Famous People

Politicians, musicians, actors, composers and supermodels, many famous people are associated with Oldham:-

• Sir Winston Churchill - "I always cherish my memories of Oldham, and the warm hearts and bright eyes of its people, and I always wish them the good luck I know they deserve."
• Annie Kenney - a Saddleworth born Suffragette who is credited with sparking off suffragette militancy when she heckled Winston Churchill
• Eric Sykes - Oldham born veteran actor and comedian
• Mark Owen - a founding member of the band, Take That who were successful in the 1990s and are currently enjoying a revival
• Helen Bradley MBE - an artist born in Lees whose paintings vividly depict Lancashire life between 1900 and 1910
• Carl Cox - techno and house DJ
• Sir William Turner Walton - a composer who gained international recognition for his oratorio, Belshazzar's Feast
• Phillip Schofield -This Morning and Dancing on Ice TV presenter and also presented Going Live and played Joseph in the West End production, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat
• Christopher Biggins - TV presenter, pantomime actor and winner of I'm a Celebrity....Getm Me Out of Here 2007
• Bernard Cribbins - character actor and musical comedian
• Agyness Deyn - supermodel
• Sarah Lancashire - TV actress
• Iestyn Harris - former Great Britain rugby league player
• David Platt - born in Chadderton and played for Aston Villa, Arsenal and several Italian teams as well representing England 
• Wayne Marshall - an organist who has appeared at many of the world's top venues
• Anne Kirkbride - plays Deirdre Barlow in Coronation Street 
• Shobna Gulati - plays Sunita in Coronation Street and has since appeared in various theatre productions and also in Celebrity Masterchef
• Karen Elson - model and singer