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==Notable people== {{Main|List of people from Chester}} :''See [[:Category:People from Chester]]'' * [[Ian Blair]] (born 1953), retired Commissioner for the Metropolitan Police<ref>{{cite book |title=Policing Controversy |author=Ian Blair |year=2010 |publisher=Profile Books |page=51 |isbn=978-1847652720}}</ref> * [[Adrian Boult|Sir Adrian Boult]] (1889β1983), musical conductor, born in Liverpool Road<ref>Kennedy, Michael (2004) 'Boult, Sir Adrian Cedric (1889β1983)', ''[[Oxford Dictionary of National Biography]]'', [[Oxford University Press]] [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/30835] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160815094558/http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/30835|date=15 August 2016}}, Retrieved on 20 April 2008</ref> * [[Randolph Caldecott]] (1846β86), artist and book illustrator, was born in Bridge Street, Chester<ref>{{cite ODNB |title=Oxford Dictionary of National Biography |chapter=Caldecott, Randolph (1846β1886) |author=James Hamilton |date=23 September 2004 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/4365 }}</ref> * [[Leonard Cheshire|Group Captain Leonard Cheshire]] (1917β1992), Second World War [[RAF Bomber Command|RAF bomber pilot]] and founder of the [[Leonard Cheshire Disability]] charity, was born in Hoole Road, [[Hoole]], Chester (although he was brought up in [[Oxford]]);<ref>{{cite ODNB |title=Oxford Dictionary of National Biography |chapter=Cheshire, (Geoffrey) Leonard, Baron Cheshire (1917β1992) |author=Christopher Foxley-Norris |date=24 May 2008 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/50944 }}</ref> the house where he was born (now a [[guest house (lodging)|guest house]]) bears a [[blue plaque]] attesting to this * [[Eileen de Coppet, Princess of Albania]] (1922β1985), the wife to the pretender of the throne of the [[Principality of Albania]], was born in Chester.{{citation needed|date=May 2019}} * [[John Douglas (English architect)|John Douglas]] (1830β1911), architect, lived in and had his practice in Chester,<ref>{{cite book | last =Hubbard | first =Edward | title =The Work of John Douglas | publisher =[[The Victorian Society]] | year =1991 | location =London | pages =5β9 | isbn =0-901657-16-6 }}</ref> and designed many of its Victorian buildings *[[David Evans (political official)|David Evans]] (born 1961), [[General Secretary of the Labour Party]]{{Cn|date=November 2023}} * [[Leo Gradwell]] (1899β1969), barrister and [[Arctic convoys of World War II|Arctic Convoys]] war hero{{citation needed|date=May 2019}} * [[A. S. Hornby]] (1898β1978), notable [[grammar]]ian and [[lexicographer]]<ref>Cowie, A. P. (2004) 'Hornby, Albert Sidney (1898β1978)', ''[[Oxford Dictionary of National Biography]]'', [[Oxford University Press]] [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/58806], Retrieved on 20 April 2008.</ref> * [[Conor Kostick]] (born 1964), writer and historian{{citation needed|date=May 2019}} * [[Rory Lewis]] (born 1982), portrait photographer<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/photographer-rory-lewis-latest-exhibition-7449860 |title=Photographer Rory Lewis talks about his latest exhibition with more than a few familiar faces |author=Dawn Collinson |newspaper=Liverpool Echo |date=18 July 2014 |access-date=15 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190515020430/https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/photographer-rory-lewis-latest-exhibition-7449860 |archive-date=15 May 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[Frank Eric Lloyd]] (1909β1992), author of ''Rhodesian Patrol'', born in Chester<ref>{{cite magazine | title = Lloyd's Cooperage | magazine = Cheshire Life | date = January 1952}}</ref> * [[George Lloyd (bishop of Chester)|George Lloyd]] (1560β1615), Bishop of Chester, builder of [[Bishop Lloyd's House]] on Watergate Street, part of [[Chester Rows]]<ref>Dodd, A. H., (1959). LLOYD (or FLUDD), GEORGE (1560 - 1615), bishop of Chester. Dictionary of Welsh Biography. Retrieved 5 Sep 2023, from https://biography.wales/article/s-LLOY-GEO-1560</ref> * [[William Monk (artist)|William Monk]] (1863β1937), etcher, woodcut engraver and painter<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chesterstandard.co.uk/news/15973526.Etchings_exhibition_celebrates_Chester_artist/|title=Etchings exhibition celebrates Chester artist|date=19 April 2013|website=The Chester Standard|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180803223903/http://www.chesterstandard.co.uk/news/15973526.Etchings_exhibition_celebrates_Chester_artist/|archive-date=3 August 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> * [[Peter Newbrook]] (1920β2009), cinematographer, director, producer and writer<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/film-obituaries/5949229/Peter-Newbrook.html |title=Obituary: Peter Newbrook |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |date=31 July 2009 |access-date=15 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190515022122/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/film-obituaries/5949229/Peter-Newbrook.html |archive-date=15 May 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[Simon Nixon]] (born 1967), billionaire businessman, co-founder of [[Moneysupermarket.com]]<ref name=walesonline>{{cite news|last1=McCarthy |first1=James |title=Wales' 4th richest man makes another Β£170m after selling stake in price comparison website |url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/moneysupermarketcom-entrepreneur-simon-nixon-170m-4064505 |access-date=3 December 2015 |work=walesonline |date=5 June 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208065831/http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/moneysupermarketcom-entrepreneur-simon-nixon-170m-4064505 |archive-date=8 December 2015 }}</ref> * [[Michael Fitzgerald Page]] (1922β2014), celebrated author and British Merchant Navy Officer{{Cn|date=November 2023}} * [[Henry Raikes]] (1782-1854), Chancellor of Chester Cathedral * [[David Roberts (engineer)|David Roberts]] (1859β1928), an engineer who invented the [[Continuous track|caterpillar track]], grew up in [[Great Boughton]]{{Citation needed|date=July 2009}} * [[L. T. C. Rolt]] (1910β74), engineering historian, born in Chester<ref>Buchanan, R. Angus (2004) 'Rolt, (Lionel) Thomas Caswall (1910β1974)', ''[[Oxford Dictionary of National Biography]]'', [[Oxford University Press]] [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/37911], Retrieved on 23 April 2008.</ref> * [[Anthony Thwaite]] (1930β2021), poet and writer<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.contemporarywriters.com/authors/?p=auth223 |title=Anthony Thwaite |access-date=23 April 2008 |publisher=[[British Council]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001015350/http://www.contemporarywriters.com/authors/?p=auth223 |archive-date=1 October 2007 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> * [[Beatrice Tinsley]] (nΓ©e Hill) (1941β1981), [[astronomer]] and [[Physical cosmology|cosmologist]], professor of astronomy at [[Yale University]]; was born in the city but was brought up in New Zealand<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nzedge.com/heroes/tinsley.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080502194347/http://www.nzedge.com/heroes/tinsley.html |archive-date=2 May 2008 |title= Beatrice Tinsley: Queen of the Cosmos |access-date=23 April 2008 |publisher=NZEdge.com }}</ref> * [[John Vanbrugh|Sir John Vanbrugh]] (1664β1726), architect and dramatist, raised in Chester<ref>{{Cite book|title=The work of John Vanbrugh|last1=Beard|first1=Geoffery|isbn=978-0-7134-4678-4|year=1986|publisher=Batsford |page=12}}</ref> * [[David Yale (chancellor)|David Yale]] ({{circa|1540}}β1626), Chancellor of Chester, member of the [[Yale (surname)|Yale family]] of [[Yale University]] in the United States<ref>Dodd, A. H., (1959). YALE family, of PlΓ’s yn IΓ’l and Plas Grono Wrexham. Dictionary of Welsh Biography. Retrieved 5 Sep 2023, from https://biography.wales/article/s-YALE-PLA-1500</ref> ;Actors * [[Randle Ayrton]] (1869β1940)<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0044024/ IMDb Database] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190807140454/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0044024/ |date=7 August 2019 }} retrieved 28 July 2018</ref> * [[Emily Booth]] (born 1976), actress and writer<ref>{{IMDb name|0095696|Emily Booth}}</ref> * [[Adrian Bower]] (born 1970)<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0100947/ IMDb Database] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170915220646/http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0100947/ |date=15 September 2017 }} retrieved 28 July 2018</ref> * [[Ray Coulthard]] (born 1968)<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0183557/ IMDb Database] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190727234403/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0183557/ |date=27 July 2019 }} retrieved 28 July 2018</ref> * [[Daniel Craig]] (born 1968 in Liverpool Road)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/1150232/ |title=Craig, Daniel |access-date=20 April 2008 |publisher=British Film Institute |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080121004709/http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/1150232/ |archive-date=21 January 2008 |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[Emma Cunniffe]] (born 1973)<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0192209/ IMDb Database] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181102061702/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0192209/ |date=2 November 2018 }} retrieved 28 July 2018</ref> * [[Malcolm Hebden]] (born 1939 in Chester)<ref>[http://www.thisislancashire.co.uk/archive/1998/03/04/6158919.I_see_Pendle_and_I_m_home/ ''I see Pendle and I'm home''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141106232618/http://www.thisislancashire.co.uk/archive/1998/03/04/6158919.I_see_Pendle_and_I_m_home/ |date=6 November 2014 }}, [[Lancashire Evening Telegraph]], 4 March 1998</ref> * [[Tom Hughes (actor)|Tom Hughes]] (born 1985)<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3433735/ IMDb Database] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180726164010/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3433735/ |date=26 July 2018 }} retrieved 28 July 2018</ref> * [[Hugh Lloyd]] (1923β2008)<ref>{{IMDb name|0516005|Hugh Lloyd}}</ref> * [[Ronald Pickup]] (1940β2021)<ref>{{IMDb name|0681975|Ronald Pickup}}</ref> * [[Basil Radford]] (1897β1952)<ref>{{IMDb name|0705509|Basil Radford}}</ref> * [[Graham Roberts (actor)|Graham Roberts]] (1929β2004)<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0731138/ IMDb Database] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170218163048/http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0731138/ |date=18 February 2017 }} retrieved 28 July 2018</ref> * [[John Steiner]] (1941β2022)<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0825952/ IMDb Database] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181229084925/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0825952/ |date=29 December 2018 }} retrieved 28 July 2018</ref> ;Comedians * [[Russ Abbot]] (born 1947) (birth name Russell Allan Roberts), musician, comedian and actor<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0007920/bio |title=Biography for Russ Abbot |access-date=20 April 2008 |publisher=The Internet Movie Database |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070708000116/http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0007920/bio |archive-date=8 July 2007 |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[Jeff Green (comedian)|Jeff Green]] (born 1964), comedian<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/tees/stage/2002/10/jeffgreen/index.shtml |title=Your questions for Jeff Green |access-date=20 April 2008 |publisher=BBC |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050321004635/http://www.bbc.co.uk/tees/stage/2002/10/jeffgreen/index.shtml |archive-date=21 March 2005 |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[Bob Mills (comedian)|Bob Mills]] (born 1957), comedian and gameshow host<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0589924/ IMDb Database] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181003135114/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0589924/ |date=3 October 2018 }} retrieved 28 July 2018</ref> * [[Stevie Riks]] (born 1967), comedian, impressionist and musician<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3742322/ IMDb Database] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216054557/http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3742322/ |date=16 February 2017 }} retrieved 28 July 2018</ref> ;Sport * [[Paul Butler (boxer)|Paul Butler]] (born 1988), [[IBF]] [[Bantamweight]] World champion boxer{{citation needed|date=May 2019}} * [[Danny Collins (footballer)|Danny Collins]] (born 1980), [[Sunderland A.F.C.]] footballer<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.4thegame.com/club/sunderland-fc/player-profile/5870/dannycollins.html |title=Danny Collins player profile |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090122133224/http://www.4thegame.com/club/sunderland-fc/player-profile/5870/dannycollins.html |archive-date=22 January 2009 }}</ref> * [[Steven Cousins]] (born 1972), skater<ref>{{cite web |url= http://figureskating.sportresult.com/Bios/GBR/2016/0/51700/MEN/TO/487 |title= Steven COUSINS |publisher= International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160506022047/http://figureskating.sportresult.com/Bios/GBR/2016/0/51700/MEN/TO/487 |archive-date= 6 May 2016 |access-date= 15 May 2019 }}</ref> * [[Andy Dorman]] (born 1982), [[Crystal Palace F.C.]] footballer<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.football.co.uk/st_mirren/players/andy_dorman_128022.shtml |title=Andy Dorman |access-date=20 April 2008 |publisher=Football.co.uk |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080506031855/http://www.football.co.uk/st_mirren/players/andy_dorman_128022.shtml |archive-date=6 May 2008 |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[Doug Ellis]] (1924β2018), former owner of [[Aston Villa F.C.]], born in [[Hooton, Cheshire|Hooton]] and educated in Chester<ref>{{cite news |last1=Young |first1=Graham |title=Tributes to legendary football club chairman who was born in Ellesmere Port |url=https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/tributes-legendary-football-club-chairman-15267173 |access-date=11 October 2018 |publisher=Cheshire Live |date=11 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181011214707/https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/tributes-legendary-football-club-chairman-15267173 |archive-date=11 October 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[Ben Foden]] (born 1985), rugby player England and [[Northampton Saints]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rbs6nations.com/en/rugbyforce.php |title=Official RBS 6 Nations Rugby : RBS RugbyForce |publisher=Rbs6nations.com |access-date=17 July 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727001334/http://www.rbs6nations.com/en/rugbyforce.php |archive-date=27 July 2011 }}</ref> * [[Tom Heaton]] (born 1986), [[Burnley F.C.]] goalkeeper<ref>{{cite book |editor-first=Barry J. |editor-last=Hugman |title=The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010β11 |year=2010 |publisher=Mainstream Publishing |location=Edinburgh |isbn=978-1-84596-601-0 |page=192}}</ref> * [[Danny Murphy (footballer born 1977)|Danny Murphy]] (born 1977), footballer and former [[England national football team|England]] international<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.footballdatabase.com/index.php?page=player&Id=140 |title=Murphy |access-date=23 April 2008 |publisher=Football Database |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080901144251/http://www.footballdatabase.com/index.php?page=player&Id=140 |archive-date=1 September 2008 |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[Michael Owen]] (born 1979), former English football international and [[Liverpool F.C.]] player<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thefa.com/England/SeniorTeam/Archive/?pf=p&i=5197&ap=p&searchname=owen |archive-url=https://archive.today/20080215234852/http://www.thefa.com/England/SeniorTeam/Archive/?pf=p&i=5197&ap=p&searchname=owen |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 February 2008 |title=Michael Owen |access-date=23 April 2008 |publisher=TheFA.com }}</ref> * [[Antonio Pedroza]] (born 1991), former [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]] footballer<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/timvickery/2011/05/vickery_23.html|title=Long journey pays off for Pedroza|author=Vickery, Tim|work=bbc.co.uk|access-date=25 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110731094841/http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/timvickery/2011/05/vickery_23.html|archive-date=31 July 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> * [[Alex Sanderson]] (born 1979), international rugby union player and younger brother of Pat<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2109130/bio |title=Biography for Alex Sanderson |access-date=23 April 2008 |publisher=The Internet Movie Database |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016210420/http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2109130/bio |archive-date=16 October 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[Pat Sanderson]] (born 1977), international rugby union player<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.england-rugby.com/englandrugby/index.cfm?fuseaction=News.News_Detail&storyid=10917 |title=Pat Sanderson England Profile |access-date=23 April 2008 |publisher=England Rugby |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071109130004/http://www.england-rugby.com/englandrugby/index.cfm?fuseaction=News.News_Detail&storyid=10917 |archive-date=9 November 2007 }}</ref> * [[Ryan Shawcross]] (born 1987), [[Stoke City F.C.]] footballer<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10310~37690,00.html |title=Player profile for Ryan Shawcross |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090529045917/http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/ProfilesDetail/0%2C%2C10310~37690%2C00.html |archive-date=29 May 2009 }}</ref> * [[Stuart Tomlinson]] (born 1985), former professional footballer, now professional wrestler at [[WWE]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Triggs |first1=David |title=Chester footballer Stuart Tomlinson on his new career as an American wrestler |url=https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/chester-footballer-stuart-tomlinson-rises-10734362 |access-date=15 May 2019 |work=Chester Chronicle |date=14 January 2016}}</ref> * [[Stuart Turner (cricketer)|Stuart Turner]] (born 1943), former [[Essex County Cricket Club|Essex]] cricketer<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/21627.html|title=Player profile: Stuart Turner|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=1 December 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016130119/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/21627.html|archive-date=16 October 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> * [[Beth Tweddle]] (born 1985 in [[Johannesburg]], South Africa), World champion gymnast, attended [[The Queen's School, Chester]]<ref>{{cite news |last=Wheelock |first=Paul |title=Olympics 2012: Beth Tweddle aiming to end glorious career with London Games gold |url=http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/need_to_read/2012/08/06/olympics-2012-beth-tweddle-aiming-to-end-glorious-career-with-london-games-gold-59067-31559938/ |newspaper=[[Chester Chronicle]] |date=6 August 2012 |access-date=15 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130721072513/http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/need_to_read/2012/08/06/olympics-2012-beth-tweddle-aiming-to-end-glorious-career-with-london-games-gold-59067-31559938/ |archive-date=21 July 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[Martin Tyler]] (born 1945), [[English people|English]] [[Association football|football]] [[Sportscaster|commentator]]{{citation needed|date=May 2019}} * [[Ricky Walden]] (born 1982), professional [[snooker]] player<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rickywalden.co.uk/viewpage.php?page_id=2 |title=Ricky Walden Snooker Professional Official Site |publisher=Rickywalden.co.uk |access-date=17 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100323153855/http://www.rickywalden.co.uk/viewpage.php?page_id=2 |archive-date=23 March 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[Helen Willetts]] (born 1972), former badminton international and [[weather forecasting|weather forecaster]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/bbcweather/forecasters/helenwilletts_faq.shtml |title=Helen Willetts |access-date=23 April 2008 |publisher=BBC |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080424133617/http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/bbcweather/forecasters/helenwilletts_faq.shtml |archive-date=24 April 2008 |url-status=live }}</ref> ;Music * [[Kutski]] (born 1982), DJ and BBC Radio 1 presenter<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/kutski/biography.shtml |publisher=BBC |title=Kutski's Biography |access-date=15 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181022191712/http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/kutski/biography.shtml |archive-date=22 October 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[Lee Latchford-Evans]] (born 1975), singer of 1990s pop group [[Steps (group)|Steps]]{{citation needed|date=May 2019}} * [[Nemone|Nemone Metaxas]] (born 1973), DJ and radio presenter<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/shows/nemone/biography |title=Nemone's Biography |publisher=BBC |access-date=15 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181003195902/http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/shows/nemone/biography/ |archive-date=3 October 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[Stephen Oliver (composer)|Stephen Oliver]] (1950β92), composer<ref>{{cite ODNB|author=Adam Pollock |chapter=Oliver, Stephen Michael Harding (1950β1992), composer |title=Oxford Dictionary of National Biography |publisher=OUP |date=September 2004 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/51267}}</ref> * [[Andie Rathbone]] (born 1969), drummer of Chester-based indie band [[Mansun]]{{citation needed|date=May 2019}} * [[Howard Skempton]] (born 1947), composer<ref>{{cite web |title=Howard Skempton's entry on the OUP website. |url=http://www.oup.co.uk/music/repprom/skempton |access-date=10 December 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080909021343/http://www.oup.co.uk/music/repprom/skempton/ |archive-date=9 September 2008 |url-status=live }}</ref> * Steve Wright, singer of Juveniles, [[Fiat Lux (band)|Fiat Lux]], [[Camera Obscura (electronic duo)|Camera Obscura]] and Hoi Poloi<ref>{{cite web |author=kopite |url=http://www.hiredhistory.co.uk/interviews_the_positive_touch_early83.htm |title=HiredHistory |publisher=HiredHistory |date=8 March 1983 |access-date=17 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005022630/http://www.hiredhistory.co.uk/interviews_the_positive_touch_early83.htm |archive-date=5 October 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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