Oldham is a surname meaning "'old lands" with origins tracing to the town of

Oldham Oldham is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, amid the Pennines and between the rivers Irk and Medlock, southeast of Rochdale and northeast of Manchester. It is the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham ...

, in

Greater Manchester Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county and combined authority area in North West England, with a population of 2.8 million; comprising ten metropolitan boroughs: Manchester, Salford, Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tam ...

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

. People named Oldham include: *

Andrew Loog Oldham Andrew Loog Oldham (born 29 January 1944) is an English record producer, talent manager, impresario and author. He was manager and producer of the Rolling Stones from 1963 to 1967, and was noted for his flamboyant style. Early life Loog Oldha ...

(born 1944), British rock group manager * Arthur Oldham (1926–2003), English chorusmaster, composer * Chris Oldham (born 1968), American football player * Denver Oldham (born 1936), American pianist *

Derek Oldham Derek Oldham (29 March 1887 – 20 March 1968) was an English singer and actor, best known for his performances in the tenor roles of the Savoy Operas with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company. After performing in concerts as a boy soprano and workin ...

(1887–1968), English singer and actor * George Oldham (disambiguation), multiple people * Greg Oldham (born 1947), American economist * Henry Yule Oldham, (1862–1951), British geographer *

Hugh Oldham Hugh Oldham ( – 25 June 1519) was an English cleric who was Bishop of Exeter (1505–19) and a notable patron of education as a founder and patron of Manchester Grammar School and Corpus Christi College, Oxford. Born in Lancashire to a fami ...

(1450–1519), English bishop * Jawann Oldham (born 1957), American basketball player *

John Oldham (disambiguation) John Oldham may refer to: *John Oldham (colonist) (1592–1636), early Puritan settler in Massachusetts *John Oldham (poet) (1653–1684), English poet * John Oldham (psychiatrist), American psychiatrist * John Oldham (engineer) (1779–1840), Iri ...

, multiple people * Joseph Houldsworth Oldham (1874–1969), Scottish missionary * Megan Oldham (born 2001), Canadian freestyle skier *

Ray Oldham Donnie Ray Oldham (February 23, 1951 – July 23, 2005) was an American football defensive back in the National Football League (NFL). He played professionally for the Baltimore Colts, Pittsburgh Steelers, New York Giants, and Detroit Lions. ...

(1951–2005), American football player * Red Oldham (1893–1961), American baseball player *

Richard Oldham (disambiguation) Richard Oldham may refer to: * Richard Oldham (bishop) (died 1485/86), bishop of Sodor and Man * Richard Oldham (priest) (1814–1889), Scottish Episcopalian priest * Richard Dixon Oldham (1858–1936), British geologist {{hndis, Oldham, Ri ...

, multiple people *

Scott Oldham Scott Oldham (born 1969) was vice president of editorial for Edmunds Inc.'s ''Edmunds.com'', where he was responsible for the quality and direction of content published. He started with ''Edmunds.com'' in December 2004 as senior editor with the c ...

(born 1969), American journalist *

Spooner Oldham Dewey Lindon "Spooner" Oldham (born June 14, 1943) is an American songwriter and session musician. An organist, he recorded in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, at FAME Studios as part of the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section on such hit R&B songs as Percy S ...

(born 1943), American musician *

Stephen Oldham Stephen ("Steve") Oldham (born 26 July 1948, High Green, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) is an English former first-class cricketer, who played for Yorkshire County Cricket Club from 1974 to 1979 and from 1984 to 1985, and for Derbyshire in the i ...

(born 1948), English cricketer *

Thomas Oldham Thomas Oldham (4 May 1816, Dublin – 17 July 1878, Rugby) was an Anglo-Irish geologist. He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin and studied civil engineering at the University of Edinburgh as well as geology under Robert Jameson. In 183 ...

(1816–1878), British geologist *

Todd Oldham Todd Oldham (born Jacky Todd Oldham; October 22, 1961) is an American-born designer and president of L-7 Designs Inc and Todd Oldham Studios. His approach to fashion and style has become known to millions through his fashion lines, interior desig ...

(born 1961), American fashion designer *

William Oldham (disambiguation) William Oldham may refer to: * William Oldham (1753-1791), American Revolutionary War soldier and namesake of Oldham County, Kentucky. * William Kavanaugh Oldham (1865–1938), acting Democratic governor of the U.S. state of Arkansas, 1913 *William ...

, multiple people

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