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Brian Clarke (born 1953) – Oldham-born architectural artist and painter known for his work in stained glass [5] [18] J. R. Clynes (1869–1949) – Labour politician, Leader of the Labour Party, 1921–22 [19] Olivia Cooke (born 1993) – TV and film actress known for Bates Motel, "Ouija" and "Me and Earl and the Dying Girl"; from Oldham ...
A. Vic Aanensen; Merry Aart; Raimo Aas; Mohamed Abakkar; Abay Tsehaye; Malik Mazhar Abbas Raan; Abdul Latif Abbas; Agil Abbas; Raja Muhammad Abbas; Youssouf Saleh Abbas
Rowan Atkinson (born 1955) Griff Rhys Jones (born 1953) Mel Smith (1952–2013) Pamela Stephenson (born 1949) Nicholas Parsons (1923–2020) Nigel Planer (born 1953) Steve Punt (born 1962), The Mary Whitehouse Experience; Vic Reeves (born 1959) Peter Richardson (born 1951), The Comic Strip; Jennifer Saunders (born 1958) Alexei Sayle (born 1952)
John Sessions (11 January 1953 – 2 November 2020), born John Marshall, was a British actor and comedian.He was known as a regular performer on comedy improvisation show Whose Line Is It Anyway?, as co-creator, co-writer and co-star of the sitcom Stella Street, as a panellist on QI, and as a character actor in numerous films, both in the UK and Hollywood.
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. Barry Banks (born 1960), tenor. Havergal Brian (1876–1972), classical composer.
Harry Christophers (born 1953) – conductor; David Wright (born 1953) – New Age keyboard player and composer; Gary Barden (born 1955) – songwriter and guitarist for the band Michael Schenker Group; Anne Dudley (born 1956) – orchestral composer and pop musician; Sid Vicious (1957–1979) – bassist for the band The Sex Pistols
6 April – Idris Davies, Welsh poet (born 1905) (cancer) 9 April – C. E. M. Joad, philosopher and broadcaster (born 1891) (cancer) 3 May – John Erskine, Lord Erskine, soldier and politician (born 1895) 15 May – Mabel Love, dancer and actress (born 1874) 25 May – Edmund Dulac, French-born illustrator and designer (Wilding series) (born ...
Tom Aldred (born 1990) – professional footballer with Bury, formerly of Carlisle United, Watford, Accrington Stanley and Blackpool. Monica Ali (born 1967) – author, born in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh), but settled and grew up in Bolton, former pupil at Bolton School [6] [7] Jean Argles (1925-2023), World War II code breaker and cipher ...