#1Famous people · Warrington, Cheshire
Warrington counts 254 famous people, first among them Tim Curry
Tim Curry, the British actor, is the most widely known, written about in 70 languages. Since 1970, 108 were born, the most of any period. Among the 56 towns in Cheshire with famous people on record, the town ranks 2nd. The first birth on record is James Bell’s, in 1524, and the last Owen Cooper’s, in 2009.
Born here
254
notable people
Best known
Tim Curry
in 70 Wikipedia languages
First
1524
James Bell
Youngest
2009
Owen Cooper
Most common field
Sports
153 people
What stands out about Warrington’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Warrington
Performers take two of the three places.
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#3Film, TV & Stage
Pete Postlethwaite
1946–2011English character actor (1946–2011)
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Through the years
When Warrington’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1990s, at 41.
SportsWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawScience & MedicineMusicMilitaryFaithNotableBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Warrington is known for
The field with the most names is Sports: 153.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Warrington
251 more; the 197 best known are listed here.
Arthur Aikin
1771–1854British chemist, mineralogist, author (1771/73 - 1854)
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Anna Blackburne
1726–1793English naturalist and patroness of natural history (1726–1793)
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Brigham Henry Roberts
1857–1933American Mormon; denied a seat as a member of United States Congress because of religion (1857-1933)
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Harriet Fisher Mole
1841–1912English socialist and women's trade union organizer
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Bob Fulton
1947–2021Australian rugby league footballer, coach, administrator and commentator (1947-2021)
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Herbert Womersley
1889–1962British born Australian entomologist (1889-1962)
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John Drinkwater Bethune
1762–1844English army officer and military historian (1762-1844)
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William Robinson
1814–1889New Zealand runholder and member of the New Zealand Legislative Council
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Edward Owen Greening
1836–1923British co-operator and radical activist (1836–1923)
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Jenny Higham
First woman to serve as principal of St George's, University of London
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Jim Challinor
1934–1976English rugby union footballer, and rugby league footballer and coach
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Phillips' Sound Recording Services
born 1896Recording studio in the house of Percy Francis Phillips (1896–1984) and his family at 38 Kensington, Kensington, Liverpool, England
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William Norman
1832–1896English soldier (1832–1896); recipient of the Victoria Cross
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Alfred Gordon Bennett
1901–1962UK author, documentary film-maker (1901-1962) and founder of a publishing house
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 8 have famous names listed.
Widnes · 6 miCharles Glover Barkla & 79 more
Runcorn · 6 miHall Caine & 35 more
Newton-le-Willows · 4 miRick Astley & 24 more
Golborne · 6 miDavey Boy Smith & 19 more
Haydock · 6 miEdmund Arrowsmith & 11 more
Lymm · 5 miElizabeth Pulman & 5 more
Culcheth · 5 miDonald Adamson & 4 more
Winwick · 2 miGeoffrey Hornby & 3 moreQuestions about famous people from Warrington
Who is the most famous person from Warrington?
Tim Curry (British actor (1946–2026)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 70 languages. Next come Jesse Lingard and Pete Postlethwaite.
How many famous people were born in Warrington?
254 people born in Warrington have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 277 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Warrington known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 153 of the 254. That is 60% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Warrington?
James Bell, born in 1524. The youngest on the list was born in 2009.
Who counts as from Warrington?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Warrington’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 (85)
- Tim Curry: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jesse Lingard: Explicit, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pete Postlethwaite: Dave Morris from Edinburgh, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jarell Quansah: Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Chester: Steindy 16:11, 10 November 2016 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Brooks: AFC Bournemouth, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Robinson: Inge Knoff, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Aikin: Dean & Munday; Painted by S. Drummond, engraved by J. Thompson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Owen Cooper: JaceMerlyn, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ian Brown: Madchester at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Luke Littler: Sandro Halank, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Brownhill: Timmy96, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kerry Katona: HeatRadioCelebs, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matthew Pennington: Bradford City AFC, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Sampson: NadolaNess at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucy Aikin: Lucy Aikin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anna Blackburne: James Kendrick, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfie Devine: Timmy96, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex MacDonald: Jon Candy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Evans (presenter): Bryan Ledgard from Yorkshire, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brigham Henry Roberts: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Young, Levi Edgar with Kimball, Mary Connelly, ed., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Danielle Turner: Katie Chan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Wright: Just-an-Ipswich-fan, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Liam Byrne: Chris McAndrew, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Luke Cundle: Timmy96, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joan Ryan: Chris McAndrew, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Brimelow: ProEnglish, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Callum Reilly: Will bcfc, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Isaac Hughes: JaumeBG, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Duckworth: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jordan Thorniley: @cfcunofficial (Chelsea Debs) London from London, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucy Glover: Ailura, CC BY-SA 3.0 at, Wikimedia Commons
- Philippa Perry: AsparagusSpears, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Matheson: David Woolfall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Ray: Paul W, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harriet Fisher Mole: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Doughty: JonHall, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Dennett: KeithJustKeith, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Phillip Archer: Pvt pauline, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ruby O'Donnell: DarkGlow, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Burgess: Ryan Brookes, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen Foster: https://www.flickr.com/photos/joncandy/, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Ryder-Jones: Paul Hudson from United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jensen Weir: Timmy96, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Owen Dale: Paul W, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Bowness: opethpainter, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Abigail: Danny B Mergen Jr, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alan Gibbons: Kevin Walsh from Preston Brook, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Woods: Ralph Winwood Robinson (1862–1942), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Cooper: Gerard Barrau, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Bennett: Gerard Barrau, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Tickle: Timmy96, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Gaskell: Rupert Potter (1832–1914), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Antony Green: Yu Chu Chin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Skivington: Graham Wilson from United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Bell: Kitgehrke, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joel Tomkins: Mortonstalker, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Drinkwater Bethune: Not identified, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michelle Olley: Michelle Olley, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Percy Draper: unknown (studio photographer?), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tyrone McCarthy: Hendochamp, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Robinson: Photographer unidentified, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Riley: Photo by: Rob Lawton from Warrington, United Kingdom derivative work: This deal is getting worse all the time., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christopher Potter: John Haynes, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Danny Walker: Fleets, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Borron: William James Topley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Owen Greening: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gareth O'Brien: paddynapper, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary Slater: tasty, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hamlet Winstanley: Hamlet Winstanley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Helen Wilson (mathematician): HelenJWilson, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ian Boldsworth: DaveThePhotographer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ian Inkster: Ian Inkster, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Phillips' Sound Recording Services: John Bradley, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Donoghue: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Norman: Taylor, Manchester (no individual credited), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andy Coley: Mortonstalker, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Glover Barkla: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hall Caine: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rick Astley: Wjack12, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Davey Boy Smith: James, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edmund Arrowsmith: Arrowsmith, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Pulman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Donald Adamson: RHaworth, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Geoffrey Hornby: Russell (photographic company ), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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