From cricket legend Andrew ‘Freddie’ Flintoff, to Masterchef’s Marcus Wareing and even Coronation Street and Hollyoaks actress Nikki Sanderson, take a look at 100 of Lancashire's most famous celebs including the ones you had forgotten about!
7. Carol Fogarty
Carl George Fogarty, 58, MBE, often known as Foggy, is an English former motorcycle racer and one of the most successful World Superbike racers of all time. He also holds the second highest number of race wins at 59. He is the son of former motorcycle racer George Fogarty. He retired in 2000. He won the 14th series of ITV's I'm a Celeb. Photo: Karwai Tang
8. Ian McShane
Ian David McShane is a British actor. The 81-year-old from Blackburn is known for his television performances, particularly as the title role in the BBC series Lovejoy, Al Swearengen in Deadwood and its 2019 film continuation, as well as Mr. Wednesday in American Gods. Photo: Jon Kopaloff
9. AJ Odudu
Another Blackburn resident - Onatejiro "AJ" Odudu, 36, is a British television presenter. She is best known for co-presenting the 2013 Channel 5 reality show spin-off Big Brother's Bit on the Side, alongside Emma Willis and Rylan Clark, and the 2021 Channel 4 reality show spin off Married at First Sight: Afters. Photo: Gareth Cattermole
10. Wendi Peters
Blackburn actress Wendi Louise Peters, 56, is probably best known for her role as Cilla Battersby-Brown in Coronation Street. In January 2006, she competed on ITV's Soapstar Superstar, raising £35,000 for her chosen charities. She started her acting career in theatre, with appearances in various productions including The Scarlet Pimpernel, Guys and Dolls, Into the Woods, Bedroom Farce and Noises Off. Photo: Avalon
11. Amy Nuttall
Also from Blackburn is actress and singer Amy Abigail Nuttall, 41, probably best known for playing Chloe Atkinson in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale from 2000 until 2005 and housemaid Ethel Parks in the ITV period drama Downton Abbey from 2011 until 2012. Photo: Jeff Spicer
12. Marcus Wareing
Southort-born Marcus Wareing, 53, is a celebrity chef who was Chef-Owner of the one-Michelin-starred restaurant Marcus until its permanent closure in December 2023. Since 2014, Wareing has been a judge on MasterChef: The Professionals. Photo: Stuart C. Wilson