Born in Oldham, Lancashire, Winterbottom's first career choice was to be a teacher.

Born on 31 July 1858 to Thomas Oldham, a Fellow of the Royal Society and geologist, Oldham was educated at Rugby School and the Royal School of Mines.

Born in Derker, Oldham, Lancashire, Cribbins served an apprenticeship at the Oldham Repertory Theatre, taking a break during his years of study to undertake national service with the Parachute Regiment in his late teens.

Born Christopher Crummy in Oldham, Lancashire in 1941, Curtis came to Liverpool when he was four and went to primary school where he met Mike Prendergast.

Born in in Oldham, Lancashire, Karen Elson attended North Chadderton School in Chadderton as a child, with her twin sister, filmmaker Kate Elson.

Born the son of Nicholas Radcliffe ( d. 1599 ) of Overthorpe, West Yorkshire, Radcliffe was educated at Oldham and at University College, Oxford.

Born Frances Kathleen Oldham in Cobble Hill on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Kelsey graduated from high school at age 15, and attended Victoria College, British Columbia ( 1930-1931 ) in Victoria, British Columbia ( now University of Victoria ).

Born in Oldham, Lancashire, Boon joined the Inspiral Carpets in 1986 after previously playing in a band called The Mill.

Born in Oldham, Lancashire, May started his career with Blackburn Rovers as a trainee before graduating to the first team in 1988.

Born in Oldham, Lancashire, he provided the voices for many characters on British television for nearly fifty years, most notably the characters of both Zippy and George on Rainbow, which the actor first joined in the early 1970s and performed on until it was axed in 1992.

Born in Oldham, Lancashire, Maynard was brought up on the island of Anglesey in north Wales where he first joined Glamorgan.

Born in 1967 in Denton, Tameside, Greater Manchester, Needham grew up on Stockport Road and attended Audenshaw School.

Born in Bury, Greater Manchester, Neville, along with brother Gary, was one of " Fergie's Fledglings ".

Born in Wielichowo, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Krzyszkowiak won 13 Polish National Championships titles in long distance and cross country events.

Born in Bury, Greater Manchester, England, Lindsay joined the Anfield club in the March 1969 for £ 67, 000 from his hometown club Bury, His debut was a night to remember, The Reds were playing host to FAI side Dundalk in a European Fairs Cup 1st round 1st leg tie, the Irish side were ' like lambs to the slaughter ,' and it took just 1 minute for the flood gates to open through a goal from youngster Alun Evans, free scoring full-back Chris Lawler made it 2 in the 10th and it was 3-0 by the 24th minute when the man nicknamed Anfield Iron, Tommy Smith, scored, before the referee could sound the half-time whistle and give the Dundalk team a rest Liverpool found net 2 more times with goals from Bobby Graham and a 2nd from Evans scoring in the 36th and 38th minutes respectively.

Born in Ilford, Greater London, Ince spent the majority of his playing career at the highest level ; after leaving West Ham United he joined Manchester United where he played in the Premier League.

Born in Hornchurch, Greater London, Garry joined Arsenal in 1999 and progressed through their youth academy, winning the FA Youth Cup in 2001.

Born an illegitimate child in East Ham, Essex, ( now Greater London ), she spent much of her early years in seclusion and was placed in an orphanage at the age of 9.

Born in Stockport, Hatton was raised on the Hattersley council estate in Hyde, Greater Manchester and trained at the Sale West ABC ( Racecourse Estate ).

Born in Salford, Greater Manchester, Tierney signed for Manchester United as a trainee in July 1999 and as a professional 12 months later.

Born at West Wickham, Greater London, England, Alan Ridout studied briefly at the Guildhall School of Music before commencing four years of study at the Royal College of Music, London with Herbert Howells and Gordon Jacob.

Born out of the Eastern Quebec Regional School Board, Greater Quebec School Board, Mauricie School Board and the Saguenay " P " School Board, it has sprouted from their denominational origins, also incorporating English-language schools from other school boards.

Born at Disley in Cheshire, he had interests in coal-mining, particularly in the Haughton and Hyde areas of Greater Manchester, as well as lime burning and mineral extraction interests.

Born in Barking, Greater London, Konchesky studied at Eastbrook Comprehensive School in Dagenham, London, and played for Great Danes YFC amateur club, as well as being a product of the Senrab F. C.

" Natus ad Maiora " (" Born for Greater Things ")

Born in Salford, Greater Manchester, Howard attended Hope High School, Salford, with fellow Manchester United players Phil Bardsley and Mark Redshaw.

Born in Salford, Greater Manchester, Eckersley first joined Manchester United as a nine-year-old, and signed his first contract with the club in 2002.

Born in Salford, Greater Manchester, Kiely trained with the West Bromwich Albion youth system as a schoolboy before being accepted into the FA School of Excellence at Lilleshall.

Born in Ashington, Northumberland, Charlton made his debut for the Manchester United first-team in 1956, and over the next two seasons gained a regular place in the team, during which time he survived the Munich air disaster of 1958 after being rescued by Harry Gregg.

Born at Chorlton-on-Medlock, Manchester, United Kingdom, Lloyd George was a Welsh-speaker and of Welsh descent and upbringing, the first and so far only Welsh politician to hold the office of Prime Minister.

Born Emmeline Goulden and raised in Moss Side, Manchester, England by politically active parents, Pankhurst was introduced at the age of 8 to the women's suffrage movement.

Born in Bramhall, Stockport, Cheshire, the daughter of Frank Watkin Hiller, a Manchester cotton manufacturer, and Marie Stone, Hiller began her professional career as an actress in repertory at Manchester in the early 1930s.

Born in the Isle of Man to English parents, the family later moved to Manchester before settling in Brisbane, Australia.

Born into a footballing family, Charlton was initially overshadowed by his younger brother Bobby, who was taken on by Manchester United while Jack was doing his National Service with the Household Cavalry.

Born in Lusaka in Zambia in 1970, Young studied in England at Manchester Polytechnic, the University of Brighton and photography at the Royal College of Art in London.

Born in Manchester, the son of Samuel Greg, the creator of Quarry Bank Mill, he was brother to Robert Hyde Greg and the junior Samuel Greg.

Born in Manchester, Gerald Boland was the son of James Boland and Kate Boland née Woods and the brother of Harry Boland.

Born in Middleton, Manchester, Lancashire, he began his career as a stand-up comedian and impressionist, working as a voice artist throughout the 1980s on satirical puppet show Spitting Image.

Born Donald Edwards in Crumpsall, Manchester, he was brought up in a house on Russell Street, Crumpsall.

Born in Manchester, the son of Samuel Greg, the creator of Quarry Bank Mill, he was brother to William Rathbone Greg and the junior Samuel Greg.

Born in Chester-le-Street, County Durham, Robson began his playing career at West Bromwich Albion, before moving on to Manchester United, whom he captained to three FA Cups and a European Cup Winners ' Cup.

Born in Manchester Street, Morpeth, May 18, 1795.

Born in Bath, Somerset, he was the editor of the Manchester Guardian ( now the Guardian ) from 1872 until 1929 and its owner from 1907 until his death.

Born in Bradford, Mitchell was educated at Woodbottom Council School, Bingley Grammar School, the University of Manchester and Nuffield College, Oxford.

Born in Dudley, Edwards signed for Manchester United as a teenager and went on to become the youngest player to play in the Football League First Division and the then youngest England player since the Second World War.

Born and raised in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Best began his club career in England with Manchester United, who had spotted his talent at the age of 15.

Born into a working-class family in Manchester, Duncan Hallas joined the Young Communist League at the age of 14 in 1939 but soon became disillusioned due to the Molotov – Ribbentrop Pact.

Born in Redwood City, California, Roberts grew up in Manchester, England.

Born in Manchester, England, Milner received her undergraduate degree at the University of Cambridge in 1939, and her Ph. D. degree under Donald Hebb at McGill University in 1952.

Born in Manchester, New Hampshire, Morin is married with two children and three grandchildren.