoke City and England national football team, England. *Dick Allman (1883–1943), played for Port Vale. *Samuel Ashworth (1877–1925), won the 1904 FA Cup Final with Manchester City. *Colin Askey (born 1932), played for Port Vale. *John Askey (born 1964), played for and managed Macclesfield Town; son of the above. *Horace Austerberry (1868–1946), manager of Stoke City. *Frank Austin (footballer), Frank Austin (1933–2004), played for Coventry City. *Karl Austin (born 1961), played for Port Vale. *Ryan Austin (footballer), Ryan Austin (born 1984), played for Burton Albion. *George Baddeley (1874–1952), played for Stoke City and West Bromwich Albion. *Tom Baddeley (1874–1946), played for Wolverhampton Wanderers. *Mark Bailey (footballer), Mark Bailey (born 1961), played for Rochdale and Lincoln City. *Terry Bailey (born 1947), played for Port Vale. *Lewis Ballham (c.1864–1948), played for Port Vale. *Frank Baker (footballer), Frank Baker (1918–1989), played for Stoke City. *Horace Baker (footballer), Horace Baker (1910–1974), played for Port Vale. *Paul Bannister (born 1947), played for Port Vale. *Len Barber (born 1929), played for Port Vale. *Alfred Barker (1873–1940), managed Stoke City. *Graham Barnett (footballer), Graham Barnett (born 1936), played for Port Vale. *Anthony Bates (born 1961), referee. *Albert Beech (1912–1985), played for Huddersfield Town. *Jim Beech (1871–?), played for Port Vale. *Kenny Beech (born 1958), played for Port Vale. *Carl Beeston (born 1967), played for Stoke City. *Matthew Bell (footballer), Matthew Bell (born 1992), represented the British Virgin Islands national football team, British Virgin Islands. *Alan Bennett (footballer, born 1931), Alan Bennett (born 1931), played for Port Vale. *Edgar Bennett (English footballer), Edgar Bennett (1929–2008), played for Luton Town F.C., Luton Town and Chelmsford City F.C., Chelmsford City. *Harry Benson (footballer), Harry Benson (1883–?), played for Stoke City and Port Vale. *Arthur Bentley (footballer), Arthur Bentley (1871–?), played for Stoke *Bill Bentley (footballer), Bill Bentley (born 1947), played for Blackpool. *Fred Bettany (1860–1924), played for Port Vale and Stoke City. *Mark Birch (footballer), Mark Birch (born 1977), played for Carlisle United F.C., Carlisle United. *Cliff Birks (1910–1998), played for Port Vale. *Len Birks (1896–1975), played for Port Vale. *Alan Bloor (born 1943), played for Stoke City and managed Port Vale. *Edwin Blunt (1918–1993), played for Northampton Town. *Albert Boardman (1870–?), played for Stoke City. *Steve Bould (born 1962), played for Arsenal and England national football team, England. *Clint Boulton (born 1948), played for Port Vale and Torquay United. *Arthur Box (1884–1960), played for Stoke City and Port Vale. *James Bradley (footballer), James Bradley (1881–1954), played for Stoke City and Liverpool. *John Brayford (born 1987), played for Crewe Alexandra. *Ernest Breeze (1910–1984), played for Port Vale. *Roy Brien (born 1930), played for Port Vale. *Mark Bright (born 1962), played for Crystal Palace. *Billy Briscoe (1896–1994), played for Port Vale. *Trevor Brissett (1961–2010), played for Port Vale. *Joe Broadhurst (1862–?), played for Stoke. *Russell Bromage (born 1959), played for Port Vale. *Arthur Broomhall (1860–?), played for Stoke City and Port Vale. *Roy Brown (footballer, born 1923), Roy Brown (1923–1989), played for Stoke City. *Ryan Brown (footballer), Ryan Brown (born 1985), played for Port Vale. *Joe Brough (1886–1968), played for Port Vale. *Matthew Bullock (footballer), Matthew Bullock (born 1980), played for Stoke City. *Mickey Bullock (born 1946), played for and managed Halifax Town. *Peter Bullock (footballer), Peter Bullock (born 1941), played for Stoke City and Colchester United. *John Burndred (born 1968), played for Port Vale. *Andy Carr (born 1956), played for Port Vale. *Frank Cartledge (1899–?), played for Port Vale. *Bill Caton (1924–2011), played for Stoke City and Crewe Alexandra. *Nick Chadwick (born 1982), played for Plymouth Argyle. *Mark Chamberlain (born 1961), played for Port Vale, Stoke City and England national football team, England. *Neville Chamberlain (footballer), Neville Chamberlain (born 1960), played for Port Vale. *Ben Chapman (footballer, born 1991), Ben Chapman (born 1991), played for the British Virgin Islands national football team, British Virgin Islands. *Tommy Cheadle (1919–1993), played for Port Vale. *Joseph Chell (1911–1992), played for Port Vale. *Jack Chew (1915–1984), played for Port Vale. *Richard Coates (footballer), Richard Coates (1889–1960), played for Stoke. *Ephraim Colclough (1875–1914), played for Stoke City and Watford. *Ryan Colclough (born 1994), played for Crewe Alexandra. *Tom Conlon (born 1996), played for Peterborough United F.C., Peterborough United. *Tom Conway (footballer, born 1933), Tom Conway (born 1933), played for Port Vale. *Albert Cook (footballer), Albert Cook (1880–1949), played for Port Vale. *Arthur Cooper (footballer, born 1921), Arthur Cooper (born 1921), played for Port Vale. *Tom Cooper (footballer), Tom Cooper (1904–1940), played for Derby County and England national football team, England. *Bill Cope (footballer), Bill Cope (1899–1979), played for Port Vale. *William Cope (footballer), William Cope (1884–1937), played for West Ham United. *Colin Corbishley (born 1939), played for Chester. *Tom Coxon (1883–1942), played for Port Vale. *Garth Crooks OBE (born 1958), played for Stoke City and Tottenham Hotspur. *Harry Croxton (1880–1965), played for Port Vale and Stoke City. *Ralph Dain (1862–?), played for Port Vale. *John Danby (footballer), John Danby (born 1983), played for Chester. *Brendon Daniels (born 1993), played for Crewe Alexandra. *Eddie Davies (footballer), Eddie Davies (1923–1995), played for Port Vale. *Tom Davis (footballer, born 1901), Tom Davis (1901–?), played for Port Vale. *Jason Dawson (born 1971), played for Rochdale A.F.C., Rochdale. *Jack Deakin (footballer, born 1873), Jack Deakin (1873–?), played for Stoke. *Luke Dean (footballer, born 1913), Luke Dean (1913–1975), played for Port Vale. *Alan Dodd (born 1953), played for Stoke City. *Fred Donaldson (born 1937), played for Port Vale. *Phil Dowd (born 1963), referee. *Peter Durber (1873–?), played for Southampton in the 1900 FA Cup Final. *Stuart Eccleston (born 1961), played for Hull City A.F.C., Hull City. *Derek Edge (born 1942), played for Port Vale. *Percy Ellis, played for Port Vale. *Dick Evans (footballer), Dick Evans (1875–1942), played for Port Vale. *Ted Evans (footballer), Ted Evans (1868–1942), played for Port Vale and Stoke City *John Farmer (footballer), John Farmer (born 1947), played for Stoke City. *Jack Farrell (footballer, born 1873), Jack Farrell (1873–1947), played for Stoke City. *Bill Finney (born 1931), played for Stoke City. *Peter Ford (footballer), Peter Ford (born 1933), played for Port Vale. *David Fox (footballer), David Fox (born 1983), played for Blackpool. *Joe Frail (1869–1939), played for Port Vale. *Neil Franklin (1922–1996), played for Stoke City and England national football team, England. *George Gallimore (1886–1949), played for Stoke City. *James Gibbons (footballer), James Gibbons (born 1998), played for Port Vale. *George Gibson (footballer, born 1912), George Gibson (1912–?), played for Bradford City A.F.C., Bradford City. *Josh Gordon (footballer), Josh Gordon (born 1993), played for Walsall F.C., Walsall. *Ebenezer Grant (1882–1962), played for Port Vale. *Ralph Gregory (1921–2002), played for Port Vale. *Arthur Griffiths (footballer, born 1885), Arthur Griffiths (1885–1944), played for Stoke City. *Jack Griffiths (1909–1975), played for Manchester United. *Ken Griffiths (1930–2008), played for Port Vale. *Neil Griffiths (footballer), Neil Griffiths (born 1951), played for Port Vale. *Peter Hall (footballer, born 1939), Peter Hall (born 1939), played for Port Vale. *Charles Hallam (1902–1970), played for Stoke City. *Norman Hallam (born 1920), played for Port Vale. *Arthur Hallworth (1884–?), played for Birmingham. *James Hamilton (footballer, born 1884), James Hamilton (1884–?), played for Port Vale. *Lol Hamlett (1917–1986), played for Port Vale. *Jonathan Hammond (footballer), Jonathan Hammond (1891–?), played for Port Vale. *Barry Hancock (1938–2013), played for Port Vale. *Ken Hancock (born 1937), played for Port Vale and Ipswich Town. *Ray Hancock (born 1925), played for Port Vale. *Albert Hankey (1914–1998), played for Southend United F.C., Southend United. *David Harris (footballer, born 1953), David Harris (born 1953), played for Port Vale. *Albert Harrison (footballer, born 1909), Albert Harrison (1909–1989), played for Port Vale. *Jack Harrison (footballer, born 1996), Jack Harrison (born 1996), played for Leeds United F.C., Leeds United. *Sean Haslegrave (1951–2019), played for Stoke City. *Charlie Hassall (1863–?), played for Stoke. *James Henshall (1907–?), played for Port Vale. *James Hill (1910s footballer), James Hill, played for Port Vale. *Harry Hodgkinson (footballer), Harry Hodgkinson (1862–1945), played for Port Vale. *John Hodgkinson (footballer, born 1871), John Hodgkinson, played for Southampton. *Ted Holdcroft (1882–1952), played for Port Vale and Stoke City. *Tom Holford (1878–1964), played for Stoke City and England national football team, England, and later managed Port Vale. *Enoch Hood (1861–1940), founder of Port Vale. *Vic Horrocks (1884–1922), played for Port Vale and Stoke City. *Fred Hough (born 1935), played for Port Vale. *Alex Hurst (footballer), Alex Hurst (born 1999), played for Port Vale. *Billy Hutchinson (footballer, born 1870), Billy Hutchinson (1870–1943), played for Stoke. *David Ikin (born 1946), played for Port Vale. *David Jackson (footballer, born 1937), David Jackson (born 1937), played for Bradford City. *Peter Jackson (footballer, born 1937), Peter Jackson (1937–1991), played for Bradford City. *Alan Johnson (footballer, born 1947), Alan Johnson (born 1947), played for Port Vale. *Paul Johnson (footballer, born 1959), Paul Johnson (born 1959), played for Shrewsbury Town and Macclesfield Town. *Bernard Jones (footballer, born 1924), Bernard Jones (born 1924), played for Port Vale. *Fred Jones (footballer, born 1922), Fred Jones (1922–1989), played for Port Vale. *Matt Jones (footballer, born 1986), Matt Jones (born 1986), goalkeeper. *Roger Jones (footballer, born 1902), Roger Jones (1902–1967), played for Port Vale. *Kevin Kent (born 1965), played for Mansfield Town and Port Vale. *Tom Kirkham, referee of the 1902 FA Cup Final. *Wilf Kirkham (1901–1974), played for Port Vale and Stoke City. *George Lawton (footballer, born 1862), George Lawton, played for Stoke City. *Albert Leake (1930–1999), played for Port Vale. *Terry Lees (born 1952), played for Port Vale. *Billy Leese (born 1961), played for Port Vale. *Harry Leese (1886–?), played for Port Vale. *Harry Littlehales (1901–1989), played for Tranmere Rovers F.C., Tranmere Rovers. *Matthew Lowe (footballer, born 1990), Matthew Lowe (born 1990), played for Macclesfield Town. *Anthony Malbon (born 1991), played for Port Vale. *Jack Mandley (1909–1988), played for Port Vale and Aston Villa. *John Marsh (footballer, born 1948), John Marsh (born 1948), played for Stoke City. *Alan Martin (footballer, born 1923), Alan Martin (1923–2004), played for Port Vale and Stoke City. *Dean Martin (footballer, born 1957), Dean Martin (born 1957), played for Port Vale. *Alfred Massey (1918–2006), played for Stoke City. *Sir

CBE (1915–2000), played for Stoke City, Blackpool and England national football team, England, and later managed Port Vale. *Wilf Mayer (1912–1979), played for Southampton. *John McCue (footballer), John McCue (1922–1999), played for Stoke City. *Arthur McGarry (1898–?), played for Port Vale. *Bill McGarry (1927–2005), played for Huddersfield Town and England national football team, England. *Harry McKirdy (born 1997), played for Aston Villa F.C., Aston Villa. *Tom Meigh (1899–1972), played for Wrexham A.F.C., Wrexham. *Harry Mellor (footballer, born 1878), Harry Mellor (1878–?), played for Stoke City and Grimsby Town. *Jimmy Mellor (1870–?), played for Stoke. *M. Mellor, played for Stoke. *Christian Millar (born 1989), played for Macclesfield Town. *Terry Miles (born 1937), played for Port Vale. *Ben Mills (footballer), Ben Mills (born 1989), played for Macclesfield Town F.C., Macclesfield Town. *Fred Mills (footballer), Fred Mills (1910–?), played for Port Vale and Leeds United. *Doug Millward (footballer, born 1862), Doug Millward (1862–?), played for Stoke. *Bert Mitchell (1922–1997), played for Luton Town. *David Mitchell (footballer, born 1945), David Mitchell (born 1945), played for Port Vale. *Byron Moore (born 1988), played for Crewe Alexandra. *Tommy Moore (footballer), Tommy Moore (1877–?), goalkeeper for West Ham United F.C., West Ham United. *Billy Mould (1919–1999), played for Stoke City. *Louis Moult (born 1992), played for Stoke City. *Bob Mountford (1952–2008), played for Port Vale and Rochdale. *Derek Mountford (born 1934), played for Port Vale. *Harry Mountford (1886–?), played for Port Vale. *Peter Mountford (footballer), Peter Mountford (born 1960), played for Charlton Athletic. *Jackie Mudie (1930–1992), played for Blackpool and Scotland national football team, Scotland, and later managed Port Vale. *Ernest Mullineux (1879–1960), played for Port Vale and Stoke City. *Fred Morley (footballer), Fred Morley (1890–?), played for Blackpool. *John Nash (footballer), John Nash (1867–1939), played for Port Vale. *Henry O'Grady (1907–1990), played for numerous clubs throughout the 1930s. *Jimmy Oakes (1902–1992), played for Port Vale. *Fred Obrey (1912–1986), played for Port Vale. *Percy Oldacre (1892–1970), played for Crewe Alexandra. *Tom Orpe (1900–?), played for Port Vale. *Gareth Owen (footballer, born 1982), Gareth Owen (born 1982), played for Port Vale. *Wally Owen (1864–?), played for Stoke City. *William Owen (footballer, born 1884), William Owen (1884–1945), played for Stoke. *Martin Paterson (born 1987), played for Burnley and Northern Ireland national football team, Northern Ireland. *Jim Peacock (footballer), Jim Peacock (1871–?), played for Stoke. *Syd Peppitt (1919–1992), played for Stoke City and Port Vale. *Jimmy Phillips (footballer, born 1989), Jimmy Phillips (born 1989), played for Burton Albion. *Alan Philpott (born 1942), played for Stoke City. *Bill Pointon (born 1920), played for Port Vale. *Harry Poole (born 1935), played for Port Vale. *John Poole (footballer, born 1932), John Poole (born 1932), played for Port Vale. *Tom Pope (born 1985), played for Port Vale. *Mick Porter (born 1945), played for Port Vale. *Reg Potts (1927–1996), played for Port Vale. *Billy Poulson (1862–1937), played for Port Vale. *Harry Prince (born 1921), played for Port Vale. *Jack Proctor (1871–1893), played for Stoke City. *Wilfred Proctor (1893–1980), played for Nelson. *Albert Purcell (born 1913), played for Port Vale. *Pat Raftery (footballer), Pat Raftery (born 1925), played for Port Vale. *Aaron Ramsdale (born 1998), played for A.F.C. Bournemouth. *Jos Randles (1865–1925), played for Port Vale. *George Ratcliffe (footballer), George Ratcliffe (1877–?), played for West Ham United. *Adrian Reeves-Jones (born 1966), played for Port Vale. *Billy Reynolds (footballer), Billy Reynolds (1864–?), played for Port Vale. *John Ritchie (footballer, born 1941), John Ritchie (1941–2007), played for Stoke City. *Trevor Robson (born 1959), played for Port Vale. *Elijah Round, played for Manchester United. *Johnny Rowe (footballer), Johnny Rowe (1907–?), played for Port Vale. *Bill Rowley (1865–1939), played for Stoke City and England national football team, England, and later managed Stoke City. *Dave Rushton (born 1973), played for Port Vale. *George Rushton (1880–?), played for Port Vale. *Joe Schofield (1871–1929), played for Stoke City and England national football team, England, and later managed Port Vale. *Charlie Scott (footballer), Charlie Scott (born 1997), played for Manchester United F.C., Manchester United. *Andy Shankland (born 1964), played for Port Vale. *Kevin Sheldon (born 1956), played for Wigan Athletic. *George Shenton (footballer), George Shenton (1899–1978), played for Port Vale. *Ollie Shenton (born 1997), played for Stoke City. *John Sherratt (born 1923), played for Port Vale. *Ryan Shotton (born 1988), played for Stoke City. *George Shutt (1861–1936), played for Stoke City and England national football team, England. *Jack Simms (1903–?), played for Port Vale. *Charlie Simpson (footballer), Charlie Simpson (1861–?), played for Port Vale. *Danny Simpson (early footballer), Danny Simpson, played for Port Vale. *Albert Skinner (1868–?), played for Port Vale. *Bobby Smith (footballer, born 1870), Bobby Smith (1870–?), played for Stoke City. *Chris Smith (footballer, born 1990), Chris Smith (born 1990), played for Swindon Town. * Denis Smith (born 1947), played for Stoke City. *John Smith (footballer, born 1921), John Smith (born 1921), played for Port Vale. *Martyn Smith (footballer), Martyn Smith (born 1961), played for Port Vale. *Wilf Smith (footballer, born 1917), Wilf Smith (1917–1995), played for Port Vale. *Phil Sproson (born 1959), played for Port Vale. *

(1930–1997), played for and managed Port Vale. *Thomas Sproson (1903–1976), played for West Bromwich Albion F.C., West Bromwich Albion. *Fred Steel (1884–?), played for Stoke. *

(1916–1976), played for Stoke City and managed Port Vale. *Stan Steele (born 1937), played for Port Vale. *Frank Stokes (footballer), Frank Stokes (1881–1945), played for Birmingham. *Albert Sturgess (1877–1957), played for Sheffield United F.C., Sheffield United and England national football team, England. *Ritchie Sutton (born 1986), played for Port Vale. *Harry Taylor (footballer, born 1889), Harry Taylor (1892–?), played for Stoke City. *Harold Taylor (footballer, born 1912), Harold Taylor (1912–?), played for Stoke City. *Billy Tempest (1893–?), played for Stoke City. *Albert Titley (1911–1986), played for Port Vale. *Derek Tomkinson (1931–2021), played for Port Vale. *George Tooth (1874–?), played for Stoke. *Don Triner (born 1919), played for Port Vale. *Billy Tunnicliffe (1920–1997), played for Wrexham. *Jimmy Turner (English footballer), Jimmy Turner (1886–1904), played for Stoke City and England national football team, England. *Joe Turner (footballer, born 1872), Joe Turner (1872–1950), played for Southampton in the 1902 FA Cup Final. *Stan Turner (1926–1991), played for Port Vale. *Billy Twemlow (1892–1933), played for Stoke City and Port Vale. *Thomas Vallance (1924–1980), played for Arsenal. *Bertram Wallace (1880–?), played for Stoke City. *Robert Wallis (footballer), Robert Wallis (1904–?), played for Port Vale. *Derrick Ward (footballer), Derek Ward (1934–2011), played for Stoke City. *Terry Ward (1939–1963), played for Stoke City. *Frank Watkin (1904–1979), played for Port Vale. *Alex Weaver, coach in Singapore. *Louis Weller (footballer), Louis Weller (1887–1951), played for Everton F.C., Everton. *Selwyn Whalley (1934–2008), played for Port Vale. *Lewis White (footballer), Lewis White (born 1927), played for Port Vale. *Albert Whitehurst (1898–1976), played for Rochdale. *Bob Whittingham (1888–1926), played for Chelsea. *Sam Whittingham (footballer), Sam Whittingham (1884–?), played for Port Vale. *Pat Willdigg (born 1932), played for Port Vale. *Ernie Willett (1919–1985), played for Port Vale. *Louis Williams (footballer), Louis Williams (1889–?), played for Bristol Rovers. *Ray Williams (footballer, born 1946), Ray Williams (born 1946), played for Port Vale. *Mike Williamson (footballer), Mike Williamson (born 1983), played for Wycombe Wanderers. *Dennis Wilshaw (1926–2004), played for Wolverhampton Wanderers and England national football team, England. *Frank Wintle (born 1929), played for Port Vale. *Alf Wood (footballer, born 1876), Alf Wood (1876–1919), played for Stoke City and Aston Villa. *John Woodward (English footballer), John Woodward (born 1947), played for Port Vale. *Billy Wootton (1904–?), played for Port Vale. *Len Wootton (1925–1990), played for Wrexham. *John Worsdale (1948–2017), played for Stoke City. *Adam Yates (footballer), Adam Yates (born 1983), played for Port Vale.

Olympic medal winners

*Joe Deakin (1879–1972), gold medal winner at the 1908 Summer Olympics. *Imran Sherwani (born 1962), field hockey player and gold medal winner at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Other sports

*Geoff Ambrose (born 1946), speedway rider. *Laura Blakeman (born 1979), slalom canoeist. *James Bostock (1875–?), sports shooter. *Christopher Bowers (canoeist), Christopher Bowers (born 1998), slalom canoeist. *Adam Bradbury (born 1991), volleyball player. *Martin Brill (born 1956), fencer for New Zealand in 1984 Summer Olympics, 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics, 1988. *Adam Burgess (born 1992), slalom canoeist. *Rowan Cheshire (born 1995), freestyle skier. *Joe Clarke (canoeist), Joe Clarke (born 1992), slalom canoeist. *Heidi Earp (born 1980), swimmer. *Stephen Farrell (cyclist), Stephen Farrell (born 1965), cyclist. *Paul Fishwick (born 1936), field hockey player. *Eddie Hall (born 1988), World's Strongest Man. *Lisa Hall (born 1967), golfer. *John Howell (bobsleigh), John Howell (1955–2006), Great Britain bobsleigher at the 1980 Winter Olympics. *Steven Lewis (born 1986), pole vaulter. *David Lynn (golfer), David Lynn (born 1973), golfer. *Alexander Nelson (born 1988), sprinter. *Ashleigh Nelson (athlete), Ashleigh Nelson (born 1991), sprinter, sister of Alexander Nelson. *John Plant (coach), John Plant (1877–1954), basketball coach. *Lucy Rokach, poker player. *Jazmin Sawyers (born 1994), long jumper. *Mark Stevens (swimmer), Mark Stevens (born 1975), swimmer.

Racket sports

*Andrew Foster (tennis), Andrew Foster (born 1972), former number 184 in the world. *Suzie Pierrepont (born 1985), squash player. *Angela Smith (squash player), Angela Smith (born 1953) squash player, British and GB number 1 International, first professional lady player and founder member of WISPA. *Keith Wooldridge (born 1943), tennis player.

Rugby

*Tosh Askew, rugby union coach. *Kieran Brookes (born 1990), rugby union player. *Tony Gray (rugby coach), Tony Gray (born 1942), former Head Coach of the Wales national rugby union team. *James Hall (rugby union, born 1986), James Hall (born 1986), rugby union player. *Dan Robson (born 1992), rugby union player.

Wrestling

*Dean Allmark (born 1985), formerly with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. *Robbie Dynamite (born 1982), formerly with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. *Mikey Whiplash (born 1980), wrestled in Insane Championship Wrestling. *Peter Thornley (born 1946), known as Kendo Nagasaki.

References

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