List of people from Trafford

This is a list of people from Trafford, a metropolitan borough in North West England. This list includes people from the towns of Altrincham, Sale, Stretford and Urmston, and the smaller villages that make up Trafford. This list is arranged alphabetically by surname:

Contents

* A
* B
* C
* D
* E
* F
* G
* H
* I
* J
* K
* L
* M
* N
* O
* P
* Q
* R
* S
* T
* U
* V
* W
* X
* Y
* Z

* See also
* References

## A

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* Lascelles Abercrombie (1881-1938): poet and literary critic who became a lecturer in poetry at the University of Liverpool; he was born in Ashton upon Mersey, an area of Sale.[1]
* John George Adami (1862–1926): pathologist. Fellow of the Royal Society. Born in Ashton upon Mersey[2]
* 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]
* Helen Allingham (1848-1926): water colour artist who lived in Altrincham until the age of 14 and was the first woman to be admitted to the Royal Academy Schools[4]

## B

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* Michael Bishop (born 1942): multimillionaire businessman and owner and chairman of British Midland Airways who grew up in Hale and Bowdon.[5][6]
* 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.
* Robert Bolt (1924-1995): Oscar-winning playwright and screenwriter who was brought up in Sale, well known for adapting Doctor Zhivago and A Man for All Seasons for the screen.[7]
* John Brogden (1798-1869): industrialist involved in the construction of the Manchester, South Junction and Altrincham Railway who lived in Sale from the 1840s and died in the town.[8][9]
* Samuel Brooks (1792-1864): businessman and banker who owned nearly a quarter of the township of Sale.[10]
* William Brooks (1819-1900), the son of Samuel Brooks: benefactor of and land owner in Sale, and also the Member of Parliament for Altrincham.[11]
* Angela Buxton (1934–2020), tennis player

## C

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* Darren Campbell (born 1973): Olympic gold medallist who was brought up in Sale and represented Sale Harriers.[12][13]
* Eric Campbell (1879/80–1917): actor, villain in several Charlie Chaplin films.
* Terry Christian Journalist/broadcaster , born and raised in Brooks Bar , attended St Alphonsus Primary School.
* John Collier (1708–1786): Urmston-born caricaturist and Lancashire dialect satirical poet, also known by the pseudonym of Tim Bobbin.[14]
* Thomas Coward (1867–1933): ornithologist who lived in Bowdon and went to school in Sale.
* Ian Curtis (1956–1980): musician and singer in Joy Division, born in Old Trafford and lived in Macclesfield.[15]

## G

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* Urszula Gacek (born 1963): British-born Polish member of the European Parliament and former Consul General of the Republic of Poland in New York City
* Samuele de Gaunt (1926–1979): Portuguese folk guitarist and activist who between the years 1968-1974 lived in Sale.
* Ronald Gow (1897-1993): dramatist and author of Love on the Dole who lived in Altrincham, attending and later teaching at Altrincham Grammar School for Boys.
* Les Graham: footballer and football manager was born in Flixton, Greater Manchester. He made 150 football league appearances for Blackburn Rovers
* 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.

## H

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* William Stanley Houghton (1881-1913): playwright in the Manchester School of dramatists who was born and raised in Ashton upon Mersey.[18]

## J

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* James Prescott Joule (1818-1889): the physicist who developed the first law of thermodynamics moved to Sale in the 1870s for his health and remained there for the rest of his life.[19]
* Jay Kay (born 1969) funk and alternative rock singer-songwriter and lead vocalist of Jamiroquai

## L

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* L. S. Lowry (1887-1976): painter of urban landscapes born in Stretford.*Levy, Mervyn (2004), "Lowry, Laurence Stephen (1887-1976)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, retrieved 14 January 2010
* Rebecca Long-Bailey MP for Salford an Eccles and Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury.

## M

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* Joseph Makinson (1886-1914): first-class cricketer who played for Lancashire County Cricket Club and Cambridge University in the 19th century; lived in Sale towards the end of his life.[20]
* Gordon McKinna (1930-2007): first-class cricketer and England international amateur footballer.
* Diane Modahl (born 1964): Commonwealth Games gold medalist and Sale Harriers athlete who lived in Sale.[21]
* Morrissey (born 1959): singer and member of The Smiths, born in Old Trafford and grew up in Stretford.[22]

## O

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* Stanley Orme (1923-2005): left-wing Member of Parliament, cabinet minister, and Baron Orme, of Salford, who was born in Sale.[23]

## P

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* Karl Pilkington (born 1972): podcaster, author, TV personality and former radio producer who was brought up on a council estate in Sale.[24]

## R

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* 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'.

## S

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* 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
* Dodie Smith (1896-1990): author of The Hundred and One Dalmatians who was born in Whitefield and grew up in Old Trafford; there is a blue plaque on her childhood home at 609 Stretford Road.[34]
* Bill Speakman (1927-2018): recipient of the Victoria Cross in 1951 for service in the Korean War who grew up and lived in Hale.[35]
* Paul Stenning (born 1976): ghostwriter and author, grew up in Davyhulme and attended Urmston Grammar School.

## T

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* William Taylor (1885-1959): first-class cricketer for Worcestershire County Cricket Club, born in Sale.[36]
* Peter Tinniswood (1936-2003): radio and television script-writer who was brought up in Sale.[37]

## U

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* Alison Uttley (1884-1976): prolific author who wrote the Little Grey Rabbit books while living in Bowdon.

## W

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* Cyril Washbrook (1914-1999): England and Lancashire County Cricket Club cricketer who lived in Sale towards the end of his life.[38]
* Belinda Washington (born 1963): television presenter and actress in Spain who was born in Altrincham.
* Dr Charles White: co-founder of the Manchester Royal Infirmary who lived in Sale and held the remains of Hannah Beswick (the Manchester Mummy).[39][40]

## See also

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* List of people from Greater Manchester

## References

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### Notes

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1. ^ Head & Ousby 2006, p. 1.
2. ^ "Former Fellows of The Royal Society of Edinburgh" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 September 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
3. ^ Stretford's pioneering aviator Sir John Alcock, BBC, 5 November 2009, retrieved 27 February 2010
4. ^ Ina Taylor (2004), "Allingham, Helen (1848–1926)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press Retrieved on 17 November 2008
5. ^ 15\. Sir Michael Bishop: £185m (£185m), Manchester Evening News, 30 May 2005, archived from the original on 16 April 2007 Retrieved on 22 December 2008.
6. ^ Fiona Lafferty (26 July 2000), Twenty Questions: Sir Michael Bishop, owner and chairman of British, The Independent, archived from the original on 4 August 2013 Retrieved on 22 December 2008.
7. ^ Saeger 1995, pp. 393–415.
8. ^ Higgins 1978, pp. 240–252.
9. ^ John Brogden, Trafford.gov.uk, archived from the original on 13 February 2012 Retrieved on 22 December 2008.
10. ^ Swain 1987, p. 59.
11. ^ Wyke & Cocks 2004, p. 383.
12. ^ Mike Rowbottom (7 August 2006). "An email conversation with Darren Campbell: 'Athletics mattered to me almost more than life itself'". The Independent. London. Retrieved on 5 August 2008.
13. ^ "About Darren Campbell". Nuff Respect Sport Managements Agency Online. 2007. Archived from the original on 20 October 2007. Retrieved on 25 April 2007.
14. ^ Hignett 1991, p. 39.
15. ^ Costambeys, Marios (2004). "Curtis, Ian Kevin". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/58866. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
16. ^ "David Gray: From music to marsh harriers". BBC Online. 6 June 2008. Retrieved on 5 August 2008.
17. ^ "Eric Greenhalgh player profile". Cricinfo. Retrieved on 22 December 2008.
18. ^ Victor Emeljanow (2004), "Houghton, (William) Stanley (1881–1913)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press Retrieved on 17 November 2008
19. ^ Wyke & Cocks 2004, p. 394.
20. ^ "Joseph Makinson player profile". Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 December 2008.
21. ^ "Modahl gives BAF ultimatum". BBC Online. 24 August 1998. Retrieved 22 December 2008.
22. ^ Bourne, Dianne (7 June 2025). "Morrissey halts Manchester homecoming show for surprise announcement". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
23. ^ "Times Obituary of Baron Orme". The Times Online. London. 28 April 2005. Archived from the original on 23 May 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2010. Retrieved on 25 April 2007.
24. ^ Wayne's World: Karl Pilkington on growing up in Trafford, Wayne Devlin, Messenger, 31 May 2018
25. ^ Perrone, Pierre (2 February 2003). "How We Met: Mark Radcliffe and Marc 'Lard' Riley". The Independent on Sunday. London, England: Independent Digital News and Media Limited. pp. 7–8\. ISSN 0958-1723. Gale A97156940. Newspapers.com 721299446, 721299448. ProQuest 336870675.
26. ^ Brown, James (5 June 2024). "Mere Pseud Lad Mag Ed: James Brown Remembers His Friend Mark E Smith". Opinion & Essays > Black Sky Thinking. The Quietus. Archived from the original on 26 September 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
27. ^ "MARC RILEY WITH THE CREEPERS: Cull and Gross Out LPs". Reviews. OP. Olympia, US: John Foster. 1 November 1984. p. 95\. ISSN 0276-8747. ProQuest 2610456620.
28. ^ Sled, Bob (1 November 1985). "MARC RILEY WITH THE CREEPERS: Fancy Meeting God!". Records : Lps. Option. Los Angeles, US: Scott Marc Becker. p. 69\. ISSN 0882-178X. ProQuest 2582771877.
29. ^ Paine, Andre (2 April 2018). "The After Show: The music industry's biggest names have the last word on their time in the biz... : This Week: Mark Radcliffe presenter BBC Radio 2/6 Music". Final Say... Music Week. London, UK: New Bay Media LLC / Future Publishing Ltd. p. 36\. eISSN 2052-2371. ISSN 0265-1548. EBSCOhost 129233350. ProQuest 2035210118.
30. ^ Riley, Marc (22 May 2023). "I pretend to live in an end terrace in Sale but in reality I own a Castle in leafy Bowden (which I also own) [...]". X [formerly Twitter]. Archived from the original on 14 November 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
31. ^ "Riley, Marc (1961)". Science Museum Group Collection. Archived from the original on 14 November 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
32. ^ Martin, Roy (5 April 2023). "Riley & Coe cut back as part of changes at BBC Radio 6 Music". Tags: bbc radio 6 music, deb grant, Gideon Coe, Marc Riley, tom ravenscroft. RadioToday. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
33. ^ Davies, Ethan (4 April 2023). "BBC announces major shake-up of 6 Music evening radio schedule: All the programmes affected will be broadcast from Salford". Category: What's On; Tag: BBC. Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
34. ^ Scheerhout, John (12 September 2002), Honour for 'Dalmatians' Dodie, Manchester Evening News, archived from the original on 3 August 2012, retrieved 14 January 2010
35. ^ "The reluctant hero". Sale and Altrincham Messenger. Newsquest Media Group. 24 October 2001.[permanent dead link] Retrieved on 28 August 2007.
36. ^ "William Taylor player profile". Cricinfo. Retrieved on 22 December 2008.
37. ^ "Novelist Tinniswood dies". BBC. 9 January 2003. Retrieved on 25 April 2007.
38. ^ "Cyril Washbrook player profile". Cricinfo. Retrieved on 5 August 2008.
39. ^ Bondeson 2001, p. 87.
40. ^ Cooper 2007, p. 87.

### Bibliography

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* Bondeson, Jan (2001), Buried Alive: the terrifying history of our most primal fear, W. W. Norton & Company, ISBN 0-393-04906-X
* Cooper, Glynis (2007), Manchester's Suburbs, The Breedon Books Publishing Company, ISBN 978-1-85983-592-0
* Head, Dominic; Ousby, Ian (2006), The Cambridge Guide to Literature in English, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 0-521-83179-2
* Higgins, L.S. (1978), "The Brogden Pioneers of the early industrial development in Mid-Glamorgan", National Library of Wales Journal, 20 (3), National Library of Wales: 240–252, archived from the original on 15 October 2008
* Hignett, Tim (1991), Milnrow & Newhey: A Lancashire Legacy, Littleborough: George Kelsall Publishing, ISBN 0-946571-19-8
* Saeger, James Schofield (1995), "The Mission and Historical Missions: Film and the Writing of History", The Americas, 51 (3), Academy of American Franciscan History: 393–415, doi:10.2307/1008228, JSTOR 1008228, S2CID 147530959
* Swain, Norman (1987), A History of Sale from earliest times to the present day, Wilmslow: Sigma Press, ISBN 1-85058-086-3
* Wyke, Terry; Cocks, Harry (2004), Public Sculpture of Greater Manchester, Liverpool: Liverpool University Press, ISBN 0-85323-567-8