List of famous people from Oldham, including photos when available. The people below are listed by their popularity, so the most recognizable names are at the top of the list. Some of the people below are celebrities born in Oldham, while others are simply notable locals. If you're from Oldham you might already know that these prominent figures are also from your hometown, but some of the names below may really surprise you. This list includes people who were born and raised in Oldham, as well as those who were born there but moved away at a young age.
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Eric SykesDied at 89 (1923-2012) - Eric Sykes CBE was an English radio, television and film writer, actor and director whose performing career spanned more than 50 years. He frequently wrote for and/or performed with many other ...more
Phillip Schofieldage 56 - Phillip Bryan Schofield is an English television presenter and television personality who is employed by ITV. He is most recognised for presenting the ITV lifestyle programme This Morning, which ...more
Nicola Whiteage 30 - Nicola White is an English field hockey player.
Chris CurtisDied at 64 (1941-2005) - Chris Curtis was an English drummer and singer with the 1960s pop band, The Searchers. He originated the concept behind Deep Purple and formed the band in its original incarnation of
William WaltonDied at 81 (1902-1983) - Sir William Turner Walton OM was an English composer. During a sixty-year career, he wrote music in several classical genres and styles, from film scores to opera. His best-known works include ...more
Bernard Cribbinsage 89 - Bernard Cribbins, OBE is an English character actor, voice-over artist and musical comedian with a career spanning over seventy years. He came to prominence in films of the 1960s, and has been ...more
Barry Ackroydage 63 - Barry Ackroyd, BSC is an English cinematographer. Barry has frequently worked with British film director, Ken Loach as well as action film director Paul Greengrass. Barry has also recently ...more
Wayne Marshallage 57 - Wayne Marshall is an English pianist, organist and conductor. Marshall was educated at Chetham's School, Manchester and the Royal College of Music. He is a renowned interpreter of the works of ...more
Mark Owenage 46 - Mark Anthony Patrick Owen, is an English singer-songwriter. He is a member of pop-group Take That. As a solo artist, Owen had sold over 500,000 records worldwide and 45 million with Take That.
Matthew Maynardage 52 - Matthew Peter Maynard is an English former cricketer. He played in four Tests and fourteen ODIs for England. He is currently Director of Cricket at Somerset County Cricket Club. Maynard was a ...more
Bill WaddingtonDied at 84 (1916-2000) - Bill Waddington, was an English music hall performer and comedian who was born in Oldham, Lancashire. In later life he achieved stardom as the pompous ex serviceman Percy Sugden in Granada ...more
Leslie Haden-Guest, 1st Baron Haden-GuestDied at 83 (1877-1960) - Leslie Haden Guest, 1st Baron Haden-Guest, MC was a British author, journalist, doctor and Labour Party politician.
Sarah Lancashireage 53 - Sarah Lancashire is an English television, film and theatre actress who has also presented and directed for television. Lancashire trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, graduating ...more
Keith Dewhurstage 86 - Keith Dewhurst is an English playwright and television scriptwriter.
Quentin Skinnerage 77 - Quentin Robert Duthie Skinner is the Barber Beaumont Professor of the Humanities at Queen Mary University of London and an intellectual historian.
Elizabeth LaxDied at 46 (1950-1996) - Elizabeth Lax is an actress.
Ian GreavesDied at 77 (1932-2009) - Ian Denzil Greaves was an English football player and manager. He was born in Crompton, Lancashire. He won a League Championship medal and an FA Cup runners-up medal while playing full-back for ...more
John Pembertonage 53 - John Pemberton is an English former professional footballer and is currently assistant manager at Bristol City. He has also coached at Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest, and was Academy ...more
J. R. ClynesDied at 80 (1869-1949) - John Robert Clynes PC was a British trade unionist and Labour Party politician. He was a Member of Parliament for 35 years, and as leader of the Labour Party, led the party in its breakthrough ...more
Rick Leesage 32 - Richard Ian "Rick" Lees is an English musician, DJ and artist, best known as the former bass guitarist of English indie rock band Twisted Wheel. Twisted Wheel and Rick have currently ...more
Barry DysonDied at 53 (1942-1995) - John Barry Dyson was an English association footballer who played as a centre forward. He played in the Football League for Bury, Tranmere Rovers, Crystal Palace, Watford, Orient and Colchester ...more
Ian Mercerage 57 - Ian Mercer is an English actor. On leaving school Mercer trained as an electrical engineer but decided to become an actor when he became an assistant stage manager at the Oldham Coliseum in ...more
Vinny Burnsage 52 - Vinny Burns is an English hard rock guitarist and producer, best known for his work with the bands Dare, Ten and Bob Catley. He has also been a member of Asia, Ultravox, Hugo, FM, The Ladder, ...more
Judith Barkerage 74 - Judith Barker is an English actress, best known for her role as the upwardly mobile homewrecker Janet Reid on Coronation Street, which she played from 1969–77. Since her departure from ...more
Robert SlomanDied at 79 (1926-2005) - Robert Sloman was an English actor who later worked at The Sunday Times circulation department for more than 20 years, becoming distribution manager; but is best known for his work as a writer ...more
Matthew Wolfendenage 30 - Matthew 'Matty' Wolfenden is an English footballer currently playing for FC United of Manchester. Wolfenden started out at Oldham Athletic, his hometown club, before moving to Wales to play for ...more
Iestyn Harrisage 41 - Iestyn Rhys Harris is the Wales national rugby league team's coach. A former dual rugby code international player, he is also currently the head coach at Salford. Harris is a former Man of Steel ...more
Henry TaylorDied at 66 (1885-1951) - Henry Taylor was an English freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1906 Summer Olympics, in the 1908 Summer Olympics, in the 1912 Summer Olympics, and in the 1920 Summer Olympics representing ...more
Bobby Ballage 74 - Robert Harper known as Bobby Ball is an English comedian, best known as one half of the double act Cannon and Ball, with Tommy Cannon. They hosted their own ITV show The Cannon and Ball Show for ...more
Roy SkeltonDied at 80 (1931-2011) - Roy William Skelton was an English actor and voice artist, whose voice was more familiar to television viewers than his name. Born in Oldham, he provided the voices for many characters on ...more
Jim Williamsage 71 - Jim Williams is the given name of the British lawyer, commercial consultant and writer, who has also written under the pen names Richard Hugo and Alexander Mollin. Born and brought up in Oldham, ...more
Dominique Jacksonage 26 - Dominique Hannah Jackson is a British television and film actress who has starred in various TV roles. She is best known for her roles as Becky in the Children's TV series Becky and Barnaby Bear ...more
Kevin Harperage 42 - Kevin Patrick Harper is a Scottish former footballer who played for Hibernian, Derby County, Walsall, Portsmouth, Norwich City, Leicester City, Stoke City, Carlisle United and Dunfermline
Tony Barberage 78 - Anthony Louis "Tony" Barber AM is an English-born Australian television game show host. He is a Gold Logie winning television personality.
Tommy Cannonage 79 - Thomas Derbyshire better known as Tommy Cannon is a comedian and the feed member of comedy double act Cannon and Ball, along with Bobby Ball. He is most well known for the show The Cannon and ...more
David Mellorage 24 - David Anthony Mellor is an English professional football player who plays for Oldham Athletic.
Richard Russellage 50 - Richard Russell is an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1980s and '90s, playing at representative level for England, and at club level for Wigan, Oldham, and Castleford Tigers, ...more
William Longworth William "Bill/Billy" Henry Longworth was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1900s and '10s, playing at representative level for Great Britain, and England, and at ...more
Andy Robinsonage 52 - Andrew Craig Robinson is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League as a midfielder.
Joe Walshage 30 - Joe Walsh is a professional rugby league player. He was born in Saddleworth, Oldham, Greater Manchester, and is a former Rishworth school pupil. He recently left Huddersfield Giants by mutual ...more
Tkaya Greenage 26 - Tkaya Louise Green is a British actress/singer from Oldham, who has appeared in various shows in background such as Shameless in 2008/2009, Britannia High in 2008 and is set to appear in Anubis ...more
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Luke Procterage 29 - Luke Procter is an English cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and right-arm medium-fast bowler who plays for Lancashire.
Michael Slickerage 39 - Michael "Mick" Slicker is a professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s, playing at representative level for Ireland, and at club level for Halifax, Sheffield Eagles, ...more
Warren Clarkeage 70 - Warren Alan James Clarke was an English actor. He was known for his appearances in many films after a significant role as 'Dim' in Stanley Kubrick's Clockwork Orange and for numerous television ...more
Jack Deamage 46 - Jack Deam is an English actor. He used his grandfather's name for his stage name. His most notable performance is of the pyromaniac Marty Fisher, who has Tourette syndrome, in Channel 4's ...more
Adam Fogertyage 49 - Adam Heywood Fogerty is an English actor and former boxer and rugby league player. He is the son of Terry Fogerty, a rugby league player during the 1960s and '70s who played at club level for ...more
