1 9 1 7 – 1 9 9 1 ), ▁the ▁big ▁band ▁leader , ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Tod m orden . ▁ ▁John ▁K ett ley ▁( born ▁ 1 9 5 2 ), ▁the ▁former ▁BBC ▁we ath erman , ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁Tod m orden . ▁ ▁Tim ▁Benjamin ▁( born ▁ 1 9 7 5 ), ▁the ▁composer , ▁lives ▁in ▁Tod m orden , ▁and ▁the ▁world ▁premi ere ▁of ▁his ▁opera ▁Em ily ▁was ▁given ▁at ▁the ▁town ' s ▁Hi pp od rome ▁Theatre ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁Sport ▁England ▁Test ▁cr ick eters ▁Peter ▁Le ver ▁( born ▁ 1 9 4 0 ) ▁and ▁D erek ▁Sh ack leton ▁( 1 9 2 4 – 2 0 0 7 ) ▁were ▁originally ▁from ▁Tod m orden . ▁ ▁Other ▁Harold ▁Sh ip man , ▁the ▁General ▁Pract ition er ▁who ▁is ▁believed ▁to ▁have ▁killed ▁over ▁ 2 0 0 ▁patients ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁claimed ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁vict ims ▁while ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁doctor ▁at ▁the ▁Abraham ▁Or mer od ▁Medical ▁Centre ▁between ▁March ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁and ▁September ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁His ▁first ▁known ▁victim , ▁ 7 0 - year - old ▁Eva ▁Ly ons , ▁lived ▁at ▁K es wick ▁Close ▁in ▁the ▁town . ▁Sh ip man ▁had