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.
25. Hayley Tamaddon
Hayley Tamaddon, who was born in Bispham but grew up in Cleveleys, is known for her roles in the ITV soap operas as Del Dingle in 'Emmerdale' and Andrea Beckett in 'Coronation Street'. | Eamonn M. McCormack/Getty Images Photo: Eamonn M. McCormack/Getty Images
26. David Thewlis
David Thewlis, from Blackpool, is an actor and filmmaker. He is known as a character actor and has appeared in a wide variety of genres in both film and television. | Tristan Fewings/Getty Images Photo: Tristan Fewings/Getty Images
27. Lisa Goodwin-Allen
Lisa Goodwin-Allen, from Lancaster, is best known for being executive chef of the Michelin-starred Northcote restaurant. She was also one of four winning chefs on season five of the BBC cooking show 'Great British Menu'. | Contributed Photo: Contributed
28. Joe Gilgun
Joe Gilgun was born in Chorley He is an actor who first appeared in 'Coronation Street' when he was only ten years old. Later he became known through 'Emmerdale' and the film 'This Is England'. | Getty Images for AMC Photo: Ari Perilstein/Getty Images for AMC