#1Famous people · Chester, Cheshire
Of the 296 famous people born in Chester, none is better known than Daniel Craig
Daniel Craig, the English actor, has articles in 105 languages. 126 of them were born in the 20th century, more than in any other period. Births span 1180 to 2005, from Hawise of Chester, 1st Countess of Lincoln to Lewis Koumas. The list is still growing: 107 were born since 1970.
Born here
296
notable people
Best known
Daniel Craig
in 105 Wikipedia languages
First
1180
Hawise of Chester, 1st Countess of Lincoln
Youngest
2005
Lewis Koumas
Most common field
Sports
166 people
What stands out about Chester’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Chester
Counted by languages, Daniel Craig is ahead of Michael Owen and Tom Heaton: 105, 80 and 45.
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#3Through the years
When Chester’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1980s come out on top, with 44 births.
SportsWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineMusicMilitaryNotableFaithBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Chester is known for
Athletes are the most numerous, 166 of them.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Chester
293 more; the 197 best known are listed here.
Ian Blair
1953–2025Metropolitan Police commissioner and British peer (1953–2025)
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Stuart Tomlinson
born 1985British professional wrestler and football player (born 1985)
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Norma Borthwick
1862–1934British artist, writer, and Irish-language activist (1862-1934)
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Albert Sydney Hornby
1898–1978English language scholar, lexicographer, linguist, pioneer in the field of 'teaching English as a foreign language' (1898-1978)
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
John Evans
born 1941Footballer who played as a full back in the Football League for Chester City (born 1941)
SportsWikipedia ↗
Peter Newbrook
1920–2009British cinematographer, director, producer and writer (1920–2009)
Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
Gary Jones
born 1975English professional footballer and assistant manager, born 1975
SportsWikipedia ↗
Francis Brerewood
1694–1791English painter, translator and architect (1694-1791)
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
John Bodvan Anwyl
1875–1949Welsh Congregational minister, lexicographer and author (1875–1949)
FaithWikipedia ↗
No one matches both filters.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 6 have famous names listed.
Questions about famous people from Chester
Who is the most famous person from Chester?
Daniel Craig (English actor (born 1968)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 105 languages. Next come Michael Owen and Tom Heaton.
How many famous people were born in Chester?
296 people born in Chester have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 346 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Chester known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 166 of the 296. That is 56% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Chester?
Hawise of Chester, 1st Countess of Lincoln, born in 1180. The youngest on the list was born in 2005.
Who counts as from Chester?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Chester’s built-up area (the ONS 2022 boundary), a hospital or district within it included, whose English Wikipedia article agrees. People who only lived here, adult performers and people known mainly for crimes aren’t listed.
Why is someone missing?
Their Wikidata birthplace may be a bigger area (“London”), another town, or missing, or their article may give no birthplace. We only list people both sources agree on; editing Wikidata or Wikipedia changes this page at the next refresh.
From Wikidata (CC0: birthplaces, descriptions, years, occupations) and English Wikipedia (each person’s article confirms the birthplace; linked, not quoted). Birthplaces are placed in the town by the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary (Office for National Statistics, Open Government Licence v3.0). Ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Fields are read from Wikidata’s description and occupations. “The usual town”: everyone listed across UK towns. Portraits: each person’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (79)
- Daniel Craig: Max Surprenant, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Owen: David Seow, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Heaton: Kelvin Stuttard, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Danny Murphy: Nick, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Shawcross: @cfcunofficial (Chelsea Debs) London, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Hancock: Richard Townshend, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ricky Walden: Benutzer:Bill da Flute, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Adrian Boult: Ishibashi Kazunori, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Ball: Distributed by Sire Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Randolph Caldecott: Randolph Caldecott, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Hughes: AMFM STUDIOS LLC, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Yasmin Harper: National Lottery Good Causes, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Steiner: Screenshot autoprodotto, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Danny Collins: Ronnie Macdonald, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Martin Tyler: Kane Brooker, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leonard Cheshire: Royal Air Force official photographer, Stannus (F/O), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lewis Koumas: MilesaMFC, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andy Dorman: Alasdair Middleton from Rothesay, Scotland, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rhiannon Roberts: Ailura, CC BY-SA 3.0 at, Wikimedia Commons
- Sophie Ecclestone: Harrias, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Vincent Denson: Wendorf, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
- Watkin Tench: attributed to Frederick Buck, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Foden: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Pickering: Paul W, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Jones: Ronnie Macdonald, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Anwyl: Harrison & Sons, Cyhoeddwyr, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Geraint Davies: Chris McAndrew, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ian Blair: Chris McAndrew, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Julian Knight: Chris McAndrew, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Falbr: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bert Lipsham: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Thomas: CLEMENATOR, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Blackburn: Jonesy702, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Challinor: Ingy The Wingy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Diana Beck: Medical Women's Federation, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Butler: photo taken by flickr user Esthr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jamie Reed: https://www.flickr.com/photos/unanoslucror/, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- L. T. C. Rolt: Mel Holden, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richie Dorman: IA, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Atherton: David Woolfall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steven Cousins: Photo by Vesperholly, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Stuart Tomlinson: EchetusXe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andy Meyrick: David Merrett from Daventry, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Cecil Raikes: Carlo Pellegrini, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Cushing: Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norma Borthwick: John Butler Yeats, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Crane: Thomas Crane (1808–1859), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Havelock Ramsden: Keating G (Capt), No 1 Army Film & Photographic Unit, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Halliday: Brentford FC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Cotton: Francis Holl, probably after Eden Upton Eddis line and stipple engraving, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gordon Gunson: LFC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Helen Jones: Chris McAndrew, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jill Morris: UK in Italy, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Walker: RowingTracker99, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee Latchford-Evans: Dean Sherwood, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Levi Mackin: https://www.flickr.com/photos/juddy666/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Phil Roper: DJCOTTS - Ian Cottee, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Brett: Thebees1889, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ron Futcher: Rob Bogaerts for Anefo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Gander: studio international, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Kippax: England Squash Masters, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Crawford: Poolie22, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Evans: ©House of Lords / photography by Roger Harris, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Lee: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary Roberts: EchetusXe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jenny Tinmouth: Mick Brooks at Flickr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Barbet: Cs-wolves, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pat Sanderson: Patrick K, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rory Lewis: Rory Lewis Photographer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sally Peake: William Warby from London, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alan Hill: Bacon cozzers, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Bodvan Anwyl: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Owen: William Dickes, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Port: w:Daniel and Samuel Lysons, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kutski: Krd, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee Mellor: LilithMiami, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Mercer: Dr. David France, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary Speed: Biser Todorov, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Wickham: Tajotep, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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