Talk:List of people from the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham

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Musicians	Actors
Barclay James Harvest, 1970s-80s rock band. Carl Cox, Dance music DJ and producer. Chris Curtis, formerly drummer with The Searchers. Dame Eva Turner, Opera singer. Gary Mounfield, of Stone Roses and Primal Scream fame. Inspiral Carpets, Madchester indie band. Puressence, indie rock band. Marjorie Thomas, opera singer.	Alex Carter, currently playing Jamie Hope in Emmerdale Barbara Knox, currently playing Rita Sullivan in Coronation Street Ian Mercer TV and film actor Helen Fraser, TV and film actress Judith Barker, actress who played Janet Reid in Coronation Street between 1969 and 1977. Kate Ashfield, film actress who played Liz in Shaun of the Dead Kelvin Fletcher, currently playing Andy Sugden in Emmerdale Leslie Schofield, who played Jeff Healy in Eastenders and acted in the first Star Wars film Ricky Whittle, current playing Calvin Valentine in Hollyoaks Robert Sloman, actor who died in 2005 Sally Ann Matthews, who played Jenny Bradley in Coronation Street between 1986 and 1989, briefly returning in 1993, and Sandra Briggs in Emmerdale between 2005 and 2006 Sarah Lancashire, who played Raquel in Coronation Street between 1991 and 1996, and starred in Where The Heart Is, Clocking Off & Doctor Who Suranne Jones, who played Karen McDonald in Coronation Street between 2000 and 2004 Warren Clarke, who plays Detective Superintendent Andy Dalziel in Dalziel and Pascoe

Sportsmen	Others
Adam Fogerty, former Halifax, St Helens and Warrington Wolves rugby league player, and also a professional boxer. Joseph Lees, 19th century poet and author of the popular poem of the time, Jone o Grinfilt. Barrie McDermott, ex-rugby league player, now a pundit for Sky Sports. David May, former Blackburn Rovers and Manchester United footballer. Des Foy, rugby league player who played for Widnes Vikings and Oldham Roughyeds amongst other clubs. Iestyn Harris, former Welsh international rugby league player now playing for Bradford Bulls. Keith Andrew, former England cricket player. Kevin Sinfield, Leeds Rhinos rugby league player. Mike Ford, former rugby league player and now a successful rugby union coach. Paul Sculthorpe, current St Helens and former Great Britain rugby league player. Richard Edghill, footballer who played for Manchester City and Queen's Park Rangers. Walter Winterbottom, former England national football team manager.	Australian TV show host Tony Barber. Comedian Bill Waddington. Professor Ian Kershaw, a historian and author of biographies of Adolf Hitler. Albert Pierrepoint, the famous 20th century public executioner, ran a public house in Manchester Road, Hollinwood, Oldham named "Help The Poor Struggler". John Lees Entrepreneur and founder of Beaver Co PLC. Visual artists, Brian Clarke and Alan Rankle. John Whittaker Member of the European Parliament

Please cite your sources if returning these to the main list. --Jza84 | Talk 16:48, 21 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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