Editing Lancaster, Lancashire (section)

==Notable people==
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===Arts and entertainment===
*[[Joe Abercrombie]] (born 1974) – fantasy writer and film editor, was born in Lancaster and attended [[Lancaster Royal Grammar School|LRGS]].
*[[Cherith Baldry]] (born 1947) – children's and fantasy writer, was born in Lancaster.
*[[Jim Bowen]] (1937–2018) – comedian, was formerly deputy headteacher of [[Caton-with-Littledale|Caton Primary School]], died at [[Royal Lancaster Infirmary]]
*[[Laurence Binyon]] (1869–1943) – poet and dramatist, was born in Lancaster.
*[[Hubert Henry Norsworthy]] (1885–1961) – organist and composer, died in Lancaster.
*[[Mabel Pakenham-Walsh]] (1937–2013) – artist, was born in Lancaster.
*[[Jon Richardson]] (born 1982) – comedian, grew up in Lancaster and attended [[Lancaster Royal Grammar School|LRGS]].
*[[Thomas Thompson (writer)|Thomas Thompson]] (1880–1951) – writer and broadcaster.
*[[John Waite]] (born 1952) – rock musician, was born in Lancaster.
*[[Dustin Demri-Burns]] (born 1978) – actor, writer and comedian.
*[[Frankie Vaughan]] (1928–1999) – singer and actor, attended Lancaster College of Art
*[[Keith Wilkinson (reporter)|Keith Wilkinson]] – television news reporter, was born in Lancaster

===Business===
*[[Henry Cort]] (c. 1741–1800) – English ironmaster and inventor, was probably born in Lancaster.
*[[James Crosby (British businessman)|James Crosby]] (born 1956) – chief executive of [[HBOS]] until 2006, attended Lancaster Royal Grammar School.
*[[Thomas Edmondson]] (1792–1851) – businessman and inventor of the [[Edmondson railway ticket]], was born in Lancaster.
*[[Robert Gillow]] (1704–1772) was the founder of Gillows of Lancaster, an English furniture manufacturer.<ref>https://www.regentantiques.com/blog/robert-gillow/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006175507/https://www.regentantiques.com/blog/robert-gillow/ |date=6 October 2021 }} Robert Gillow</ref>
*[[Ronald Halstead|Sir Ronald Halstead]] (1927–2021) – chair and Chief Executive of the [[Beecham Group]] in 1984–1985 and Deputy Chair of [[British Steel (1967–1999)|British Steel]] in 1986–1994 was born in Lancaster and attended Lancaster Royal Grammar School.
*[[James Williamson, 1st Baron Ashton|James Williamson]] (1842–1930) – businessman and politician who created Williamson Park and Ashton memorial, was born in Lancaster and attended Lancaster Royal Grammar School.

===Crime===
*[[Lauren Jeska]] (born 1974) – an athlete who was convicted of the attempted murder of an official, [[Ralph Knibbs]].<ref>[https://www.lep.co.uk/news/crime/fell-runner-admits-attempted-knife-murder-british-athletics-official-1198115 Fell-runner admits attempted knife murder of British athletics official |Lancashire Evening Post<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200710121116/https://www.lep.co.uk/news/crime/fell-runner-admits-attempted-knife-murder-british-athletics-official-1198115 |date=10 July 2020 }}.</ref>
*[[Buck Ruxton]] (1899–1936) – marital murderer, resided and practised medicine at 2 Dalton Square.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Craddock |first=Jeremy |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5KUkEAAAQBAJ |title=The Jigsaw Murders: The True Story of the Ruxton Killings and the Birth of Modern Forensics |date=2021-05-28 |publisher=History Press |isbn=978-0-7509-9767-6 |language=en}}</ref>

===Politics and journalism===
*[[Henry D. Gilpin]] (1801–1860) – [[Attorney General of the United States]], was born in Lancaster.
*[[Erik de Mauny]] (1920–1997) – foreign correspondent, died in Lancaster.
*Sir [[Lancelot Sanderson]] (1863–1944) – Conservative MP and judge, died in Lancaster.

===Science and humanities===
*[[J. L. Austin]] (1911–1960) – philosopher and developer of the theory of [[speech acts]], was born in Lancaster.
*[[John Ambrose Fleming]] (1849–1945) – electrical engineer and physicist, was born in Lancaster.
*[[Edward Frankland]] (1825–1899) – chemist who originated the concept of valence, was born near Lancaster and educated at LRGS.
*[[Jaroslav Krejčí (sociologist)|Jaroslav Krejčí]] (1916–2014) – Czech-British sociologist, was a professor at the [[University of Lancaster]] and died in Lancaster.
*[[Geoffrey Leech]] (1936–2014) – linguistics researcher, was a professor at the University of Lancaster and died in Lancaster.
*[[Richard Owen]] (1804–1892) – biologist who coined the term "dinosaur", lived in Brock Street.
*[[William Turner (anatomist)|William Turner]] (1832–1916) – anatomist and academic, was born in Lancaster.
*[[Paul Wellings]] (born 1953) – ecologist, served as a professor and Vice-Chancellor of Lancaster University.
*[[Emily Williamson]] (1855–1936), English philanthropist and co-founder of the RSPB, was born in Lancaster.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-57651905 |title=RSPB's Emily Williamson: The woman who saved a million birds |last=Hirst |first=Lauren |date=1 July 2021 |work=BBC News |access-date=22 January 2022 |archive-date=22 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220122110835/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-57651905 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[Gavin Wood]] (born 1980) – co-founded and headed [[Ethereum]].

===Sport===
*[[Michael Allen (cricketer)|Michael Allen]] (1933–1995) – international cricketer, died in Lancaster.
*[[Arthur Bate]] (1908–1993) – professional [[football (soccer)|footballer]], died in Lancaster.
*[[James Beattie (footballer)|James Beattie]] (born 1978) – professional footballer, was born in Lancaster.
*[[Harold Douthwaite]] (1900–1972) – first-class cricketer, was born and died in Lancaster.
*[[Scott Durant]] (born 1988) – Olympic gold medal-winning rower, was a pupil at Lancaster Royal Grammar School.
*[[Trevor Glover]] (born 1951) – first-class cricketer and rugby union player, was born in Lancaster.
*[[William Gregson (cricketer)|William Gregson]] (1877–1963) – first-class cricketer, died in Lancaster.
*[[Sarah Illingworth]] (born 1963) – international cricketer ([[New Zealand]]), was born in Lancaster.
*[[Edward Jackson (cricketer, born 1849)|Edward Jackson]] (1849–1926) – first-class cricketer, was born in Lancaster.
*[[John Jackson (cricketer, born 1841)|John Jackson]] (1841–1906) – first-class cricketer, was born in Lancaster.
*[[Scott McTominay]] (born 1996) – professional footballer, was born in Lancaster.
*[[John Pinch (rugby)|John Pinch]] (1870–1946) – international rugby union player, was born and died in Lancaster.
*[[Jason Queally]] (born 1970) – Olympic gold medal-winning cyclist, was a pupil at Lancaster Royal Grammar School.
*[[Matt Rogerson]] (born 1993) – professional Rugby Union player currently with [[London Irish]], was born in Lancaster.
*[[Fred Shinton]] (1883–1923) – professional footballer, died in Lancaster.
*[[Alan Warriner-Little]] (born 1962) – champion darts player, was born in Lancaster.