List of people from Stoke-on-Trent

This is a list of notable people who were born in or near, or have been residents of the City of Stoke-on-Trent, England. Also listed are people who lived in the area before city status was granted in 1925.

The city was built on the pottery industry, and at the centre of that industry was the Wedgwood family, especially Josiah Wedgwood. Today he is credited with the industrialization of the manufacture of pottery, and is also remembered as a prominent opponent of slavery. Other giants of the pottery industry were Thomas Minton, William Moorcroft, and Josiah Spode.

Many notable residents of Stoke-on-Trent have gone on to achieve recognition in their own field. Legends of rock Slash and Lemmy spent portions of their childhood in the city, whilst Robbie Williams split from Take That to establish himself as a pop megastar in his own right. Local businessmen John Caudwell, Peter Coates, and John Madejski made large fortunes from founding Phones 4u, Bet365, and Auto Trader respectively. A new branch of Christianity in Primitive Methodism was formed from the endeavours of Hugh Bourne and William Clowes. In literature, Arnold Bennett was a prodigious novelist, and often drew on the local area for inspiration, particularly in his 1902 work Anna of the Five Towns. Another famous face is Captain Edward Smith, who went down with his ship, the Titanic, in 1912. In terms of military service, three recipients of the Victoria Cross were native to Stoke-on-Trent. R. J. Mitchell, inventor of the Spitfire aircraft, also came from the city. Sir Oliver Lodge was a pioneer in the field of radio communication and predated the work if Marconi. Later he established the Lodge Company making Spark Plugs.

In sporting achievements, local clubs Port Vale and Stoke City have helped to develop the talents of local footballers, and in turn local names such as Roy Sproson, Freddie Steele, and Denis Smith have provided the club's with many years of loyal service. However the most famous player to be associated with the area is Stanley Matthews – the only player to have been knighted while still playing, the Wizard of the Dribble was the inaugural winner of the Ballon d'Or. He played for Stoke and later managed Port Vale. Outside of football, the most significant individual sportsman to hail from the city is Phil Taylor, sixteen-time winner of the World Professional Darts Championship.

Academics and educators

Joe Andrew and wife Barbara

Artists and writers

Arnold Bennett, author of Anna of the Five Towns and The Card.

Businesspeople

John Madejski was born in the city, though would later move to Reading.

Entertainers and musicians

Born and raised in Burslem, Robbie Williams went on to sell over 57 million albums worldwide.
Born in London, Slash spent the first few years of his life with his father and paternal grandparents in Stoke before the family moved to LA.
Anthea Turner

Inventors and scientists

Reginald Mitchell went to school in Hanley.
Baskeyfield's memorial statue at Festival park.

Military figures

Miscellaneous figures

Captain Edward Smith went down with his ship.

Politicians

Potters

Josiah Wedgwood, founder of the Wedgwood company.

Religious figures

Hugh Bourne founded Primitive Methodism, which would be an influential branch of Christianity in his lifetime.

Sportspeople

Combat sports

  • Chris Edwards (born 1976), flyweight boxer.
  • Scott Lawton, lightweight and super featherweight boxer.
  • Charlie Maddock (born 1995), taekwondo athlete.
  • Ross Pointon (born 1980), mixed martial artist.

Cricketers

Cue sports

Cyclists

  • Kian Emadi (born 1992), track cyclist.
  • Tommy Godwin (1912–1975), world record-breaking cyclist.
  • John Harvey (1884–19??), English Champion for the one mile distance.
  • Steve Joughin (born 1959), road racing cyclist.
  • Adrian Timmis (born 1964), road racing cyclist.
  • Les West (born 1943), two-time winner of the Tour of Britain.

Darts players

Phil Taylor, widely considered the greatest darts player of all time, and one of the most successful individual sportsmen of all time.
  • Andy Boulton (born 1973), nicknamed 'X-Factor'.
  • Mark Frost, nicknamed 'Frosty the Throw Man'.
  • Andy Hamilton (born 1967), nicknamed 'The Hammer'.
  • Ted Hankey (born 1968), nicknamed 'The Count'.
  • Adrian Lewis (born 1985), nicknamed 'Jackpot'.
  • Phil Taylor (born 1960), nicknamed 'The Power', 16 time World Champion.[14]
  • Ian White (born 1970), nicknamed 'Diamond'.

Footballers

Goalkeeper Tom Baddeley won two England caps at the start of the twentieth century.
Werrington-born Adam Yates is a more recent example of a local professional footballer playing for a local club.
  • John Abbotts (born 1924), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Jimmy Adams (born 1937), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Neil Adams (born 1937), played for Oldham Athletic and Norwich City.
  • Percy Adams (1914–1984), played for Port Vale.
  • Danny Alcock (born 1984), played for Accrington Stanley.
  • Terry Alcock (born 1946), played for Port Vale and Blackpool.[3]
  • Ronnie Allen (1929–2004), played for West Bromwich Albion and England.[3]
  • Tony Allen (born 1939), played for Stoke City and England.
  • Dick Allman (1883–1943), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Samuel Ashworth (1877–1925), won the 1904 FA Cup Final with Manchester City.[3]
  • Colin Askey (born 1932), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • John Askey (born 1964), played for and managed Macclesfield Town; son of the above.
  • Horace Austerberry (1868–1946), manager of Stoke City.
  • Frank Austin (1933–2004), played for Coventry City.
  • Karl Austin (born 1961), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Ryan Austin (born 1984), played for Burton Albion.
  • George Baddeley (1874–1952), played for Stoke City and West Bromwich Albion.
  • Tom Baddeley (1874–1946), played for Wolverhampton Wanderers.
  • Mark Bailey (born 1961), played for Rochdale and Lincoln City.
  • Terry Bailey (born 1947), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Lewis Ballham (c.1864–1948), played for Port Vale.
  • Frank Baker (1918–1989), played for Stoke City.
  • Horace Baker (1910–1974), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Paul Bannister (born 1947), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Len Barber (born 1929), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Alfred Barker (1873–1940), managed Stoke City.
  • Graham Barnett (born 1936), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Anthony Bates (born 1961), referee.
  • Albert Beech (1912–1985), played for Huddersfield Town.
  • Jim Beech (1871–?), played for Port Vale.
  • Kenny Beech (born 1958), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Carl Beeston (born 1967), played for Stoke City.
  • Matthew Bell (born 1992), represented the British Virgin Islands.
  • Alan Bennett (born 1931), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Edgar Bennett (1929–2008), played for Luton Town and Chelmsford City.
  • Harry Benson (1883–?), played for Stoke City and Port Vale.[3]
  • Arthur Bentley (1871–?), played for Stoke
  • Bill Bentley (born 1947), played for Blackpool.[3]
  • Fred Bettany (1860–1924), played for Port Vale and Stoke City.[3]
  • Mark Birch (born 1977), played for Carlisle United.
  • Cliff Birks (1910–1998), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Len Birks (1896–1975), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Alan Bloor (born 1943), played for Stoke City and managed Port Vale.[3]
  • Edwin Blunt (1918–1993), played for Northampton Town.[3]
  • Albert Boardman (1870–?), played for Stoke City.
  • Steve Bould (born 1962), played for Arsenal and England.
  • Clint Boulton (born 1948), played for Port Vale and Torquay United.[3]
  • Arthur Box (1884–1960), played for Stoke City and Port Vale.[3]
  • James Bradley (1881–1954), played for Stoke City and Liverpool.
  • John Brayford (born 1987), played for Crewe Alexandra.
  • Ernest Breeze (1910–1984), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Roy Brien (born 1930), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Mark Bright (born 1962), played for Crystal Palace.[3]
  • Billy Briscoe (1896–1994), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Trevor Brissett (1961–2010), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Joe Broadhurst (1862–?), played for Stoke.
  • Russell Bromage (born 1959), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Arthur Broomhall (1860–?), played for Stoke City and Port Vale.[3]
  • Roy Brown (1923–1989), played for Stoke City.
  • Ryan Brown (born 1985), played for Port Vale.
  • Joe Brough (1886–1968), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Matthew Bullock (born 1980), played for Stoke City.
  • Mickey Bullock (born 1946), played for and managed Halifax Town.
  • Peter Bullock (born 1941), played for Stoke City and Colchester United.
  • John Burndred (born 1968), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Andy Carr (born 1956), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Frank Cartledge (1899–?), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Bill Caton (1924–2011), played for Stoke City and Crewe Alexandra.
  • Nick Chadwick (born 1982), played for Plymouth Argyle.
  • Mark Chamberlain (born 1961), played for Port Vale, Stoke City and England.[3]
  • Neville Chamberlain (born 1960), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Ben Chapman (born 1991), played for the British Virgin Islands.
  • Tommy Cheadle (1919–1993), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Joseph Chell (1911–1992), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Jack Chew (1915–1984), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Richard Coates (1889–1960), played for Stoke.
  • Ephraim Colclough (1875–1914), played for Stoke City and Watford.
  • Ryan Colclough (born 1994), played for Crewe Alexandra.
  • Tom Conlon (born 1996), played for Peterborough United.
  • Tom Conway (born 1933), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Albert Cook (1880–1949), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Arthur Cooper (born 1921), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Tom Cooper (1904–1940), played for Derby County and England.[3]
  • Bill Cope (1899–1979), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • William Cope (1884–1937), played for West Ham United.
  • Colin Corbishley (born 1939), played for Chester.[3]
  • Tom Coxon (1883–1942), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Garth Crooks (born 1958), played for Stoke City and Tottenham Hotspur.
  • Harry Croxton (1880–1965), played for Port Vale and Stoke City.
  • Ralph Dain (1862–?), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • John Danby (born 1983), played for Chester.
  • Brendon Daniels (born 1993), played for Crewe Alexandra.
  • Eddie Davies (1923–1995), played for Port Vale.
  • Tom Davis (1901–?), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Jason Dawson (born 1971), played for Rochdale.
  • Jack Deakin (1873–?), played for Stoke.
  • Luke Dean (1913–1975), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Alan Dodd (born 1953), played for Stoke City.[3]
  • Fred Donaldson (born 1937), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Phil Dowd (born 1963), referee.
  • Peter Durber (1873–?), played for Southampton in the 1900 FA Cup Final.
  • Stuart Eccleston (born 1961), played for Hull City.
  • Derek Edge (born 1942), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Percy Ellis, played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Dick Evans (1875–1942), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Ted Evans (1868–1942), played for Port Vale and Stoke City
  • John Farmer (born 1947), played for Stoke City.
  • Jack Farrell (1873–1947), played for Stoke City.
  • Bill Finney (born 1931), played for Stoke City.
  • Peter Ford (born 1933), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • David Fox (born 1983), played for Blackpool.
  • Joe Frail (1869–1939), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Neil Franklin (1922–1996), played for Stoke City and England.
  • George Gallimore (1886–1949), played for Stoke City.
  • James Gibbons (born 1998), played for Port Vale.
  • George Gibson (1912–?), played for Bradford City.
  • Josh Gordon (born 1993), played for Walsall.[15]
  • Ebenezer Grant (1882–1962), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Ralph Gregory (1921–2002), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Arthur Griffiths (1885–1944), played for Stoke City.
  • Jack Griffiths (1909–1975), played for Manchester United.[3]
  • Ken Griffiths (1930–2008), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Neil Griffiths (born 1951), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Peter Hall (born 1939), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Charles Hallam (1902–1970), played for Stoke City.[3]
  • Norman Hallam (born 1920), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Arthur Hallworth (1884–?), played for Birmingham.
  • James Hamilton (1884–?), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Lol Hamlett (1917–1986), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Jonathan Hammond (1891–?), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Barry Hancock (1938–2013), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Ken Hancock (born 1937), played for Port Vale and Ipswich Town.[3]
  • Ray Hancock (born 1925), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Albert Hankey (1914–1998), played for Southend United.[3]
  • David Harris (born 1953), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Albert Harrison (1909–1989), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Jack Harrison (born 1996), played for Leeds United.
  • Sean Haslegrave (1951–2019), played for Stoke City.
  • Charlie Hassall (1863–?), played for Stoke.
  • James Henshall (1907–?), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • James Hill, played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Harry Hodgkinson (1862–1945), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • John Hodgkinson, played for Southampton.
  • Ted Holdcroft (1882–1952), played for Port Vale and Stoke City.[3]
  • Tom Holford (1878–1964), played for Stoke City and England, and later managed Port Vale.[3]
  • Enoch Hood (1861–1940), founder of Port Vale.[3]
  • Vic Horrocks (1884–1922), played for Port Vale and Stoke City.[3]
  • Fred Hough (born 1935), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Alex Hurst (born 1999), played for Port Vale.[16]
  • Billy Hutchinson (1870–1943), played for Stoke.
  • David Ikin (born 1946), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • David Jackson (born 1937), played for Bradford City.
  • Peter Jackson (1937–1991), played for Bradford City.
  • Alan Johnson (born 1947), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Paul Johnson (born 1959), played for Shrewsbury Town and Macclesfield Town.
  • Bernard Jones (born 1924), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Fred Jones (1922–1989), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Matt Jones (born 1986), goalkeeper.
  • Roger Jones (1902–1967), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Kevin Kent (born 1965), played for Mansfield Town and Port Vale.[3]
  • Tom Kirkham, referee of the 1902 FA Cup Final.
  • Wilf Kirkham (1901–1974), played for Port Vale and Stoke City.[3]
  • George Lawton, played for Stoke City.
  • Albert Leake (1930–1999), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Terry Lees (born 1952), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Billy Leese (born 1961), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Harry Leese (1886–?), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Harry Littlehales (1901–1989), played for Tranmere Rovers.
  • Matthew Lowe (born 1990), played for Macclesfield Town.
  • Anthony Malbon (born 1991), played for Port Vale.
  • Jack Mandley (1909–1988), played for Port Vale and Aston Villa.[3]
  • John Marsh (born 1948), played for Stoke City.
  • Alan Martin (1923–2004), played for Port Vale and Stoke City.[3]
  • Dean Martin (born 1957), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Alfred Massey (1918–2006), played for Stoke City.
  • Sir Stanley Matthews (1915–2000), played for Stoke City, Blackpool and England, and later managed Port Vale.[3]
  • Wilf Mayer (1912–1979), played for Southampton.
  • John McCue (1922–1999), played for Stoke City.
  • Arthur McGarry (1898–?), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Bill McGarry (1927–2005), played for Huddersfield Town and England.[3]
  • Harry McKirdy (born 1997), played for Aston Villa.[17]
  • Tom Meigh (1899–1972), played for Wrexham.
  • Harry Mellor (1878–?), played for Stoke City and Grimsby Town.
  • Jimmy Mellor (1870–?), played for Stoke.
  • M. Mellor, played for Stoke.
  • Christian Millar (born 1989), played for Macclesfield Town.
  • Terry Miles (born 1937), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Ben Mills (born 1989), played for Macclesfield Town.
  • Fred Mills (1910–?), played for Port Vale and Leeds United.[3]
  • Doug Millward (1862–?), played for Stoke.
  • Bert Mitchell (1922–1997), played for Luton Town.
  • David Mitchell (born 1945), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Byron Moore (born 1988), played for Crewe Alexandra.
  • Tommy Moore (1877–?), goalkeeper for West Ham United.
  • Billy Mould (1919–1999), played for Stoke City.
  • Louis Moult (born 1992), played for Stoke City.
  • Bob Mountford (1952–2008), played for Port Vale and Rochdale.[3]
  • Derek Mountford (born 1934), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Harry Mountford (1886–?), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Peter Mountford (born 1960), played for Charlton Athletic.
  • Jackie Mudie (1930–1992), played for Blackpool and Scotland, and later managed Port Vale.[3]
  • Ernest Mullineux (1879–1960), played for Port Vale and Stoke City.[3]
  • Fred Morley (1890–?), played for Blackpool.
  • John Nash (1867–1939), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Henry O'Grady (1907–1990), played for numerous clubs throughout the 1930s.[3]
  • Jimmy Oakes (1902–1992), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Fred Obrey (1912–1986), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Percy Oldacre (1892–1970), played for Crewe Alexandra.[3]
  • Tom Orpe (1900–?), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Gareth Owen (born 1982), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Wally Owen (1864–?), played for Stoke City.
  • William Owen (1884–1945), played for Stoke.
  • Martin Paterson (born 1987), played for Burnley and Northern Ireland.
  • Jim Peacock (1871–?), played for Stoke.
  • Syd Peppitt (1919–1992), played for Stoke City and Port Vale.[3]
  • Jimmy Phillips (born 1989), played for Burton Albion.
  • Alan Philpott (born 1942), played for Stoke City.
  • Bill Pointon (born 1920), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Harry Poole (born 1935), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • John Poole (born 1932), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Tom Pope (born 1985), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Mick Porter (born 1945), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Reg Potts (1927–1996), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Billy Poulson (1862–1937), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Harry Prince (born 1921), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Jack Proctor (1871–1893), played for Stoke City.
  • Wilfred Proctor (1893–1980), played for Nelson.
  • Albert Purcell (born 1913), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Pat Raftery (born 1925), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Aaron Ramsdale (born 1998), played for A.F.C. Bournemouth.[18]
  • Jos Randles (1865–1925), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • George Ratcliffe (1877–?), played for West Ham United.
  • Adrian Reeves-Jones (born 1966), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Billy Reynolds (1864–?), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • John Ritchie (1941–2007), played for Stoke City.
  • Trevor Robson (born 1959), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Elijah Round, played for Manchester United.
  • Johnny Rowe (1907–1953), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Bill Rowley (1865–1939), played for Stoke City and England, and later managed Stoke City.[3]
  • Dave Rushton (born 1973), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • George Rushton (1880–?), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Joe Schofield (1871–1929), played for Stoke City and England, and later managed Port Vale.[3]
  • Charlie Scott (born 1997), played for Manchester United.
  • Andy Shankland (born 1964), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Kevin Sheldon (born 1956), played for Wigan Athletic.[3]
  • George Shenton (1899–1978), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Ollie Shenton (born 1997), played for Stoke City.
  • John Sherratt (born 1923), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Ryan Shotton (born 1988), played for Stoke City.
  • George Shutt (1861–1936), played for Stoke City and England.[3]
  • Jack Simms (1903–?), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Charlie Simpson (1861–?), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Danny Simpson, played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Albert Skinner (1868–?), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Bobby Smith (1870–?), played for Stoke City.
  • Chris Smith (born 1990), played for Swindon Town.
  • Denis Smith (born 1947), played for Stoke City.
  • John Smith (born 1921), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Martyn Smith (born 1961), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Wilf Smith (1917–1995), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Phil Sproson (born 1959), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Roy Sproson (1930–1997), played for and managed Port Vale.[3]
  • Thomas Sproson (1903–1976), played for West Bromwich Albion.
  • Fred Steel (1884–?), played for Stoke.
  • Freddie Steele (1916–1976), played for Stoke City and managed Port Vale.[3]
  • Stan Steele (born 1937), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Frank Stokes (1881–1945), played for Birmingham.[3]
  • Albert Sturgess (1877–1957), played for Sheffield United and England.
  • Ritchie Sutton (born 1986), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Harry Taylor (1892–?), played for Stoke City.
  • Harold Taylor (1912–?), played for Stoke City.
  • Billy Tempest (1893–?), played for Stoke City.[3]
  • Albert Titley (1911–1986), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Derek Tomkinson (1931–2021), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • George Tooth (1874–?), played for Stoke.
  • Don Triner (born 1919), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Billy Tunnicliffe (1920–1997), played for Wrexham.[3]
  • Jimmy Turner (1886–1904), played for Stoke City and England.
  • Joe Turner (1872–1950), played for Southampton in the 1902 FA Cup Final.
  • Stan Turner (1926–1991), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Billy Twemlow (1892–1933), played for Stoke City and Port Vale.[3]
  • Thomas Vallance (1924–1980), played for Arsenal.
  • Bertram Wallace (1880–?), played for Stoke City.
  • Robert Wallis (1904–?), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Derek Ward (1934–2011), played for Stoke City.
  • Terry Ward (1939–1963), played for Stoke City.
  • Frank Watkin (1904–1979), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Alex Weaver, coach in Singapore.
  • Louis Weller (1887–1951), played for Everton.
  • Selwyn Whalley (1934–2008), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Lewis White (born 1927), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Albert Whitehurst (1898–1976), played for Rochdale.
  • Bob Whittingham (1888–1926), played for Chelsea.[3]
  • Sam Whittingham (1884–?), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Pat Willdigg (born 1932), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Ernie Willett (1919–1985), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Louis Williams (1889–?), played for Bristol Rovers.
  • Ray Williams (born 1946), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Mike Williamson (born 1983), played for Wycombe Wanderers.
  • Dennis Wilshaw (1926–2004), played for Wolverhampton Wanderers and England.
  • Frank Wintle (born 1929), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Alf Wood (1876–1919), played for Stoke City and Aston Villa.[3]
  • John Woodward (born 1947), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Billy Wootton (1904–?), played for Port Vale.[3]
  • Len Wootton (1925–1990), played for Wrexham.[3]
  • John Worsdale (1948–2017), played for Stoke City.
  • Adam Yates (born 1983), played for Port Vale.[3]

Olympic medal winners

Sprinter Alexander Nelson.

Other sports

  • Geoff Ambrose (born 1946), speedway rider.
  • Laura Blakeman (born 1979), slalom canoeist.
  • James Bostock (1875–?), sports shooter.
  • Christopher Bowers (born 1998), slalom canoeist.
  • Adam Bradbury (born 1991), volleyball player.
  • Martin Brill (born 1956), fencer for New Zealand in 1984 and 1988.
  • Adam Burgess (born 1992), slalom canoeist.
  • Rowan Cheshire (born 1995), freestyle skier.
  • Joe Clarke (born 1992), slalom canoeist.
  • Heidi Earp (born 1980), swimmer.
  • Stephen Farrell (born 1965), cyclist.
  • Paul Fishwick (born 1936), field hockey player.
  • Eddie Hall (born 1988), World's Strongest Man.
  • Lisa Hall (born 1967), golfer.
  • John Howell (1955–2006), Great Britain bobsleigher at the 1980 Winter Olympics.[19]
  • Steven Lewis (born 1986), pole vaulter.
  • David Lynn (born 1973), golfer.
  • Alexander Nelson (born 1988), sprinter.
  • Ashleigh Nelson (born 1991), sprinter, sister of Alexander Nelson.
  • John Plant (1877–1954), basketball coach.
  • Lucy Rokach, poker player.
  • Jazmin Sawyers (born 1994), long jumper.
  • Mark Stevens (born 1975), swimmer.

Racket sports

  • Andrew Foster (born 1972), former number 184 in the world.
  • Suzie Pierrepont (born 1985), squash player.
  • Angela Smith (born 1953) squash player, British and GB number 1 International, first professional lady player and founder member of WISPA.
  • Keith Wooldridge (born 1943), tennis player.

Rugby

Wrestling

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