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==Notable persons== *[[Andy Cannon]] (born 1996) β professional footballer playing for [[Wrexham A.F.C.]], lived in [[Simmondley]] and attended [[St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy]]. *[[Eileen Cooper]] (born 1953) β English contemporary painter and printmaker best known for her stylised paintings of women or couples, often featuring animals (particularly tigers). *[[Nicholas Garlick]] (c. 1555 β 24 July 1588) β English priest, martyred in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. *[[Benjamin Charles Garside]] (born 1863) β Wisconsin [[machinist]] and [[People's Party (United States)|Populist]] legislator. *[[Matthew Ellison Hadfield]] (1812β1885) β [[Gothic Revival]] architect, born at Lees Hall. *[[Jeremy Heywood|Jeremy Heywood, Baron Heywood of Whitehall]] (31 December 1961 β 4 November 2018) β served as [[Cabinet Secretary (United Kingdom)|Cabinet Secretary]] to [[David Cameron]] and [[Theresa May]] between 2012 and 2018 and [[Head of the Home Civil Service]] from 2014 to 2018. Lived on Spire Hollin. *[[John Vernon Lord]] (born 1939) β [[illustrator]] and author of children's books, such as ''[[The Giant Jam Sandwich]]'', and Professor of Illustration at the [[University of Brighton]]. His grandfather and father owned Lord's CafΓ© at 16 High Street West from 1901 to 1963. *[[Hilary Mantel]] (1952β2022) β British novelist, short story writer and critic.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hilary Mantel, celebrated author of Wolf Hall, dies aged 70 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/sep/23/hilary-mantel-author-wolf-hall-dies |website=The Guardian |access-date=23 September 2022 |language=en |date=23 September 2022}}</ref> *[[Dan Money]] (born 1976) β British [[bobsleigh]]er who represented Great Britain at the [[2010 Winter Olympics|Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics]]. *[[Alisha Palmowski]] (born 2006) β English racing driver *[[Paul Raymond (publisher)|Paul Raymond]], born Geoffrey Anthony Quinn (15 November 1925 β 2 March 2008), in [[Liverpool]] β English strip-club owner, publisher of pornography and property developer, widely dubbed the "King of Soho". The outbreak of World War II prompted relocation to Glossop where he was educated by the Irish Christian Brothers. *[[Frederick Rowbottom]] (16 January 1938 β 12 October 2009) β British logician and mathematician. In set theory, a Rowbottom Cardinal is named after him. *[[Andy Wilman]] (b. 16 August 1962) β co-creator and producer, BBC ''[[Top Gear (2002 TV series)|Top Gear]]'', born in Glossop. *[[Ludwig Wittgenstein]] (26 April 1889 β 29 April 1951) β Austrian philosopher, stayed at the Grouse Inn in Glossop in 1908 while studying and working at [[Manchester University]].
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