Whether it’s cricket legend Andrew ‘Freddie’ Flintoff, MasterChef judge Marcus Wareing, or acting royalty Sir Ian McKellen, Lancashire’s famous sons and daughters have made their mark far and wide.
And it’s not just household names – our list includes soap stars like Coronation Street and Hollyoaks actress Nikki Sanderson, plus a few you may have forgotten started out right here in the Red Rose county.
Take a look at 100 of Lancashire’s most famous celebrities – how many do you recognise?
81. Roy Barraclough
The late Roy Senior Barraclough, MBE, from Preston, was an English comic actor. He was best known for his role as Alec Gilroy, the devious, mournful landlord of the Rovers Return in the long-running British TV soap Coronation Street, and for the double-act Cissie and Ada with comedian Les Dawson Photo: Getty
82. Mary Anne Hobbs
Mary Anne Hobbs, 59, from Garstang, is an English DJ and music journalist from Lancashire, England. She currently hosts the BBC Radio 6 Music weekday mid-morning show, Monday to Friday, 10:30 am – 1 pm. She is also a performer and curator of live events. Photo: Avalon
83. Hannah Godfrey
Hannah Christine Godfrey, 26, fromThorton Cleveleys, is a former professional footballer who plays as a defender for FA Women's Championship club Lewes. Photo: Kate McShane
84. Edith Rigby
The late Edith Rigby from Preston was an English suffragette who used arson as a way to further the cause of women’s suffrage. She founded a night school in Preston called St Peter's School, aimed at educating women and girls. Later she became a prominent activist, and was incarcerated seven times and committed several acts of arson. Photo: Getty