Editing Buxton (section)

=== Sport ===
[[File:Mick Andrews Yamaah 1976.jpg|thumb|upright=0.65|Mick Andrews, 1976]]
* [[William Shipton]] (1861 in Buxton – 1941 in Buxton), cricketer,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/229835.html |title=Obituaries in 1941 |date=16 December 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111074148/http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/229835.html |archive-date=11 November 2012 |publisher=Wisden |access-date=18 October 2024}}</ref> later a solicitor in Buxton 
* [[Fred Smith (footballer, born 1887)|Fred Smith]] (1887 in Buxton – 1957), footballer before WWI, mainly for [[Macclesfield Town F.C.|Macclesfield]]
*[[Bobby Blood]] (1894 in [[Harpur Hill]] – 1988), footballer for [[Port Vale F.C.|Port Vale]], [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Brom]] and [[Stockport County F.C.|Stockport]] 
* [[George Bailey (athlete)|George Bailey]] (1906 in Buxton – 2000), steeplechaser,<ref>[https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/george-bailey-2.html George Bailey, Olympics at Sports-Reference.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180115001333/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/george-bailey-2.html |date=15 January 2018 }} retrieved January 2018.</ref> competed at the [[1932 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Frank Soo]] (1914 in Buxton – 1991), [[Stoke City F.C.]] footballer<ref>[https://footballpink.net/2016/02/29/the-wanderer-just-who-was-frank-soo/ The Wanderer–Just who was Frank Soo, The Football Pink] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161021045137/https://footballpink.net/2016/02/29/the-wanderer-just-who-was-frank-soo/ |date=21 October 2016 }} retrieved January 2018.</ref> (173 pro appearances) and first mixed-race professional to represent England
* [[John Tarrant (runner)|John Tarrant]] (1932–1975), long-distance runner,<ref name=derbyt>[http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Amazing-story-ghost-runner-ndash-man-just-couldn/story-13179473-detail/story.html Amazing Story of the Ghost Runner]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}, Derby Telegraph, 11 December 2011, Retrieved 14 September 2015.</ref> ''"The Ghost Runner"'', lived in Buxton.
* [[Mick Andrews]] (born 1944 in Buxton), former international<ref>[http://www.mickandrews.net/ MickAndrews.net website] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123010327/http://www.mickandrews.net/ |date=23 January 2015 }} retrieved January 2018</ref> [[motorcycle trials]] rider
* [[Les Bradd]] (born 1947 in Buxton), former footballer,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080227030912/http://www.football-england.com/les_bradd.html Player profile Football_england.com archive] retrieved January 2018.</ref> over 580 pro appearances, all-time leading goalscorer for [[Notts County F.C.|Notts County]]
* [[Carl Mason]] (born 1953 in Buxton), professional golfer<ref>[http://www.europeantour.com/seniortour/players/playerid=121/bio/index.html "Carl Mason"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111104063710/http://www.europeantour.com/seniortour/players/playerid=121/bio/index.html |date=4 November 2011 }}, Player biographies, [[PGA European Tour|The PGA European Tour]], accessed 1 July 2012</ref>
* [[Mark Higgins (footballer)|Mark Higgins]] (born 1958 in Buxton), former [[Everton F.C.|Everton]], [[Bury F.C.|Bury]] and [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke]] footballer, 265 pro appearances
* [[Lorraine Winstanley]] (born 1975) <ref>[https://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/PlayerDetails.aspx?playerKey=10337 Player profile on Lorraine Winstanley from Dartsdatabase] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170915231938/http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/PlayerDetails.aspx?playerKey=10337 |date=15 September 2017}} retrieved January 2018.</ref> and [[Dean Winstanley]] (born 1981),<ref>[http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/PlayerDetails.aspx?playerKey=7471 Player profile on Dean Winstanley from Dartsdatabase] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160118042621/http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/PlayerDetails.aspx?playerKey=7471 |date=18 January 2016}} retrieved January 2018.</ref> [[British Darts Organisation|BDO]] darts players, live in Buxton.
* [[Ben Burgess]] (born 1981 in Buxton), Irish footballer,<ref>[http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=20396 SoccerBase Database] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171227061859/http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=20396 |date=27 December 2017 }} retrieved January 2018.</ref> played for [[Hull City F.C.]] and [[Blackpool F.C.]]
* [[Abbie Wood]] (born 1999 in Buxton) swam in two finals at the [[2020 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Swimming – Women's 200m Individual Medley results |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/57970374 |access-date=30 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Tokyo Olympics: Swimming – Women's 200m Breaststroke |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/57994179 |access-date=30 July 2021}}</ref>