#1Sports
Peter Crouch
born 1981English association football player (born 1981)
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Famous people · Macclesfield, Cheshire
Business people stand out among the 94 famous people born in Macclesfield
At the top of the list is the English association football player Peter Crouch, covered in 57 languages. Second and third on the list are Ben Ainslie and John Mayall. The oldest name on the list belongs to Hester Rogers, born in 1756, the newest to Joseph Loake, born in 2005. Per head, the list is long: 17.3 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Cheshire has 5.4.
Born here
94
notable people
Best known
Peter Crouch
in 57 Wikipedia languages
First
1756
Hester Rogers
Youngest
2005
Joseph Loake
Most common field
Sports
46 people
What stands out about Macclesfield’s famous people
A town of business peopleAmong the 94 people born here, 4 are business people: 2.2 times the usual share.Known worldwidePeter Crouch has a Wikipedia article in 57 languages.Still making namesSince 1950, 50 of them have been born here, the latest in 2005.94 notable peopleMacclesfield lists 94 notable people, more than most towns.
★ What stands out · Known for
What Macclesfield is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is business people, at 2.2 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Macclesfield
Ranked by languages covered: Peter Crouch with 57, then Ben Ainslie with 38 and John Mayall with 38.
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#3Through the years
When Macclesfield’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1990s, with 14 people born in that decade.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Macclesfield
91 more, 45 of them athletes.
William Buckley
1780–1856English convict who was transported to Australia and then escaped
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Alan Jones
1927–2009English-born Scottish first-class cricketer and schoolmaster (1927-2009)
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William White
1848–1900New Zealand Member of Parliament and Mayor of Sydenham
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town within 12 miles of Macclesfield, with how many people each has.
Congleton · 7 miAlan Garner & 31 moreCNWilmslow · 6 miChris Nicholl & 15 more
Prestbury · 2 miBrian Houghton Hodgson & 14 more
Alderley Edge · 5 miArthur Penrhyn Stanley & 7 moreJBBollington · 3 miJames Bailey & 6 more
Poynton · 6 miAlan Beith & 6 more
Bramhall · 8 miSacha Dhawan & 6 more'BDisley · 8 mi'Molly' Clutton Brock & 3 moreQuestions about famous people from Macclesfield
Who is the most famous person from Macclesfield?
Peter Crouch (English association football player (born 1981)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 57 languages. Next come Ben Ainslie and John Mayall.
How many famous people were born in Macclesfield?
94 people born in Macclesfield have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 108 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Macclesfield known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 46 of the 94. That is 49% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Macclesfield?
Hester Rogers, born in 1756. The youngest on the list was born in 2005.
Who counts as from Macclesfield?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Macclesfield’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 (43)
- Peter Crouch: Original: CFC Unofficial (Debs) / Derivative work: Danyele, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Ainslie: Hpeterswald, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Mayall: Frank Schwichtenberg, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Amos: nasmac (Ian C), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tommy Smith: Just-an-Ipswich-fan, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Smith Woodward: Unknown photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen Morris: Paul Hudson from United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mr. Scruff: Nat Tarbox, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Charles Ryle: Herbert Rose Barraud, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Isobel Christiansen: Granada, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph McCabe: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kika Markham: Garry Knight, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Menna Fitzpatrick: 01F1, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobbie van de Graaf: Kroon, Ron / Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl, Wikimedia Commons
- Luke Murphy: Deanbilbo, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan Agnew: Blnguyen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Phil Cunningham: Andy Robinson, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barry Smith: Fotograaf Onbekend / Anefo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Shrigley: Andy Miah, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Robinson: Tom Page, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sui Sin Far: Image from the private collection of Diana Birchall, granddaughter of Winnifred Eaton., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alice Barlow: Ian Smith from London, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Hawkins: Print made by: Maxim Gauci After: Eden Upton Eddis Printed by: Graf & Soret Published by: Colnaghi, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gareth Evans: Mattythewhite, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Cuming: Cs-wolves, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Buckley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Hemingway: Photo by E Hawkins of Brighton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Emily Whitlock: Wangfo, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Whitaker McAll: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Rowe: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tommy Taylor: Fanny Schertzer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Stanford: Mykel Nicolaou, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Brett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Warrington: Thebees1889, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Vicky Jepson: Katie Chan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Ryle: Nelson's Biographical Cyclopedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Moray: Garry Knight from Bromley, Kent, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Will Cliff: Clément Bucco-Lechat, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alan Garner: Midnightblueowl, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Houghton Hodgson: Louisa Starr, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Penrhyn Stanley: Lowes Cato Dickinson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alan Beith: Chris McAndrew, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sacha Dhawan: German Comic Con, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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