▁ ▁Billy ▁Tom p kin son ▁( 1 8 9 5 ▁in ▁Stone ▁– ▁ 1 9 6 8 ) ▁footballer , ▁played ▁for ▁Wol ves , ▁Ro ch dale , ▁Stock port ▁County ▁and ▁Sto ke ▁ ▁Bert ie ▁Sh ard low ▁( 1 9 0 9 ▁in ▁Stone ▁– ▁ 1 9 7 6 ) ▁cr ick eter , ▁boat ▁car p enter ▁and ▁father ▁of ▁Paul ▁Sh ard low ▁ ▁Russell ▁F lower ▁( born ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁in ▁Stone ) ▁left - hand ed ▁b ats man ▁who ▁bow led ▁slow ▁left - arm ▁orth odox ▁ ▁Paul ▁Sh ard low ▁( 1 9 4 3 ▁in ▁Stone ▁– ▁ 1 9 6 8 ) ▁an ▁English ▁professional ▁goal keeper ▁for ▁Sto ke ▁City ▁F . C . ▁and ▁cr icket ▁player ▁ ▁John ▁James ▁( born ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁in ▁Stone ) ▁footballer , ▁played ▁for ▁Port ▁V ale ▁F . C ., ▁Ch ester ▁F . C . ▁and ▁T ran m ere ▁Ro vers ▁F . C . ▁made ▁ 3 8 1 ▁appearances ▁▁ ▁Stan ▁Col ly more , ▁( born ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁in ▁Stone ) ▁former ▁footballer ▁and ▁TV ▁p und it ▁ ▁Ker i ▁Le es ▁( born ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁in ▁Stone ) ▁retired ▁English ▁ath lete , ▁competed ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 0 0 ▁& ▁ 4 0 0 ▁metres ▁hur d les ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁Summer ▁Olympics