Famous people from Stockport (updated) 

As a celebrated player of the lead electric spoons, I can’t understand why I’m not there!

Simon Gregson (was Gregory but had to be changed for his equity card) aka Corries Steve McDonald and his on screen twin brother Nicholas Cochrane who was Andy McDonald in the soap, both went to kingsway high school and were actually picked through school auditions throughout the region. I was a very close friend of Simons.

Surely the great Norman Beaker should be in this list. He was added to The Blues Hall Of Fame in the States in 2017

thank you

Hurt I'm not in here I've been in more films and tv than half them lol

Eric Haydock - bassist for The Hollies from Stockport, later ran the Rythmn House music shop on Hillgate.

Geoffrey Hayes - from the children's TV show _Rainbow_.

Colin Barrat from Reddish?

Martin Fry was born in Stretford but grew up in Bramhall, Stockport...

Birthplace of the river Mersey!!

wow Stockport is stocked, but wheres Anna Mendelssohn :)

Ian heaps world Angling champion John Cheetham author of “ 36 pins”

Nick Robinson BBC Journalist educated in Cheadle hulme, Katie Derham Journo and presenter grew up in Wilmslow also educated in Cheadle Hulme and Owen Jones author and left wing polemicist educated in Bramhall and went to Ridge Danyers.

just goes to prove fame isn't everything

Nothing or nobody really grabbing the world's attention then! Joseph Whitworth maybe in engineering terms.