There’s a new map that you can use to find the most famous people connected to your town or city in Greater Manchester.
Of course, Manchester’s no stranger to famous faces. We’ve given the world many. From brilliant authors like Anthony Burgess and Elizabeth Gaskell to game-changing scientists like Alan Turing, and actors like Sir Ian McKellan, we’re not short of bragging rights that’s for sure.
But now there’s a new map you can use to find the most famous person connected with your local city, town or even village. Based on the last four years’ worth of Wikipedia search data, it replaces area names with the most-searched local celeb.
Created by The Pudding, the People Map of the UK replaces towns and city names in England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland with those of famous residents or people either born or connected to the place.
Famous people in Greater Manchester / Image: The Pudding
Here’s a quick breakdown of the famous faces from each borough:
Manchester
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Billy Duffy – Hulme
Emmeline Pankhurst – Moss Side
Bee Gees (Brothers Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb) – Chorlton
Lord Norman Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank – Reddish
John Amaechi – Heaton Moor
Christopher Priest – Cheadle
Tim McInnery – Cheadle Hulme
Sacha Dhawan – Bramhall
Claire Foy – Stockport
James Horsfield – Hazel Grove
Danny Miller – Bredbury
Timmy Mallet – Marple
Toby Harnden – Romiley
Mick Hucknall – Denton
Tameside
Ricky Hatton – Hyde
Frank Hampson – Audenshaw
Howard Donald – Droylsden
Shirley Stelfox – Dukenfield
Rob Holding – Stalybridge
Sir Geoff Hurst – Ashton-under-Lyne
Gerard Kearns – Mossley
Oldham
Agyness Dean – Failsworth
Philip Woolas – Lees
Olivia Cooke – Oldham
Suranne Jones – Chadderton
Annie Kenney – Saddleworth
Jodie Conner – Shaw and Crompton
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Rochdale
Steve Coogan – Middleton
John Milne – Milnrow
Anna Friel – Rochdale
Elliot Tittensor – Heywood
Chris Schofield – Wardle
A mural of Victoria Wood by AkseP19 in Prestwich / Image: David Dixon
Bury
Victoria Wood – Prestwich
Dodie Smith – Whitefield
Danny Boyle – Radcliffe
Gemma Atkinson – Bury
Vicky Binns – Tottington
Sir Robert Peel – Ramsbottom
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Stockport County defender Brad Hills ruled out for the rest of the season
Danny Jones
In a big blow to their promotion push, Stockport County have been hit with a major injury and loss to their first-team squad, as defender Brad Hills has been ruled out for what looks to be the remainder of the season and then some.
Not what Hatters will want to hear with crunch-time in and around the playoffs now well underway.
Having emerged as even more of a starring centre-back this year, following his initial loan spell with the club during the previous campaign, Brad Hills has arguably been one of Stockport’s best and most reliable players in 2025/26 thus far – but not County will have to do without him.
Although the exact severity is yet to be fully revealed, the former Norwich City youth academy graduate is said to have hurt his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL).
Confirming the news on social media, the Greater Manchester side stated: “We regret to inform supporters that Brad Hills sustained an ACL injury in Saturday’s draw at Luton Town that will rule him out for the foreseeable future.
“Our full focus is on supporting Brad throughout his recovery – we know he’ll come back stronger”
For anyone unaware, ACL tears/ruptures are among some of the worst injuries in football, and depending on the extent of the damage, it can take anywhere between six months and a full year to bounce back.
Safe to say, therefore, that supporters have been left gutted by the update, with one commenting, “Awful, awful news”; another simply wrote, “FFS”.
After typing a very long expletive following the show news, fan podcast The Scarf Bergara Wore wrote: “Wishing Bradley Hills a speedy recovery – come back stronger!
Since becoming a permanent signing back in August, he’s earned multiple man-of-the-match awards in blue and white, not to mention contributed to a decent number of clean sheets. He’ll be a big miss in their backline.
While it’s no doubt a big setback as the League One team looks to get promoted into the Championship, the absence could see manager Dave Challinor reshuffle the pack and perhaps even the formation for the remaining fixtures.
One option is Louie Barry, who – depending on the setup – could finally be set for a return to the pitch after he was signed on a third loan deal this past January, but is still continuing his own rehab following a knee operation.
Put it this way, with not many games left, lots of County fans are probably wishing that the pending and potential further changes in the EFL could have come sooner…
Embrace announce intimate live show in beloved Bury music venue
Danny Jones
British alternative veterans Embrace have announced another intimate show here in Greater Manchester, only this time it’s over in Bury at a stunning small-cap arts venue.
It’s not often you get to see such a long-standing band play outside of the city centre so far into their career, especially in gorgeous grassroots spaces like this one.
A fellow Northern outfit, they’ve often been lumped in with that ‘post-Britpop’ era of music, and plenty throw around the so-called ‘dad rock’ label, but honestly, we couldn’t care either way: they remain among the UK’s perennially underappreciated underdogs that never get old, as far as we’re concerned.
Revealing a handful of new live dates for their album launch this summer, they’ll be making just two appearances in the North West on the run.
Writing in the post, the group said: “We’ve lined up a run of exclusive UK dates in venues that are some of the smallest we’ve played in years. It’s going to be special, but capacity is extremely limited.”
As you can see, besides the Jacaranda Baltic in Liverpool, the only other place in this region where they’re set to play for this mini tour is The Met over in Bury.
One of the most beautiful gig spots, not just in the town but in all the 10 boroughs, for our money, the room only holds around 400 standing and roughly 250 seats.
For seasoned artists like this lot, who are more used to playing big festival stages and big domestic headline tours – which they’re also doing later this year – it’s sure to be a special night.
Toasting the release of their ninth studio LP, Avalanche, this spin-off on the tried and tested in-store format wouldn’t be possible without the help of local record store, Wax and Beans, who are promoting and hosting the show.
But we can’t lie, there’s something about the idea of seeing them decades on from when they first tightly-packed out crowds of this size.
If you want to be part of the Embrace album launch tour, you can get ready to grab your tickets at 10am this Friday, 27 March, right HERE. And speaking of great record shops…
Georgina Pellant -
28th June 2021 
