From cricket legend Andrew ‘Freddie’ Flintoff, to Masterchef’s Marcus Wareing and even Coronation Street and Hollyoaks actress Nikki Sanderson, take a look at 100 of Lancashire's most famous celebs including the ones you had forgotten about!
37. Sir Ian McKellen
Sir Ian Murray McKellen CH CBE, 84, from Burnley is an English actor. With a career spanning more than sixty years, he is noted for his roles on the screen and stage in genres ranging from Shakespearean dramas and modern theatre to popular fantasy and science fiction. Photo: Jeff Spicer
38. Jimmy Anderson
Burnley's James Michael Anderson, 41, OBE, is an English cricketer who plays for the England and Wales cricket team and Lancashire, and previously played for England's limited overs cricket teams. Anderson is widely regarded as one of the greatest bowlers of all time. Photo: Gareth Copley
39. Paul Abbott
Paul Abbott, 64, from Burnley, is an English screenwriter and producer. He became one of the most successful television writers in Britain following his work on popular series such as Cracker and Coronation Street, Photo: Jeff Spicer
40. Lee Ingleby
Another Burnley actor is Lee David Ingleby, 48, who first gained attention with his leading role in the BBC Two miniseries Nature Boy. He has recently starred in Channel 5's thriller The Cuckoo alongside Jill Halfpenny. Photo: Ian Gavan
41. Joe Gilgun
Joe Gilgun, 40, from Chorley, is an English actor and producer known for several roles, including that of Vinnie O'Neill in the Sky Max series Brassic, which he also co-created, Marcus in Hollyoaks and Eli Dingle in Emmerdale. Photo: Ari Perilstein
42. Derek Draper
The late Derek Draper, 56, from Chorley was a former political adviser and husband of TV presenter Kate Garraway. He died in January this year from cardiac arrest, having been suffering with long-covid after his diagnosis in March 2020. Photo: Pool