Manchester has produced a number of well-known football players, rock singers, political leaders, physicists, actresses and several other personalities from other spheres. Our list of famous people from Manchester includes Marcus Rashford, Morrissey, David Lloyd George, J. J. Thomson, Holliday Grainger, and many others.

Famous People Born In Manchester

Marcus RashfordMarcus Rashford
(Footballer)

31 October 1997

British

MorrisseyMorrissey
(Actor)

22 May 1959

British

Karl PilkingtonKarl Pilkington
(Television Presenter, Radio Producer)

23 September 1972

British

David Lloyd GeorgeDavid Lloyd George
(Former Chancellor of the Exchequer)

17 January 1863

British,Welsh

Holliday GraingerHolliday Grainger
(Actress)

27 March 1988

British

J J ThompsonJ. J. Thomson
(Physicist, Nobel Prize Winner)

18 December 1856

British

Marsha ThomasonMarsha Thomason
(Actress)

19 January 1976

British

Ryan ThomasRyan Thomas
(Actor)

10 June 1984

British

Max GeorgeMax George
(Singer-songwriter)

06 September 1988

British

Tom CassellTom Cassell
(YouTuber)

23 June 1993

British

Thomas De QuinceyThomas De Quincey
(Essayist)

15 August 1785

British

Lucy WatsonLucy Watson
(Reporter, Reality Star, Entrepreneur)

20 February 1991

British

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Tony ClementTony Clement
(Member of the Canadian House of Commons)

27 January 1961

Canadian,British

Blake RichardsonBlake Richardson
(Singer, Guitarist)

02 October 1999

British

Millie TMillie T
(YouTube Star)

16 September 2000

British

Malique Thompson-DwyerMalique Thompson-Dwyer
(Actor)

02 February 1998

British

Barry BennellBarry Bennell
(Paedophile)

1954 AD

British

Amanda ClaphamAmanda Clapham
(Actress)

16 November 1990

British

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Philip DayPhilip Day
(British Billionaire)

30 September 1965

British

Nick CromptonNick Crompton
(YouTube Personality)

05 February 1995

British

Soph AspinSoph Aspin
(Rapper, Grime Artist)

19 August 2000

British

TheBurntChipTheBurntChip
(YouTuber)

13 July 1994

British

Arthur Harden Arthur Harden
(Biochemist)

12 October 1865

British

Aaron ChalmersAaron Chalmers
(Reality TV Star)

26 May 1987

British

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Andy GibbAndy Gibb
(Singer, Musician, Songwriter)

05 March 1958

British

Johnny MarrJohnny Marr
(Guitarist, Poet, Singer, Songwriter, Record producer)

31 October 1963

British

Danny DrinkwaterDanny Drinkwater
(Association football player)

05 March 1990

British

Wes BrownWes Brown
(Association football player)

13 October 1979

British

Stuart AdamsonStuart Adamson
(Singer-songwriter, Musician, Guitarist, Pianist)

11 April 1958

British

Kate AbdoKate Abdo
(Journalist, Sports journalist, Television presenter)

08 September 1981

British

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Peter HowittPeter Howitt
(Actor, Film director, Screenwriter)

05 May 1957

British

L. S. LowryL. S. Lowry
(Painter)

01 November 1887

British

Nick GrimshawNick Grimshaw
(Television presenter)

14 August 1984

British

Ross BrawnRoss Brawn
(Engineer)

23 November 1954

British

Bugzy MaloneBugzy Malone
(Rapper, songwriter)

20 December 1990

British

Shayne WardShayne Ward
(Singer)

16 October 1984

British

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Don ArdenDon Arden
(Impresario, Talent agent, Talent manager)

04 January 1926

British

Frances Hodgson BurnettFrances Hodgson Burnett
(Dramaturge, Writer, Playwright, Children's writer, Novelist, Short story writer)

24 November 1849

British,American

Simon WebbeSimon Webbe
(Singer, Actor, Composer, Musician)

30 March 1978

British

Leon OsmanLeon Osman
(Footballer)

17 May 1981

British

Jeanette WintersonJeanette Winterson
(Writer, Screenwriter, Novelist, Journalist, Author, Science fiction writer)

27 August 1959

British

Craig CashCraig Cash
(Actor, Comedian)

11 September 1960

British

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Martin HannettMartin Hannett
(Record producer, Composer)

31 May 1948

British

Chris OfiliChris Ofili
(Painter, Sculptor, Artist, Visual artist)

10 October 1968

British

Danny WebberDanny Webber
(Association football player)

28 December 1981

British

Marc RileyMarc Riley
(Radio personality, Songwriter, Disc jockey)

10 July 1961

British

Nicholas HytnerNicholas Hytner
(Theatre director, Film director)

07 May 1956

British

Nick CohenNick Cohen
(journalist, essayist, literary critic, writer)

1961 AD

British

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Brenda MilnerBrenda Milner
(Neuroscientist, Psychologist, University teacher)

15 July 1918

Canadian,British

Dennis W. SciamaDennis W. Sciama
(Physicist, Astrophysicist)

18 November 1926

British

Elihu ThomsonElihu Thomson
(Engineer, Inventor)

29 March 1853

British

Simon StephensSimon Stephens
(Writer, Playwright)

06 February 1971

British

David RohlDavid Rohl
(Egyptologist, Archaeologist, Engineer, Historian, Audio engineer, Musician)

12 September 1950

British

John Henry PoyntingJohn Henry Poynting
(Physicist, University teacher)

09 September 1852

British

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Paul JohnsonPaul Johnson
(Journalist)

02 November 1928

British

Kathleen OllerenshawKathleen Ollerenshaw
(Mathematician, Astronomer, Politician, Author, Writer)

01 October 1912

British

Kirsty HowardKirsty Howard

20 September 1995

British

Simon WrightSimon Wright
(drummer)

19 June 1963

British

Howard DaviesHoward Davies
(economist)

12 February 1951

British

Carl ThompsonCarl Thompson
(boxer)

26 May 1964

British

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