Leigh, England
1. Sarah Jayne Dunn (1981)
British Actor
British actress who debuted on the popular soap opera Hollyoaks in 1996. She appeared in Brookside in 2003.
2. Sian Brice (1969)
British Triathlete
Triathlete who competed in the inaugural Olympic triathlon in 2000.
3. Brian Ashton (1946)
Rugby Coach
Rugby coach who served at the helm for England's rugby union team, England A, Ireland's rugby union team, and Bath Rugby.
4. Pete Shelley (1955)
English Singer-songwriter
British singer and guitarist who was the frontman of the punk band The Buzzcocks, the group that released the hit "Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)."
5. Nigel Short (1965)
British Chess Player And Writer
English chess Grandmaster who is ranked highly in International competition.
6. Heather Frederiksen (1985)
British Swimmer
Heather Frederiksen MBE is a British paralympic swimmer. She is the current and two time Paralympic champion in the 100m backstroke S8 classification and has won eight Paralympic medals in...
7. Ricky Bibey (1981)
English Rugby League Player
Ricky Bibey 9 February 1981 in Leigh) is an English rugby league footballer of the 2000s an '10s playing at representative level for England 'A' and at club level for...
8. Andy Bracek (1987)
English/welsh Rugby League Playe
Andy Bracek 21 March 1987 in Leigh Greater Manchester) is an English born Welsh rugby league footballer playing at representative level for Wales and at club level for Leigh Miners...
9. Ada Smith (1903)
American Politician
This page is about the modern-era politician. For the early 20th Century singer see Ada Bricktop Smith. Ada L. Smith served as a New York State Senator from 1989 to...
10. Steve Donlan (1954)
English Rugby League Player
Steve Donlan 4 September 1954) born in Leigh Lancashire is an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1980s playing at representative level for Great Britain and England and at...
11. Mick Martyn (Australian footballer) (1968)
Australian Rules Footballer
Michael Mick Martyn is a former Australian rules footballer who played for North Melbourne and Carlton in the Australian Football League. He is the son of Bryan Martyn who also...
12. Nigel Donohue (1969)
British Judoka
Nigel Donohue is a British judoka.
13. Phil Bentham (1971)
English Rugby League Referee
Phil Bentham is an English professional rugby league referee. He is one of the Rugby Football League's Full Time Match Officials.
14. Stuart Donlan (1978)
British Rugby League Player
Stuart Donlan 29 August 1978 1978 in Leigh) is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s and is the current assistant coach at Super League...
15. John Worrall (RAF officer) (1911)
Royal Air Force Air Mashal
Air Vice Marshal John Barron Worrall CB DFC was a Royal Air Force pilot who during the Second World War led No. 32 Squadron in the Battle of Britain flying...
16. Shaun Keaveny (1972)
British Tv And Radio Personality
Shaun William Keaveny is a British broadcaster who presents the breakfast show on digital radio station BBC Radio 6 Music.
17. Steve Blakeley (1972)
English Rugby League Player
Steve Blakeley 17 October 1972) is an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s playing at representative level for England and at club level for Wigan Salford...
18. Chris Priest (footballer) (1973)
English Footballer
Chris Priest is a former English professional footballer who is believed to have scored the final Football League goal of the 20th Century when playing for Macclesfield Town.
19. Neil Bannister (1973)
English Cricketer
Neil Derek Richard Bannister is a former English cricketer. Bannister was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Leigh Lancashire. Bannister represented the Lancashire Cricket...
20. James Hilton (designer) (1973)
British Graphic Designer
English author and Oscar-winning Screenwriter see James HiltonJames Hilton is an English designer based in London. He co-founded the creative agency AKQA together with Ajaz Ahmed in 1995. Hilton attended...
