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Here are various people who became famous after having left Blackpool. I have included some adopted sons and daughters to clear up any confusion, but not those many entertainers who made their homes here over the years.
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Cardinal William Allen – 1532
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William Walmesley – Founder of Swallow Sidecars – 1891
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Frank Atkinson – Actor – 1893
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Jack Robinson – World’s best musical saw player – 1897
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Violet Carson – Ena Sharples (born Manchester, lived and died in Bispham) – 1898
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Lucy Morton – Swimmer (born Knutsford, moved to Blackpool aged 6) – 1898
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William Lyons – Founder of Jaguar Cars – 1901
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June Tripp – Actress – 1901
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Frank Randle – Comedian (born in Wigan - moved to Blackpool aged 6) – 1901
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Alistair Cooke – Broadcaster (moved to Blackpool aged 8) – 1908
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Belle Chrystall - Film Actress (born in Fleetwood) – 1910
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Roy Fuller – Poet and Writer (born Failsworth, moved to Blackpool aged 10) – 1912
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Frank Swift – Manchester City goalkeeper – 1934
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Geoffrey Bantock – Educationalist – 1914
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General Sir William Jackson – Governor of Gibraltar (1978-82) – 1917
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Diana Boddington – Stage Manager – 1921
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Desmond Bagley – Author (born Kendal, educated in Blackpool) – 1923
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Trevor Wilkinson – Founder of TVR cars – 1923
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Ronnie Clayton – Boxer – 1923
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Gary Miller – Singer – 1924
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Brian Howard – Chairman of Marks & Spencer – 1926
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Ian Christie – Jazz Clarinettist – 1927
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May Sanderson – Soprano – 1927
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Basil Kirchin – Drummer and Composer – 1927
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George Carman – Barrister – 1929
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Geoffrey Marshall – Political Scientist (born Chesterfield, grew up in Blackpool) – 1929
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Christopher Wiggins – Actor – 1931
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Michael Smith – Nobel Prize Winner – 1932
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Colin Bradbury – Clarinettist – 1933
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Janet Munro – Film actress (born Janet Horsburgh) – 1934
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Brian London – British Boxing champion (moved to Blackpool aged 15) – 1934
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Joan Savage – Actress and singer – 1934
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Owen Oyston – Estate Agent/Entrepreneur (moved to Blackpool aged 2) – 1934
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John Inman – Comedy Actor (born Preston, moved to Blackpool aged 12) – 1935
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Dennis Crompton – Architect – 1935
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Bill Ashton – Musician (founder of the National Youth Jazz Orchestra) – 1936
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Helene Thornton – Dancer (born Elaine Smith, later Heller Torren) – 1938
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Lennie Bennett – Comedian – 1938
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Paul Bootherstone – Frigate Commander – 1938
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Cynthia Powell – John Lennon’s first wife – 1939
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Ricky (Eric) Tomlinson – Comedy Actor – 1939
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Peter Purves – TV Presenter (moved to Blackpool aged 3) – 1939
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John Mahoney – Comedy Actor (Marty Crane in Frasier) – 1940
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Pat (Patricia) Astley – Actress (Stage name “Blackpool Patricia”) – unknown
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Tania Mallet – Film Actress (Goldfinger) – 1941
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June Francis – Author – 1941
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Roy Harper – Guitarist (born Rusholme moved to Blackpool before the age of 1) – 1941
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Swami Nadabrahmananda – Founder of the International Meditation Society – 1941
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Andy Summers – Musician (born in Poulton - drummer with the Police) – 1942
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Graham Nash – Musician (The Hollies and Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young) – 1942
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Syd Little – Comedian (born Cyril Meade) – 1942
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Tom McNally – Politician (Liberal Democrat Lord) – 1943
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Albert Louden – Artist – 1943
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Syd Francis – Comedian – 1943
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David Atherton – Conductor – 1944
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Christopher Patten – Politician (Governor of Hong Kong) – 1944
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Mike Bateson – Businessman (Chairman of Torquay United) – 1944
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John Simpson – reporter and BBC editor – 1944
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Tony Ashton – Musician (born Blackburn but grew up in Blackpool) – 1946
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Julie Grant– Singer (born Vivien Foreman) – 1946
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Ian Anderson – Musician (born Dunfermline, moved to Blackpool aged 12) – 1947
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Maddy Prior – Folk Singer (born Grange Park, raised in St Albans) – 1947
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John Pritchard – Bishop of Jarrow – 1948
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Roger Uttley – Rugby Union player – 1949
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Karl Bartoni – Escapologist – 1949
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John Clark - Scientist (developed genetic modification – result - Dolly the sheep – 1951
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John Sumner – Actor – 1951
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Ian Levine – Disc Jockey and Music Producer – 1953
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Carol Royle – Actress – 1954
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Peter Chelsom – Film Director – 1956
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Caroline O’Neill – Actress – 1958
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Chris Lowe – Musician (Pet Shop Boys) – 1959
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David Ball – Musician (Soft Cell – born Salford, grew up in Blackpool) – 1959
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Robert Smith – Singer (the Cure) – 1959
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John Sykes – Guitarist (Thin Lizzy – moved to Blackpool aged 17) – 1959
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Peter Howarth – Singer (The Hollies) – 1960
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Bernadette Nolan – Singer (born Dublin, moved to Blackpool aged two) – 1960
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Ronald Baxter - Rocket Ronnie - Darts champion – 1961
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John Robb – Musician and Pop Pundit – 1961
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David Thewlis – Actor (born David Wheeler – Prof. Lupin in Harry Potter) – 1963
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Moya Brady – Actress – 1963
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Stephen Tompkinson – Actor (born Thornaby, Teesside, raised in St Annes) – 1965
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Coleen Nolan – Singer – 1965
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Lester Ellis – World Boxing Champion – 1965
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Jacqueline Leonard – Actress – 1967
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William Regal – Wrestler (born Staffordshire, move to Blackpool aged 15) – 1968
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Jane Couch - first British woman world champion boxer (born Fleetwood) – 1968
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Zoe Ball – TV and Radio Presenter – 1970
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Jacqui Scott – Singer – 1971
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Curtis Jobling – Animator of “Bob the Builder” – 1972
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Alfie Boe – Tenor (born Blackpool but moved to Fleetwood) – 1973
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Nick McCarthy – Musician (Franz Ferdinand) – 1974
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Dean Lennox Kelly – Actor (born in Lytham) – 1975
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Daniel Whiston – Ice Skater – 1976
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Hayley Tamaddon – Actress (Delilah Dingle in Emmerdale) – 1977
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Jo Appleby - Soprano for the band Amici Forever – 1978
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Carl Myerscough – Javelin Thrower – British Champion – 1979
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Barney Harwood – TV Presenter – 1979
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Jonas Armstrong – Actor – Robin Hood (born Dublin, moved to St Annes age 6 – 1981
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Ben Bradshaw – Entertainer – 1982
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Richard Wigglesworth – Rugby Union player – 1983
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Nikki Sanderson – Actress (Candice Stone in Coronation Street) – 1984
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Raine Davison - Actress (Eve Birch in Emmerdale) – 1984
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Shelly Woods – Elite Wheelchair Athlete – 1986
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Jenna-Louise Coleman – Actress (Jasmine Thomas in Emmerdale) – 1986
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Lauren Bunney – Actress (Annie Wainwright in Grange Hill) – 1988
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Stacey McClean - Singer (former member of the pop group S Club 8) – 1989
Also, numerous other people went to school in the area. These are also listed in Appendix F of the main file.