the European Tour, lives in Wilmslow Sam James (born 1994 in Wilmslow) an English rugby union player, currently playing with the Sale Sharks Music Syd Lawrence (1923 in Wilmslow – 1998) was a British bandleader Michael Rother (born 1950) founder of Krautrock legends Neu, lived in Wilmslow as a 9-year-old. Rother has mentioned fond memories of his time in Wilmslow during interviews and mentioned the town and the River Bollin during a 2009 BBC Four documentary 'Krautrock:the Rebirth of Germany'. Christopher Gayford (born 1963 in Wilmslow) an English conductor, currently with the City of Sheffield Youth Orchestra Indie rock band Doves met at Wilmslow High School in the 1980s. Their song "Black and White Town" was inspired by Wilmslow and its contradicting 'rich-poor' divide. Matty Healy Lead vocalist of Indie rock band The 1975. Business and commerce Peter Jones, the owner of the Emerson Group, a property business, whose 2012 letting of Sandfield House to law firm Roberts Jackson was reportedly Wilmslow's biggest office deal in five years lives in Wilmslow. Iqbal Ahmed OBE (born 1956) the owner of the Seamark group's Asian food business, based in Manchester, lives in Wilmslow. See also Listed buildings in Wilmslow Wilmslow Hockey Club RAF Wilmslow George Bramwell Evens References External links Wilmslow.org.uk Wilmslow.co.uk Towns in Cheshire