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This is a list of notable people from Bolton in North West England. The demonym of Bolton is Boltonian. This list includes people from the towns of Farnworth, Horwich, Westhoughton, Kearsley, Little Lever, Blackrod, and other smaller places within the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton. This list is arranged alphabetically by surname:


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