Wigan
1. Georgia Taylor (1980)
British Actor
British Soap Award winner for Best Dramatic Performance for her role in the series Coronation Street as Toyah Battersby. She later joined the cast of Casualty as a regular.
2. Julie Seymour (1971)
New Zealand Netball Player-coach
Professional netball coach in New Zealand who also starred as a player on the New Zealand national netball team.
3. Chris Ashton (1987)
Rugby Player
English rugby star, who became known for playing wing for England's national team and Northampton.
4. Iain Thornley (1991)
English Rugby League Player
Iain Thornley is a rugby league player for Wigan Warriors in the European Super League. Signed to the club as a teenager he was selected for the England Academy side...
5. Jason Lowe (1991)
Footballer
Jason John Lowe is an English footballer who plays for Blackburn Rovers. Lowe was raised in Leigh. Lowe is primarily a midfielder but can also play at right back. He...
6. Bobby Long (musician) (1985)
British Folk Singer And Songwrit
Bobby Long is a British singer-songwriter whose largely acoustic body of work has its roots in folk. Born Robert Thomas Long in Wigan near Manchester he moved at age 4...
7. Thomas Coyle (rugby league) (1988)
British Rugby League Player
Thomas Coyle is an English rugby league player with Hunslet Hawks. He is a scrum half. Coyle was educated at St. John Fisher Catholic High School Wigan. He signed for...
8. Phil Hassan (1974)
English Rugby League Player
Phil Hassan 18 August 1974) is a professional rugby league and rugby union footballer of the 1990s and 2000s playing club level rugby league for Leeds Salford City Reds Halifax...
9. Bryn Hargreaves (1985)
British Rugby League Player
Bryn Hargreaves is a former English rugby league player.
10. James Coyle (rugby league) (1985)
English Rugby League Player
James Coyle is an Irish international rugby league player.
11. Dom Crosby (1990)
English Rugby League Player
Dominic Dom Crosby is a rugby league player for Wigan in the European Super League. After spells with Widnes South Wales Scorpions on dual registration terms he made his first...
12. Sean Gleeson (rugby league) (1987)
British Rugby League Player
Sean Gleeson 29 November 1987 in Wigan) is a rugby league footballer playing at representative level for Ireland and at club level for the Wigan Warriors Widnes Vikings Wakefield Trinity...
13. Liam Farrell (1990)
English Rugby League Player
Liam Farrell is an English professional rugby league player for Wigan Warriors of Super League. An England international representative second-row or loose forward he is the cousin of former Wigan...
14. Darrell Goulding (1988)
English Rugby League Player
Darrell Goulding is an English professional rugby league footballer for Wigan of Super League. He plays as either a centre or on the wing and has spent his whole professional...
15. Danny Williams (footballer born 1988) (1988)
English Footballer
Danny Williams is an English professional footballer who plays for Scottish club Inverness Caledonian Thistle as a left winger.
16. Mick Nanyn (1982)
English Rugby League Player
Mick Nanyn is an English born Scottish rugby league footballer. Nanyn's usual position is Centre. He is a specialist goal-kicker. Nanyn plays for Halifax after leaving Leigh Centurions at the...
17. Kate Garner (1954)
British Photographer And Singer
Kate Garner is an English photographer fine artist and singer. Born in Wigan Lancashire to Anne Philomena Shannon and George Sandeman Garner a sailor and factory worker Garner was expelled...
18. Denis Durnian (1950)
Professional Golfer
Denis Durnian is an English professional golfer. Durnian was born in Wigan Greater Manchester. He turned professional in 1969 and played on the European Tour from the early 1970s to...
19. Barry Knowles (1959)
English Footballer
Barry Knowles is a retired English footballer who played as a full-back. He most notably played for Wigan Athletic between 1984 and 1988 and was part of the team that...
20. John Fieldhouse (rugby league) (1962)
English Rugby League Player
John Fieldhouse 28 June 1962 in Wigan) is a professional rugby league footballer of the 1980s and '90s and current coach playing at representative level for Great Britain and at...
21. Logan Tomkins (1992)
English Rugby League Player
Logan Tomkins is a rugby league player for Wigan in the European Super League. The younger brother of Joel and Sam Tomkins he made his Super League debut against Widnes...
22. Sam Powell (1992)
English Rugby League Player
Sam Powell is a rugby league player for Wigan Warriors in the European Super League. He is also dual registered with Championship One club South Wales Scorpions. After signing for...
23. Jacob Botica (1992)
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24. Gary Walsh (1968)
Football (soccer) Player
Gary Walsh is an English football coach and former footballer who is the goalkeeping coach for Hull City. As a player he was a goalkeeper from 1985 to 2006 notably...
25. Russell Beardsmore (1968)
English Footballer
Russell Peter Beardsmore is an English former footballer.
26. Sid Wallace (1957)
English Footballer
Sid Wallace was an English footballer who most famously played for Waterford United. Wallace's first competitive match was a rugby league one playing for Greenburg Street in the Wigan Amateur...
27. Andy Pilling (1969)
Footballer
Andy Pilling is a retired English footballer who played in the Football League for Preston North End and Wigan Athletic.
28. Gareth Naven (1969)
English Footballer
Gareth Naven is a former Australian football player.
29. John G. Cooper (1872)
American Politician
John Gordon Cooper was an Anglo-American politician who served as a U. S. Representative from Ohio.
30. Ian Sibbit (1980)
British Rugby League Player
Ian Sibbit is a second row for the Bradford Bulls rugby league team. Sibbit signed for Salford in 2004 from the Warrington Wolves having also played for Melbourne Storm.
31. Karl Fitzpatrick (1980)
English Rugby League Player
Karl Fitzpatrick is a rugby league full back who currently plays for the Salford City Reds rugby league team.
32. Martyn Lancaster (1980)
Footballer
Martyn Lancaster is an English footballer currently playing for Atlanta Silverbacks in the North American Soccer League.
33. Adam Eaton (footballer) (1980)
English Footballer
Adam Eaton is a former professional footballer who after starting out as a trainee at Everton played for Preston North End and Mansfield Town before retiring in 2005.
34. Mike Forshaw (1970)
English Rugby Union Player And C
Michael Mike Forshaw is an English professional rugby league and rugby union footballer of the 1980s '90s and 2000s coach. He began his playing career with Wigan in 1987 and...
35. Dean Winnard (1989)
Footballer
Dean Winnard is an English professional footballer playing for Accrington Stanley. His natural position is central defender however since joining Accrington Stanley he has predominantly been used as a left...
36. Neil Brisco (1978)
Footballer
Neil Anthony Brisco is an English former footballer. A versatile player he was comfortable both in defence and in midfield. A former Manchester City trainee he made his name in...
37. Darren Almond (1971)
English Artist
Darren James Almond is an artist based in London. He was nominated for the 2005 Turner Prize.
38. Joe McGee (1993)
Footballer
Joseph Vincent McGee is an English footballer who plays for Morecambe as a midfielder.
39. Brad Dwyer (1993)
English Rugby League Player
Brad Dwyer is a rugby league player for the Warrington Wolves in the European Super League. He made his first team debut for Wolves in March 2012 and scored his...
40. Connor Hughes (footballer) (1993)
English Footballer
Connor Niall Hughes is an English football player. He plays as a midfielder for Conference National side Hyde.
41. Andrew Dawber (1994)
English Footballer
Andrew John Dawber is an English footballer who plays for Accrington Stanley as a goalkeeper. Born in Wigan Greater Manchester Dawber progressed through the Accrington Centre of Excellence before joining...
42. David Grindley (1972)
British Athlete
David Allan Grindley is a British former 400 metres runner who reached the final of the men's individual 400 metres and won bronze in the men's 4 x 400 metres...
43. Phil Cantillon (1976)
English Rugby League Player
Phil Cantillon is a British former rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s.
44. Warren Aspinall (1967)
Footballer
Aspinall is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder or forward in the Football League most notably for Portsmouth and Carlisle United. He began his career with hometown...
45. Luke Burke (1998)
Association Football Player
Luke Burke is a famous Association Football Player, who was born on February 22, 1998 in . Luke Burke (born 22 February 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays...
46. Martin Dermott (1967)
Rugby League Player
Martin Dermott is a famous Rugby League Player, who was born on September 25, 1967 in United Kingdom. According to Astrologers, Martin Dermott's zodiac sign is Libra.
Martin Dermott (born 25...
47. Tanya Bardsley (1981)
Model
Tanya Bardsley is a famous Model, who was born on April 29, 1981 in United Kingdom. According to Astrologers, Tanya Bardsley's zodiac sign is Taurus.
Tanya Louise Bardsley (née Robinson; born...
48. Kieron Purtill (1977)
Rugby League Player
Kieron Purtill is a famous Rugby League Player, who was born on February 12, 1977 in United Kingdom. A former scrum half for the Wigan warriors, Huddersfield Giants and Leigh...
49. Jake Cain (2001)
Football Player
Jake Cain is a famous Football Player, who was born on September 2, 2001 in United Kingdom. According to Astrologers, Jake Cain's zodiac sign is Virgo.
Jake Steven Cain (born 2...
50. Paul Sherlock (1973)
Football Player
Paul Sherlock is a famous Football Player, who was born on November 17, 1973 in United Kingdom. According to Astrologers, Paul Sherlock's zodiac sign is Scorpio.
Paul Sherlock (born November 1973)...