Editing Preston, Lancashire (section)

==Notable people==
{{main category|People from Preston, Lancashire}}
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* [[Richard Arkwright|Sir Richard Arkwright]] was born in Preston and developed his [[water frame]] in the building now known as [[Arkwright House, Preston|Arkwright House]] A Blue Plaque commemorates the location at Stoneygate <ref>[http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-392172-arkwright-house-lancashire Arkwright House, Preston] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109145117/https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101279775-arkwright-house-preston-town-centre-ward |date=9 January 2021 }}, retrieved 27 September 2013</ref>
* [[Lady]] [[Fiona Armstrong]], journalist, author and [[Lord Lieutenant]] of [[Dumfries]] was born in Preston.
* [[Leo Baxendale]], who drew the comic characters Dennis the Menace, the Bash Street Kids and Minnie the Minx for The Beano was born in [[Whittle-le-Woods]] near Preston and educated at [[Preston Catholic College]].
* [[Wade Barrett|Stu Bennett]], [[WWE]] wrestler, lived in Preston until the age of six
* [[Holly Bradshaw]], Great Britain Olympic track and field athlete, was born in Preston
* [[Eddie Calvert]] was a trumpeter who enjoyed his greatest success in the 1950s and he was known as the "Man with the Golden Trumpet." He was born in Preston.
* [[Clarke Carlisle]], footballer and TV personality, was born and brought up in Preston
* [[Hugh Carthy]], Pro Peloton cyclist [[EF Pro Cycling]], was born in Preston
* [[Helen Clitheroe]], Great Britain Olympic athlete, was born in Preston
* [[Joseph Delaney]], author of science fiction and fantasy books, was born in Preston
* [[Tupele Dorgu]], actress famous for her role as [[Kelly Crabtree]] in the British ITV soap-opera [[Coronation Street]], was born in Preston
* [[Anulka Dziubinska]], model and actress who was the [[Playboy]] centrefold in May 1973, was born and raised in Preston
* [[Tim Farron]] MP, Member of Parliament for [[Westmorland and Lonsdale]] and former [[Leader of the Liberal Democrats]], was born in Preston
* [[Tom Finney|Sir Tom Finney]], [[association football|footballer]], played for [[Preston North End F.C.]] and England. He was awarded the   [[Freedom of the City]] in 1979, and was born and died in Preston.
* [[Andrew Flintoff|Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff]], England and Lancashire [[cricketer]] as well as a current broadcaster, was born in Preston. He was awarded the [[Freedom of the City]] in 2006 following England's [[the Ashes|Ashes]] victory of 2005.
* [[Benjamin Franklin]], one of the [[Founding Fathers of the United States]], lived briefly on Friargate before returning to America; a [[Blue Plaque]] on the wall of the building commemorates the location<ref>{{cite web |url=http://openplaques.org/plaques/7484 |title=Benjamin Franklin blue plaque in Preston |publisher=Open Plaques |access-date=28 April 2012 |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109145052/http://openplaques.org/plaques/7484 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Lieutenant-General Sir [[John Bagot Glubb]], better known as Glubb Pasha, born in Preston in 1897
* [[Sir]] [[George Grenfell-Baines]] was an architect and town planner, who founded the [[Building Design Partnership]]. He was born and died in Preston
* [[Edmund Robert Harris]], local solicitor and former Prothonotary for Lancashire, was born and died in Preston. Harris was the principal benefactor of the Harris Museum, Harris Institute or Art School, Harris Technical School and the Harris Orphanage. A Blue Plaque is located at his former home at 13 Ribblesdale Place
* [[A. J. Hartley]], award-winning, bestselling novelist, was born in Preston
* [[Lubaina Himid]], [[Turner Prize]]-winning artist. Currently Professor of Contemporary Art at the University of Central Lancashire
* [[Susan Hanson]], actress, famous for her role as Diane Hunter (aka 'Miss Diane') in the ITV soap opera [[Crossroads (UK TV series)|''Crossroads'']], which she played from 1965 until 1987, was born in Preston.
* [[Mary Anne Hobbs]], English [[BBC Radio One]] DJ and music journalist, was born in Preston
* [[Mary Holt]] was a Member of Parliamentary for [[Preston North]] and the first woman to hold the seat. A qualified barrister, she served as a judge on the [[Northern Circuit]]. She was born and died in Preston
* [[Pottery Cottage murders|William Thomas Hughes]], Prison escapee and mass murderer, was born in Preston in 1946
* [[John Inman]], actor famous for his role as Mr. Humphries in [[Are You Being Served?]], was born in Preston
* [[Phil Jones (footballer, born 1992)|Phil Jones]] footballer who played for Manchester United, was born in Preston.
* [[Anne Jessopp]], first ever female CEO of the [[Royal Mint]] was born in Preston.
* [[Stacey Kemp]], former Great Britain competitive pair skater was born in Preston
* [[Sarah Ann Kennedy]], voice of Miss Rabbit in ''[[Peppa Pig]]'' and Nanny Plum in ''[[Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom]],'' works at the University of Central Lancashire in Preston as a lecturer in animation<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.uclan.ac.uk/staff_profiles/sarah_ann_kennedy.php|title=Sarah Ann Kennedy {{!}} Staff Profile {{!}}University of Central Lancashire|website=UCLan – University of Central Lancashire|language=en|access-date=20 February 2019|archive-date=9 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109145114/https://www.uclan.ac.uk/academics|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Simon Kerrigan]], cricketer, was born in Preston
* [[Ian Kirkham]], saxophone player for the group [[Simply Red]], was born in Preston
* [[Mark Lawrenson]], TV presenter, footballer and pundit was born in [[Penwortham]], just south of the city centre. 
* [[Joseph Livesey]] was a [[temperance movement|temperance campaigner]], local politician, newspaper proprietor and philanthropist, who was born in [[Walton-le-Dale]] near Preston and died in Preston. A Blue Plaque commemorating him is located on Stoneygate
* [[Dan Nightingale]], comedian and podcaster
*[[John Boyle O'Reilly]], Irish writer, journalist and civil rights activist lived in Preston from 1859 to 1863, with his uncle and aunt. He worked at the [[Preston Guardian]] while living there.<ref>{{Cite Australian Dictionary of Biography|last=Birman|first=Wendy|title=John Boyle O'Reilly (1844–1890)|id2=oreilly-john-boyle-4338|year=1974|volume=5|access-date=17 August 2019|archive-date=30 January 2016|url=http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/oreilly-john-boyle-4338|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160130010518/http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/oreilly-john-boyle-4338|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Nick Park]], [[animator]] and creator of [[Wallace and Gromit]] was born in Preston, and was awarded the [[Freedom of the City]] in 1997. There is a bronze statue of the two animated characters by the entrance to the Preston Market Hall in the city centre, which was unveiled by Park in September 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=Wallace and Gromit: Creator Nick Park unveils comedy duo's Preston statue |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-58516735 |website=BBC News |access-date=10 January 2022 |date=10 September 2021}}</ref>
* [[Dame]] [[Karen Pierce]] British diplomat and [[British Ambassador to the United States]] at the [[Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office]] was born in Preston and attended [[Penwortham Girls' High School]]
* [[Edith Rigby]], English [[suffragette]] was born in Preston. There is a [[Blue Plaque]] commemorating her at a former home at 28 Winckley Square
* [[Robert W. Service]], poet and writer associated with the [[Yukon Gold Rush]], was born in Preston and lived for a time on Winckley Street in the city centre. There is a [[Blue Plaque]] commemorating him on Christian Road, near the railway station<ref>[http://robertwservice.blogspot.com/2013/02/robert-w-service-blue-plaque-preston.html?q=blue+plaque Robert William Service (1874–1958): Robert W. Service Blue Plaque, Preston] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109145022/http://robertwservice.blogspot.com/2013/02/robert-w-service-blue-plaque-preston.html?q=blue+plaque |date=9 January 2021 }}. Robertwservice.blogspot.com. Retrieved on 17 July 2013.</ref>
* [[Ranvir Singh]], TV presenter, newsreader and [[Chancellor (education)|Chancellor]] of the [[University of Central Lancashire]] was born in Preston
* [[Howard Stableford]], Radio and TV broadcaster, former presenter of the BBC's "[[Tomorrow's World]]" He grew up in Preston and attended [[Hutton Grammar School]]
*[[Francis Thompson]], Victorian poet and ascetic, was born at 7 Winckley Street, Preston and has a memorial plaque there<ref>{{cite web |author=Good Stuff |url=http://www.blueplaqueplaces.co.uk/francis-thompson-bronze-plaque-in-preston-9201#.VjkCyfnhDy0 |title=Francis Thompson bronze plaque in Preston |publisher=Blue Plaque Places |access-date=3 November 2015 |archive-date=23 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151123042404/http://www.blueplaqueplaces.co.uk/francis-thompson-bronze-plaque-in-preston-9201#.VjkCyfnhDy0 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Steve Walsh (footballer)|Steve Walsh]], footballer for Leicester City, was born in Preston.

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