List of people from Chester
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A list of notable people from Chester, England.
A
[edit]- Russ Abbot, actor, musician.[1]
B
[edit]- Reg Barton, footballer
- Diana Beck, neurosurgeon.[2]
- Stan Bennion, footballer.[3]
- Chris Blackburn, footballer
- Emily Booth, actress
- Grenville Booth, footballer
- Sir Adrian Boult (1889–1983), orchestral conductor.[4]
- Thomas Brassey, civil engineer, railway contractor
- David Brett, footballer
- Oswald Walters Brierly, Marine painter to Queen Victoria
- Robert Butt, footballer
C
[edit]- Hall Caine, (1853–1931), writer
- Randolph Caldecott, illustrator and artist
- Thomas E. Caldecott, politician
- Ray Carter, footballer
- Mark Cartwright, footballer
- Hugh B. Cave, author
- Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor, Duke of Westminster
- Mike Cecere, footballer
- Dave Challinor, footballer
- Ron Chesterman, musician
- Nigel Clutton, footballer
- Danny Collins (footballer), footballer
- Alec Croft, footballer
- Brian Croft, footballer
- Daniel Craig, actor (James Bond series)
- Emma Cunniffe, actress
D
[edit]- John Douglas, (1830–1911), architect
E
[edit]- Simon Edge, novelist
- Lloyd Ellams, footballer
- David Evans (footballer)
- David Evans (political official)
- Robert Evans (footballer born 1885)
F
[edit]- Tony Field (footballer born 1942)
- Mike Fields, footballer
- Graham, Paul, and Ron Futcher, brothers who all played professional football
G
[edit]- Keith Griffiths, footballer
H
[edit]- Albert and Les Harley, footballing brothers
- Thomas Harrison, architect
- Tom Heaton, footballer
- Malcolm Hebden, actor
- Joe Hewitt, footballer
- Randle Holme - name shared by four successive generations of a family of herald painters
- A. S. Hornby, lexicographer
- Barry Horne, footballer
- Robert Spear Hudson (businessman)
- Tom Hughes, actor
I
[edit]- Jerry Ireland, footballer
J
[edit]- Eddie Johnson (English footballer)
- Colin Jones (footballer)
- Gary Jones (footballer born 1975)
- Ray Jones (footballer born 1944)
- Mike Jones (referee)
K
[edit]L
[edit]- Lee Latchford-Evans, singer
- Eric Lee (footballer)
- Bert Lipsham, footballer
- Hugh Lloyd, actor
- Frank Eric Lloyd, author of Rhodesian Patrol
M
[edit]- Levi Mackin, footballer
- George Mainwaring, merchant, mayor and MP
- Lucy Meacock, broadcaster
- Bob Mills (comedian)
- Helen Modern, actress
- William Monk, etcher, woodcut engraver and painter
- Steve Moore (footballer)
- Alan Morris (footballer)
- Jill Morris, diplomat
- William De Morgan, potter and tile designer
- Spangles Muldoon, DJ
- Danny Murphy (footballer born 1977), footballer
O
[edit]- Stephen Oliver, composer
- Michael Owen, footballer
P
[edit]- Mike Parry, broadcaster
- Ronald Pickup, actor
- John Port (the elder), judge
- Gary Potter, footballer
- Graham Pugh, footballer
R
[edit]- Basil Radford, actor
- Paul Raynor (footballer born 1957)
- Bill Rigby footballer
- L. T. C. Rolt, biographer, engineer, writer and canal enthusiast
- Gary Roberts (footballer born 1984)
- Gary Roberts (footballer born 1987)
- Martin Roscoe (b. 1952), classical pianist
- Adam Rickitt (singer and actor)
S
[edit]- Ian Saltmarsh (1901–1970), cricketer.[5]
- Alex Sanderson, Rugby union player
- Harry Smith, footballer
- George Spruce, footballer
- John Steiner, actor
- Ryan Shawcross, footballer
T
[edit]- John Thompson (1870–1945), cricketer.[6]
- Anthony Thwaite, poet
- Charles John Tibbits, journalist, newspaper editor, author, and legal writer
- Beatrice Tinsley, cosmologist
- Beth Tweddle, gymnast
- Martin Tyler, football commentator
V
[edit]- Danny Ventre, footballer
W
[edit]- Robert Wilcox (martyr)
- Helen Willetts, weather presenter and former international badminton player
- Brian Woodall, footballer
References
[edit]- ^ "Comedian Russ Abbot on switching to the madhouse, the workhouse and Wentworth". 9 November 2010. Archived from the original on 29 November 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
- ^ Series, Hugh (2004). "Beck, Diana Jean Kinloch". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/60886. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Stan Bennion". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
- ^ Kennedy, Michael (2004). "Boult, Sir Adrian Cedric". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/30835. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Ian Saltmarsh". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
- ^ "John Thompson". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 November 2024.