Edward Adamson (1911–1996): born in Sale, artist and pioneer of Art Therapy. Creator of the Adamson Collection, a major and internationally recognised collection of art created by people living in a mental asylum, Netherne Hospital, between 1946 and 1981. Author of 'Art as Healing' (1984).
John Alcock, (1892–1919), Stretford aviator was the first man to pilot an aeroplane non-stop across the Atlantic in 1919.[3]
Edward Kinder Bradbury (born 1881, Altrincham): awarded the Victoria Cross for gallantry and ability in organising the defence of 'L' Battery against heavy odds at Nery on 1 September 1914.
David Gray (born 1968): singer-songwriter who lived in Sale until moving to Wales at age nine.[16]
Eric Greenhalgh: first-class cricketer born in Sale who represented Lancashire.[17]
Benjamin Frederick Gaunt (born 1984): Composer, pianist, and educator. Nominated for a British Composer Award in 2017 and an Ivor Novello Award in 2021. Attended Sale Grammar School.
Marc Riley (born 1961): was a bass player and roadie with Manchester post punk band The Fall; formed the band The Creepers; with Mark Radcliffe, presented "Hit the North" on BBC Radio 5, and, as "Mark and Lard", the BBC Radio 1 Breakfast show, and now presents the weekday late evening show on Radio 6 Music; lived in Sale.[25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33]
Myles and Connor (born 1995): a British singing duo and television presenters from Sale, Manchester who are best known for appearing on the fourth series of ITV's show Britain's Got Talent as part of the boyband 'Connected'.
Chris Sievey (1955–2010) aka Frank Sidebottom: musician and comedian known for fronting the band The Freshies in the late 1970s and early 1980s and for his comic persona Frank Sidebottom from 1984 onwards
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