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BOLTON

Most Famous People Born in Bolton, United Kingdom

Notable people
359
Peak decade
1980s
Median birth year
1948
Most distinctive
Cricket 4.4×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Bolton during each.

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1980s with 46 notable births.

What Bolton Is Known For

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Football is Bolton's biggest profession — 39% of all notables (139).

Bolton over-indexes on cricket4.4× the global rate.

Bolton under-produces politician — only 0.4× the global rate.

  1. Football139
  2. Actor20
  3. Cricket20
  4. Politician16
  5. Writer8
  6. Painter7
  7. Singer7
  8. Player7
  1. Cricket204.4×
  2. Football1393.5×
  3. Business61.7×
  1. Politician160.4×
  2. Writer80.7×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Bolton's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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Showing 16 of 359 notable people

0016 SINGER

Annie Haslam

Born 1947

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0067 MUSIC

Mick Weaver

Born 1944

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0071 ECONOMIST

Martin Stopford

Born 1947

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0088 BOTANIST

Pauline Ladiges

Born 1948

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0089 ACTOR

Paul Slabolepszy

Born 1948

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0122 HISTORIAN

Eric Grove

Born 1948

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0137 ILLUSTRATOR

Stephen Cartwright

1947 - 2004

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0142 SCREENWRITER

Michael Armstrong (filmmaker)

Born 1944

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0165 STATISTICIAN

Tony Lewis (mathematician)

1942 - 2020

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0178 FOOTBALL

Brian Hardman

Born 1940

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0204 FOOTBALL

Terry Wharton

Born 1942

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0245 CRICKET

John Davis (cricketer, born 1943)

1943 - 2000

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0248 CRICKET

Alan Thomas (cricketer)

Born 1947

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0279 POLITICIAN

Clifford Morris

Born 1942

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0300 POLITICIAN

Barbara Ronson

1942 - 2018

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0351 FOOTBALL

Tony Marsden

1948 - 2010

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