page_title: Wilmslow
section_title: Notable people
hierarchical_section_title: Wilmslow / Notable people
caption_attribution_description: Commonwealth Games triathlon held on Beach Road, St Kilda.
context_page_description: Wilmslow is a town and civil parish in Cheshire, England, that is 11 mi south of Manchester. It is one of the most sought-after places to live in the UK after central London, and falls within the Cheshire Golden Triangle.
  The population of Wilmslow was 30,326 in the 2001 Census, reducing to 24,497 at the 2011 Census due to the separation of Handforth to form its own parish. The town is in the parliamentary constituency of Tatton, represented by Esther McVey MP.
context_section_description: James Upton (1670 in Wilmslow - 1749) an English clergyman, schoolmaster, and literary editor.
  Samuel Finney (1719 in Wilmslow – 1798) an English miniature-painter.
  James Tait (1863 – 1944 in Wilmslow) an English medieval historian, noted for his retiring, scholarly life in Wilmslow.
  William Ewart Gladstone FRS, FSS (1809–1898) politician, statesman and Prime Minister four separate times, lived at the Wilmslow Rectory between January and April 1828 to study under the supervision of Reverend John Turner.
  Alan Turing OBE FRS (1912 – 1954 in Wilmslow) computer science pioneer and driving force behind the Bombe machine for cracking the German Enigma cypher, is perhaps Wilmslow's most notable resident. In 2004, a blue plaque was placed on his house in his honour.
  Patrick George (1923 in Wilmslow – 2016) an English painter who taught at the Slade School of Fine Art
  Roger Thatcher CB (1926–2010) a British statistician, spent his formative early years in Wilmslow
  Antony Grey (1927 in Wilmslow – 2010) pioneer gay rights activist
  Wilmslow has featured in the novels of the writer Alan Garner OBE (born 1934) with the Black Lake on Lindow Common apparently housing a witch. His wife once taught at Wilmslow Grammar School. Garner is known for his books The Owl Service, The Weirdstone of Brisingamen and The Moon of Gomrath the last two of which are set in nearby Alderley Edge.
  Richard Evans (born 1945 in Wilmslow) a graphic designer, photographer and illustrator
  John Harris (born 1969 in Wilmslow) a British journalist, writer, and critic.
  Acting & Broadcasting
  Stuart Hall (born 1929) a TV presenter convicted of indecent assault, lived in Wilmslow from 1958-2013.
  William Roache MBE (born 1932 in Ilkeston) actor in Coronation Street since its inception in 1960. Roache has lived in Wilmslow for most of his adult life.
  John Waite (born 1951) a presenter on British radio and TV, attended Wilmslow County Grammar School for Boys
  Barbara Wilshere (born 1959) a British actress who has appeared in theatre, films and television, attended Wilmslow County Grammar School for Girls
  Jo Wheeler (born 1963) an English weather forecaster for Sky News, attended Wilmslow County Grammar School for Girls
  Fionnuala Ellwood (born 1964) an actress, portrayed Lynn Whiteley in the ITV soap Emmerdale, attended Wilmslow County Grammar School for Girls
  Journalist and broadcaster Miranda Sawyer (born 1967) and her brother, actor Toby (born 1969) were born and grew up in Wilmslow
  Chris Hawkins (born 23 September 1975) and his wife Clare Nasir (born 1970) both presenters and journalists, have lived in Wilmslow since 2012.
  Simon Gregson (born 1974) actor who plays taxi boss Steve McDonald in Coronation Street.
  Ashley Taylor Dawson (born 1982) an English actor and singer, plays Darren Osborne in the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, also owns a night club in Wilmslow.
  Stephen Beard (born 1989) is a reality TV participant and actor, plays Archie Carpenter in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks. Lives in Wilmslow
  Football
  Sergio Agüero
  Phil Bardsley
  Gareth Barry
  Claudio Bravo
  Len Butt
  Patrice Evra
  Sir Alex Ferguson
  Owen Hargreaves
  Joe Hart
  Park Ji-Sung
  Phil Jones
  Joleon Lescott
  Federico Macheda
  Fabrice Muamba
  Nani
  Terry Nicholl
  David Silva
  Raheem Sterling
  Yaya Touré
  Antonio Valencia
  Nemanja Vidić
  Danny Whitaker
  Ashley Young
  Other Sport
  Andy Fanshawe (born 1963-1992) a British mountaineer, attended Wilmslow Grammar School
  Liz Blatchford (born 1980 in Wilmslow) an English professional triathlete
  David Horsey (born 1985) an English professional golfer who currently plays on the European Tour, lives in Wilmslow
  Sam James (born 1994 in Wilmslow) an English rugby union player, currently playing with the Sale Sharks
  Music
  Syd Lawrence (1923 in Wilmslow – 1998) was a British bandleader
  Michael Rother (born 1950) founder of Krautrock legends Neu, lived in Wilmslow as a 9-year-old. Rother has mentioned fond memories of his time in Wilmslow during interviews and mentioned the town and the River Bollin during a 2009 BBC Four documentary 'Krautrock:the Rebirth of Germany'.
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caption: Liz Blatchford, 2006
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