1960s and 1970s pop band the Fortunes, Eddie Mooney has lived in Burnage for many years. Alumni of Burnage High School (including the old Burnage Grammar School) include Manchester United and England footballers Roger Byrne, who captained United's "Busby Babes" and was one of the victims of the 1958 Munich air disaster, and Wes Brown; as well as Norman Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank, noted international architect. Dave Rowbotham, former guitarist of local post-punk groups Durutti Column, The Invisible Girls and The Mothmen, lived there in a flat until November 1991, when his dead body was found, having been killed by an axe murderer. See also Listed buildings in Manchester-M19 Burnage Academy for Boys References External links British History Online: Burnage Burnage High School The Barlow School 2001 Census results for Burnage Areas of Manchester