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List of people from the Metropolitan Borough of Bury

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This is a list of people from the metropolitan borough of Bury in North West England. It includes people from the town of Bury and also people from the towns of Radcliffe, Prestwich, Whitefield, Tottington, Ramsbottom, and other places which together form the Metropolitan Borough of Bury. This list is arranged alphabetically by surname.

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  • Noel Castree, author; professor of geography
  • Sir John Charnley (1911–1982), orthopaedic surgeon; hip replacement pioneer; born in Bury
  • David Chaytor (born 1949), Labour MP for Bury North 1997–2010; convicted fraudster
  • Catherine Chisholm (born 1878 Radcliffe) British physician; first female graduate University of Manchester; key founder Manchester Babies Hospital (opened 1914)
  • Antony Cotton (born Anthony Dunn) (born 1975), British actor; plays Sean Tully in Coronation Street
  • Walter Clegg (18 April 1920–15 April 1994), British Conservative politician
  • Lol Creme, of the band 10cc; from Prestwich
  • Richmal Crompton (1890–1969), real name Richmal Crompton Lamburn; author of Just William stories[7]
  • Cecil Cronshaw (1889–1961), pioneer of modern dyes; Chairman and Director of ICI[8]
  • Brian Cubbon (1928–2015), former Permanent Secretary, Home Office and Northern Ireland Office

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  • Michael Edelson (born 1944), businessman; Director of Manchester United Football Club
  • Elbow, band which formed and played its first gig in Bury

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  • Howard Jacobson (born 1942), writer; born in Prestwich[26]
  • John Just (1797–1852), second Master of Bury Grammar School 1832–52; botanist; lectured at the Royal Manchester School of Medicine and Surgery; honorary professor of botany at the Royal Manchester Institution[27]

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  • Gary Neville (born 1975), footballer; Manchester United defender and captain; brother of Phil Neville[35]
  • Phil Neville (born 1977), footballer; Manchester United star & Everton midfielder and captain; brother of Gary Neville and Tracey Neville[36]
  • Tracey Neville (born 1977, netballer, England Netball coach; twin sister of Phil Neville
  • Roy Newsome (1930–2011), conductor, composer, arranger, and broadcaster[37]
  • Amanda Noar (born 1962), actress

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  • David Taylor ( born 1980) served in the British Army for 22 years. Engineer and researcher
  • Betty Tebbs (1918–2017), trades unionist, peace campaigner, women's rights campaigner
  • Thomas Thompson, writer (1880-1951)
  • Dame Janet Thornton, Bioinformatics Researcher (born 1949)
  • David Trippier (born 1946), Conservative MP for Rossendale, 1979–1983, MP for Rossendale and Darwen, 1983–1992
  • Kieran Trippier, (born 1990), international professional footballer who has played for Burnley and Tottenham before moving to Atletico Madrid in Spain and has played for England at the World Cup and euros, He went to Woodhey High school.[46]

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