List of people from Tameside

This is a list of famous and infamous people from Tameside, a metropolitan borough in North West England. This list includes people from the towns of Ashton-under-Lyne, Audenshaw, Denton, Droylsden, Dukinfield, Hyde, Longdendale, Mossley and Stalybridge, and the smaller villages that make up Tameside. This list is arranged alphabetically by surname.

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  • Stephen Hampson (born 1968), cricketer.[9]
  • Andrew Harris (born 1973): cricketer who played for Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire, and currently plays for Leicestershire; born in Ashton-under-Lyne[10]
  • Simon Hoggart (1946–2014): journalist and broadcaster, born in Ashton-under-Lyne[11]
  • Matthew Hughes (born 1950): politician, born in Audenshaw; Was the distinguished Principal of John Septamus Roe in Perth who grew the school from a small school in Mirrabooka to the largest private school in the state of WA. Matthew went on to become the first Labor party Member of the Legislative Assembly for the electorate of Kalamunda.
  • Lisa Huo: Big Brother contestant in 2006[12]
  • Sir Geoff Hurst (born 1941): retired footballer; spent most of his career playing for West Ham United F.C.; part of England's World Cup winning team in 1966; one of two to have scored a hat-trick in a World Cup final; born in Ashton-under-Lyne[13]

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  • Gary Yates (born 1967): cricketer; played first-class cricket for Lancashire, 1990–2002; coaches the Lancashire second XI; born in Ashton-under-Lyne[33]

Others

Other footballers who were born in Ashton-under-Lyne include Trevor Ross,[34] Alan Wright,[35] Gordon Taylor,[36] and Bert Whalley, who died in the 1958 Munich air disaster.[37]

Several Coronation Street actors are also associated with Ashton-Under-Lyne; Bill Tarmey,[38] Roy Barraclough,[39] and Sue Devaney all live in the town.[40]

See also

References

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  2. Natalie Anglesey (13 July 2006). "Amanda's Bad and loving it!". Manchester Evening News. Archived from the original on 1 June 2007. Retrieved on 16 September 2008.
  3. "Margaret Beckett". BBC Online. Retrieved on 16 September 2008.
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  5. Arthur Brooke biography
  6. "Henry Cockburn". The Independent. London. 17 February 2004. Retrieved on 12 September 2008.
  7. Nevell (1994), p. 75.
  8. Simon Louvish (6 December 2002). "That lad will go far!". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 22 September 2008.
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  10. "Andrew Harris player profile". Cricinfo.com. Retrieved on 28 August 2007.
  11. "The Hands of History: Parliamentary Sketches 1997–2007". Kingston.ac.uk. Retrieved on 16 September 2008.
  12. Adam Derbyshire (24 May 2006). "'I'm wild, crazy and sexy'... meet Big Brother Lisa". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved on 16 September 2008.
  13. Stuart James (6 July 2006). "Ashton-under-Lyne cheers Perrotta". The Guardian. London. Retrieved on 12 September 2008.
  14. 'The parish of Ashton-under-Lyne: Introduction, manor & boroughs', A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 4 (1911), pp. 338–347. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=41438. Date accessed: 16 September 2008.
  15. "The Quietus | Features | A Quietus Interview | Interiority Complex: Exploring Manchester's Hinterlands with Lonelady".
  16. Nevell (1994), pp. 42–47.
  17. F. W. Micklethwaite, 1848–1925. City of Toronto Archives biography.
  18. Ostick, Chris (2 March 2014), "Lancashire ace Stephen Parry helps England to victory on his debut", Manchester Evening News Retrieved on 15 March 2014.
  19. "Historic exhibition for Lytham". Lytham St Annes Express. 24 June 2008. Retrieved 16 September 2008.
  20. "Harry Pilling player profile". Cricinfo.com. Retrieved on 28 August 2007.
  21. "Facts about Stalybridge". Tameside Metropolitan Borough. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  22. Barry, Chris (13 August 2004). "Pure passion drives David". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  23. "An automatic tea-making machine, c. 1902". ScienceMuseum.org.uk. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2009. Retrieved on 16 September 2008.
  24. "Mark Robins". Soccerbase.com. Retrieved on 7 October 2010."Mark Robins". MUFCinfo.com. Retrieved on 12 September 2008.
  25. "Sunny Rogers". The Independent. London. 28 January 2006. Retrieved on 16 September 2008.
  26. "No. 56257". The London Gazette. 27 June 2001. p. 7571.
  27. "David Vaughan". The Daily Telegraph. London. 13 December 2003. Retrieved on 12 November 2009.
  28. Carr, Sue (10 December 2003). "Sadie's dad dies". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved on 12 November 2009.
  29. "To hell and back". Manchester Evening News. 7 February 2003. Retrieved on 16 September 2008.
  30. "Brian Wilde". The Daily Telegraph. London. 21 March 2008. Retrieved on 16 September 2008.
  31. Ian Wylie (13 February 2006). "Sean frozen out of Ice show". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved on 16 September 2008.
  32. www.tameside.gov.uk Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council site on the local blue plaques, access date 2010-12-01
  33. "Gary Yates player profile". Cricinfo.com. Retrieved on 28 August 2007.
  34. "Everton Player Stats Trevor Ross". EvertonFC.com. Retrieved on 12 September 2008.
  35. "Alan Wright". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 9 June 2011. Retrieved on 12 September 2008.
  36. James Lawton (24 November 2001). "Gordon Taylor: The players' champion". The Independent. London. Retrieved on 12 September 2008.
  37. Laura Breen (29 July 2005). "Portland Basin Museum: Football Fever". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved on 12 September 2008.
  38. "Friends of Young Carers Charity Launch". Tameside.gov.uk. 11 September 2007. Retrieved on 16 September 2008.
  39. "Flintoff and Street star honoured". BBC Online. 31 December 2005. Retrieved on 16 September 2008.
  40. "Girls behind". TheLowry.com. 9 August 2007. Retrieved on 16 September 2008.
Bibliography
  • Nevell, Mike (1994). The People Who Made Tameside. Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council. ISBN 1-871324-12-2.
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