List of people from Chester

A list of notable people from Chester, England.

See Category:People from Chester

A

• Russ Abbot, actor, musician

B

• Reg Barton, footballer
• Diana Beck, neurosurgeon
• Stan Bennion, footballer
• Chris Blackburn, footballer
• Emily Booth, actress
• Grenville Booth, footballer
• Sir Adrian Boult, orchestral conductor
• Thomas Brassey, civil engineer, railway contractor
• David Brett, footballer
• Oswald Walters Brierly, Marine painter to Queen Victoria
• Robert Butt, footballer

C

• Hall Caine, (1853–1931), writer
• Randolph Caldecott, illustrator and artist
• Thomas E. Caldecott, politician
• Ray Carter, footballer
• Mark Cartwright, footballer
• Hugh B. Cave, author
• Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor, Duke of Westminster
• Mike Cecere, footballer
• Dave Challinor, footballer
• Ron Chesterman, musician
• Nigel Clutton, footballer
• Danny Collins (footballer), footballer
• Alec Croft, footballer
• Brian Croft, footballer
• Daniel Craig, actor (James Bond series)
• Emma Cunniffe, actress

D

• John Douglas, (1830–1911), architect

E

• Simon Edge, novelist
• Lloyd Ellams, footballer
• David Evans (footballer)
• David Evans (political official)
• Robert Evans (footballer born 1885)

F

• Tony Field (footballer born 1942)
• Mike Fields, footballer
• Graham, Paul, and Ron Futcher, brothers who all played professional football

G

• Keith Griffiths, footballer

H

• Albert and Les Harley, footballing brothers
• Thomas Harrison, architect
• Tom Heaton, footballer
• Malcolm Hebden, actor
• Joe Hewitt, footballer
• Randle Holme - name shared by four successive generations of a family of herald painters
• A. S. Hornby, lexicographer
• Barry Horne, footballer
• Robert Spear Hudson (businessman)
• Tom Hughes, actor

I

• Jerry Ireland, footballer

J

• Eddie Johnson (English footballer)
• Colin Jones (footballer)
• Gary Jones (footballer born 1975)
• Ray Jones (footballer born 1944)
• Mike Jones (referee)

K

• Hugh de Kevelioc, 3rd Earl of Chester

L

• Lee Latchford-Evans, singer
• Eric Lee (footballer)
• Bert Lipsham, footballer
• Hugh Lloyd, actor
• Frank Eric Lloyd, author of Rhodesian Patrol

M

• Levi Mackin, footballer
• George Mainwaring, merchant, mayor and MP
• Lucy Meacock, broadcaster
• Bob Mills (comedian)
• Helen Modern, actress
• William Monk, etcher, woodcut engraver and painter
• Steve Moore (footballer)
• Alan Morris (footballer)
• Jill Morris, diplomat
• William De Morgan, potter and tile designer
• Spangles Muldoon, DJ
• Danny Murphy (footballer born 1977), footballer

O

• Stephen Oliver, composer
• Michael Owen, footballer

P

• Mike Parry, broadcaster
• Ronald Pickup, actor
• John Port (the elder), judge
• Gary Potter, footballer
• Graham Pugh, footballer

R

• Basil Radford, actor
• Paul Raynor (footballer born 1957)
• Bill Rigby footballer
• L. T. C. Rolt, biographer, engineer, writer and canal enthusiast
• Gary Roberts (footballer born 1984)
• Gary Roberts (footballer born 1987)
• Martin Roscoe (b. 1952), classical pianist
• Adam Rickitt (singer and actor)

S

• Ian Saltmarsh, cricketer.
• Alex Sanderson, Rugby union player
• Harry Smith, footballer
• George Spruce, footballer
• John Steiner, actor
• Ryan Shawcross, footballer

T

• John Thompson, cricketer
• Anthony Thwaite, poet
• Charles John Tibbits, journalist, newspaper editor, author, and legal writer
• Beatrice Tinsley, cosmologist
• Beth Tweddle, gymnast
• Martin Tyler, football commentator

V

• Danny Ventre, footballer

W

• Robert Wilcox (martyr)
• Helen Willetts, weather presenter and former international badminton player
• Brian Woodall, footballer