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This is a list of people from Salford, a city in North West England. This list includes people from Salford and the wider City of Salford, and thus may include people from Eccles, Swinton, Worsley and other outlying areas of Salford. This list is arranged alphabetically by surname:


Table of contents:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
See also • References

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B

C

  • Sydney Chapman (1888–1970), mathematician and geophysicist
  • Helen Cherry (1915-2001), English stage, film and television actress, born in Worsley.
  • Allan Clarke (born 1942), singer (The Hollies)
  • John Cooper Clarke (born 1949), performance poet from Higher Broughton[5]
  • Eddie Colman (1936–1958), Manchester United footballer who died in the Munich air disaster in 1958; born on Archie Street in Salford
  • Alistair Cooke (1908–2004), U.S. journalist and broadcaster; born in Salford
  • William Cooke (1821–1894), clergyman hymn-writer, born in Eccles[6][7]
  • William Crabtree (1610–1644), astronomer, mathematician and merchant; one of only two people to observe and record the first predicted transit of Venus in 1639.
  • Andy Crane (born 1964), television and radio presenter, lived for a time in Salford

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E

F

G

H

Football player Kallum Higginbotham, who previously played for local football club Salford City

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K

L

M

N

P

R

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V

  • John Virgo, former snooker player; currently commentator

W

See also

References

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