List of people from Preston
This is a list of the famous and notable people from Preston, Lancashire, England. For other Prestons see Preston.
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- Sir Richard Arkwright (1732âÂÂ1792) — inventor of the water frame which revolutionised the cotton making industry in the late 18th century
- Fiona Armstrong (born 1956) — journalist, newsreader
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- Professor Sir George Grenfell Baines (1908âÂÂ2003) — architect, pioneer of multi-disciplinary design, and founder of the Building Design Partnership
- Heather Baron-Gracie (born 1995) — singer, songwriter, and musician in the band Pale Waves
- Roy Barraclough (1935âÂÂ2017) — actor from Coronation Street
- Stephen Barton (born 1982) — composer for film, television, and video games
- Leo Baxendale (born 1930 in Preston) — cartoonist, ex-PCC and creator of Beano strips Little Plum (1953), Minnie the Minx (1953), The Bash Street Kids
- Stu Bennett (born 1980) — wrestler also known by his ring name, Wade Barrett
- Tom Benson — marathon walker who held six world records
- Ian Bibby - Pro cyclist
- Holly Bradshaw - Pole vaulter
- Angela Brazil — writer of schoolgirls' stories
- Hannah Britland, actress.
- Jim Burns (born 1936) — poet, writer and magazine editor
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- Susan Hanson (born 1943) —actress, Crossroads
- A.J. Hartley (born 1964) — novelist
- George Haydock (1556âÂÂ1584) — Catholic priest, martyr
- James Hebblethwaite (1857âÂÂ1921) — poet
- Ben Hinchliffe (born 9 October 1987) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL League Two club Stockport County.
- Mary Ann Hobbs - BBC radio DJ
- John Horrocks (1768âÂÂ1804) — Member of Parliament for Preston
- Henry Hunt (1773âÂÂ1835) — politician, noted for his campaigns that drastically improved the lives of working-class people
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- Malcolm Rae, British senior registered specialist in mental nursing/forensic psychiatry, mental health consultant, nursing educator and civil servant
- Edith Rigby (1872âÂÂ1950) — suffragette
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