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Alex Davidson (rugby league)
Alexander Davidson is an English professional rugby league player, who currently plays for the Salford City Reds of Super League.
Alexander Davidson is an English professional rugby league player, who currently plays for the Salford City Reds of Super League.
Andrew Chandler (golfer)
Andrew "Chubby" Chandler (born 1953) is a retired English professional golfer (European Tour) and current Managing Director of Cheshire-based sports management firm ISM (International Sports Man...
Andrew "Chubby" Chandler (born 1953) is a retired English professional golfer (European Tour) and current Managing Director of Cheshire-based sports management firm ISM (International Sports Man...
Angus Diggle
Angus Diggle is a British former solicitor, educated at Bolton School, Shrewsbury and Bristol University, who was convicted of attempted rape in a case that became a cause cêlebre.
Angus Diggle is a British former solicitor, educated at Bolton School, Shrewsbury and Bristol University, who was convicted of attempted rape in a case that became a cause cêlebre.
Ann Taylor, Baroness Taylor of Bolton
Winifred Ann Taylor, Baroness Taylor of Bolton, PC (born 2 July 1947) is a British Labour Party politician, who was Minister for International Defence and Security, based at both the Ministry of...
Winifred Ann Taylor, Baroness Taylor of Bolton, PC (born 2 July 1947) is a British Labour Party politician, who was Minister for International Defence and Security, based at both the Ministry of...
Archis Tiku
Archis Tiku (अर्चिस टिकू (Devanagari), ارچس ٹِکو (Nastaleeq)) (born 6 May 1977 in Bombay, India) is a founding member and bass guitarist of British indie rock band Maxïmo Park.
Archis Tiku (अर्चिस टिकू (Devanagari), ارچس ٹِکو (Nastaleeq)) (born 6 May 1977 in Bombay, India) is a founding member and bass guitarist of British indie rock band Maxïmo Park.
Arthur Rostron
Sir Arthur Henry Rostron, KBE, RD, RNR (14 May 1869 – 4 November 1940) was a Captain for the Cunard Line and was the master of the ocean liner RMS Carpathia when it rescued the survivors of ...
Sir Arthur Henry Rostron, KBE, RD, RNR (14 May 1869 – 4 November 1940) was a Captain for the Cunard Line and was the master of the ocean liner RMS Carpathia when it rescued the survivors of ...
Carol Klein
Carol Klein (born 1945) is a British gardening expert, who also works as a television presenter and newspaper columnist.
Carol Klein (born 1945) is a British gardening expert, who also works as a television presenter and newspaper columnist.
Charles Allan Shaw
The Very Rev Charles Alan Shaw was an eminent Anglican priest in the last third of the 20th century.
The Very Rev Charles Alan Shaw was an eminent Anglican priest in the last third of the 20th century.
Chris Goudge
Christopher Edward Goudge (4 March 1935 – 7 November 2010) was a British athlete who competed in the 400m hurdles at the 1960 Summer Olympic Games in Rome.
Christopher Edward Goudge (4 March 1935 – 7 November 2010) was a British athlete who competed in the 400m hurdles at the 1960 Summer Olympic Games in Rome.
Clive Crook
Clive Crook (born 1953 in Yorkshire) is a columnist for the Financial Times, the National Journal and a senior editor at The Atlantic Monthly.
Clive Crook (born 1953 in Yorkshire) is a columnist for the Financial Times, the National Journal and a senior editor at The Atlantic Monthly.
David Ruffley
David Laurie Ruffley (born 18 April 1962, Bolton) is a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom.
David Laurie Ruffley (born 18 April 1962, Bolton) is a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom.
Derek Prag
Derek Prag (6 August 1923 – 23 January 2010) is a former British Member of the European Parliament for Hertfordshire.
Derek Prag (6 August 1923 – 23 January 2010) is a former British Member of the European Parliament for Hertfordshire.
Frank Hamer (British Army officer)
Major Frank Hamer Military Cross with Bar (25 June 1919 – 2 April 2009) was a British Army officer and group personnel director of Cadbury Schweppes.
Major Frank Hamer Military Cross with Bar (25 June 1919 – 2 April 2009) was a British Army officer and group personnel director of Cadbury Schweppes.
Geoffrey Jackson
Sir Geoffrey Holt Seymour Jackson, KCMG (4 March 1915 — 1 October 1987) was a British diplomat and writer.
Sir Geoffrey Holt Seymour Jackson, KCMG (4 March 1915 — 1 October 1987) was a British diplomat and writer.
Gerard Corley Smith
Gerard Thomas Corley Smith (July 30, 1909 – October 7, 1997), or Corley as he was known, is remembered chiefly for his work in protecting the unique environment of the Galápagos Islands an...
Gerard Thomas Corley Smith (July 30, 1909 – October 7, 1997), or Corley as he was known, is remembered chiefly for his work in protecting the unique environment of the Galápagos Islands an...
Gordon Clough
Arthur Gordon Clough, was an English radio presenter and journalist, primarily known for his work on BBC Radio 4.
Arthur Gordon Clough, was an English radio presenter and journalist, primarily known for his work on BBC Radio 4.
Harry Kroto
Sir Harold Walter Kroto, FRS, born Harold Walter Krotoschiner, is a British chemist and one of the three recipients to share the 1996 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Robert Curl and Richard ...
Sir Harold Walter Kroto, FRS, born Harold Walter Krotoschiner, is a British chemist and one of the three recipients to share the 1996 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Robert Curl and Richard ...
Jack Bond
John David "Jack" Bond, born in Kearsley, near Bolton, Lancashire, on 6 May 1932, is a former cricketer who played for Lancashire and, for one season, for Nottinghamshire.
John David "Jack" Bond, born in Kearsley, near Bolton, Lancashire, on 6 May 1932, is a former cricketer who played for Lancashire and, for one season, for Nottinghamshire.
Jack Forster
Jack Forster (born 19 March 1987 in Wigan, England) is a rugby union player for Sale Sharks in the Aviva Premiership.
Jack Forster (born 19 March 1987 in Wigan, England) is a rugby union player for Sale Sharks in the Aviva Premiership.
Janet Smith (judge)
Dame Janet Hilary Smith, DBE (born 29 November 1940), styled The Rt Hon.
Dame Janet Hilary Smith, DBE (born 29 November 1940), styled The Rt Hon.
John Pennington Thomasson
John Pennington Thomasson (19 May 1841, Bolton – 16 May 1904, Heaton, Greater Manchester) was an English cotton spinner and Liberal Party politician.
John Pennington Thomasson (19 May 1841, Bolton – 16 May 1904, Heaton, Greater Manchester) was an English cotton spinner and Liberal Party politician.
Joyce Tyldesley
Joyce Tyldesley is a British archaeologist and Egyptologist, academic, writer and broadcaster.
Joyce Tyldesley is a British archaeologist and Egyptologist, academic, writer and broadcaster.
Julian Darby
Julian Timothy Darby (born in Farnworth, Lancashire on 3 October 1967) is a former English footballer who played for his local club Bolton Wanderers from 1986 to 1993, scoring 36 goals in ...
Julian Timothy Darby (born in Farnworth, Lancashire on 3 October 1967) is a former English footballer who played for his local club Bolton Wanderers from 1986 to 1993, scoring 36 goals in ...
Leslie Halliwell
Robert James Leslie Halliwell (23 February 1929 – 21 January 1989) was a British film encyclopaedist and television impresario who in 1965 compiled The Filmgoer's Companion, the first ...
Robert James Leslie Halliwell (23 February 1929 – 21 January 1989) was a British film encyclopaedist and television impresario who in 1965 compiled The Filmgoer's Companion, the first ...
Mark Radcliffe
Mark Radcliffe is an English broadcaster who has worked in various roles for the BBC since the 1980s and remains one of Britain's most recognised DJs. He is currently a presenter on BBC Radio 2 ...
Mark Radcliffe is an English broadcaster who has worked in various roles for the BBC since the 1980s and remains one of Britain's most recognised DJs. He is currently a presenter on BBC Radio 2 ...
Nigel Short
Nigel David Short MBE (born 1 June 1965 in Leigh, Lancashire) is an English chess grandmaster earning the title at the age of 19.
Nigel David Short MBE (born 1 June 1965 in Leigh, Lancashire) is an English chess grandmaster earning the title at the age of 19.
Norah Lillian Penston
Norah Lillian Penston was principal of Bedford College, University of London, from 1951–64.
Norah Lillian Penston was principal of Bedford College, University of London, from 1951–64.
Norman Kay (composer)
Norman Forber Kay (5 January 1929–12 May 2001) was a British composer and writer.
Norman Forber Kay (5 January 1929–12 May 2001) was a British composer and writer.
Ralf Little
Ralf Alistair J. B. Little (born 8 February 1980) is an English actor, writer and semi-professional footballer, working mainly in television comedy.
Ralf Alistair J. B. Little (born 8 February 1980) is an English actor, writer and semi-professional footballer, working mainly in television comedy.
Robert Haslam (industrialist)
Robert Haslam, Baron Haslam (4 February 1923 – 2 November 2002), was a British industrialist and chairman of British Steel and British Coal.
Robert Haslam, Baron Haslam (4 February 1923 – 2 November 2002), was a British industrialist and chairman of British Steel and British Coal.
Roger Draper
Roger Draper is a British sports administrator.
Roger Draper is a British sports administrator.
Simon Holt
Simon Holt (born 21 February 1958, Bolton, England) is a British composer.
Simon Holt (born 21 February 1958, Bolton, England) is a British composer.
Sir William Edge, 1st Baronet
Sir William Edge, 1st Baronet (21 November 1880 – 18 December 1948) was a British Liberal, later National Liberal politician and businessman.
Sir William Edge, 1st Baronet (21 November 1880 – 18 December 1948) was a British Liberal, later National Liberal politician and businessman.
Thomas Thomasson
Thomas Thomasson (1808-1876) was a political economist and a campaigner for the repeal of the Corn Laws who was one of Bolton's greatest benefactors Thomasson was born at Turton into a Bolton f...
Thomas Thomasson (1808-1876) was a political economist and a campaigner for the repeal of the Corn Laws who was one of Bolton's greatest benefactors Thomasson was born at Turton into a Bolton f...