International sports stars, actors, TV presenters and more, lots of people born in Lancashire are very familiar faces.
Here is our tribute to 35 well-known names linked to the county.
This is not a definitive list – just a flavour of what we have had to offer the worlds of music, theatre, broadcasting, sport and beyond.
5. Jenna Coleman
Jenna-Louise Coleman was born in Blackpool in 1986. She began her career in television, making her acting debut as Jasmine Thomas in the soap opera 'Emmerdale' in 2005, followed by a recurring role in the BBC school-based drama series 'Waterloo Road' (2009). | Getty Images Photo: Matt McNulty/Getty Images
6. Nick Park
Nicholas 'Nick' Park was born in 1958 in Preston and is best known as creator of Wallace and Gromit and Shaun the Sheep. Brought up in Brookfield, Preston, his family later moved to nearby Walmer Bridge. He attended Cuthbert Mayne High School (now Our Lady's Catholic High School). | LEON NEAL/AFP via Getty Images Photo: LEON NEAL/AFP via Getty Images
7. Christine McGuinness
Christine McGuinness, born in Blackpool, is a model, television personality and former beauty queen. She appeared on the ITVBe reality series 'The Real Housewives of Cheshire' between 2018 and 2020. Photo: Kate Green/Getty Images
8. Kenny Baker
Born in 1934, the actor and musician lived in Preston at the time of his death in 2016. He is best known for portraying the character R2-D2 in six of the Star Wars films. | Contributed Photo: Contributed