Crossroads A.J. Hartley (born 1964) — novelist George Haydock (1556–1584) — Catholic priest, martyr James Hebblethwaite (1857–1921) — poet Mary Ann Hobbs - BBC radio DJ John Horrocks (1768–1804) — Member of Parliament for Preston Henry Hunt (1773–1835) — politician, noted for his campaigns that drastically improved the lives of working-class people I John Inman (1935–2007) — comedy actor and pantomime artist J Phil Jones, footballer K Alan Kelly Jr - former professional footballer and Irish international Kevin Kilbane - professional footballer and Irish international Ian Kirkham — saxophone player, Simply Red L General Sir Percy Henry Noel Lake — first Chief of the Canadian General Staff, commander of the 7th Indian Division and Chief of the Indian General Staff Mark Lawrenson (born 1957) — footballer turned football pundit Joseph Livesey (1794–1884) — social reformer and pioneer of the temperance movement in the 19th century Sir John Francis Lockwood — Master of Birkbeck College, London, 1951–1965, and Vice-Chancellor of the University of London, 1955-1958 Andy Lonergan (born 1983) — footballer at Bolton Wanderers, ex-Preston North End M James Mawdsley (1848–1902), English trade unionist Ian McCulloch (born 1971) — snooker player who reached career highest ranking of #16 Nazia Mogra, Children's TV presenter and senior television journalist for BBC Newsround and BBC North West Tonight News on BBC One and BBC Sport. N Ken Nicol (born 1951) — musician and guitarist in British folk rock band Steeleye Span John Nuttall (born 1967) — British long-distance runner who competed in track and cross country. P Nick Park (born 1958) — animator famous known for Wallace and Gromit and Chicken Run claymation Stuart Pettman (born 1975) — snooker player Peter Purves — Blue Peter presenter R Malcolm Rae, British senior registered specialist in mental nursing/forensic psychiatry, mental health consultant, nursing educator and civil servant Edith Rigby (1872–1950) — suffragette S Robert W. Service (1874–1958) —poet, known for his writings about the Yukon and the Klondike Ranvir Singh —BBC news presenter and journalist J. Keighley Snowden (1860–1947), — journalist and novelist Johnny Sullivan (1932–2003) — British boxer and Commonwealth Middleweight Champion Andrew Sznajder (born 1967) —English-born Canadian tennis player T Jessica Taylor (born 1980) —singer with Liberty X Francis Thompson (1859–1907) — poet John Thomson — actor and comedian W John Wall (1620–1679) — martyr and saint Dick Wilson (1916–2007) — actor References Prestonians People From Preston