Henry Cockburn (1923–2004): footballer; played mid-fielder and was capped by England 13 times; in a 14-year playing career, played for
Manchester United F.C. and
Bury F.C.; born in Ashton-under-Lyne[6]
Stacey Copeland (born 1981) Professional English Boxer and Former Football Player
Simon Hoggart (1946–2014): journalist and broadcaster, born in Ashton-under-Lyne[11]
Matthew Hughes (born 1950): politician, born in Audenshaw; Was the distinguished Principal of John Septamus Roe in Perth who grew the school from a small school in Mirrabooka to the largest private school in the state of WA. Matthew went on to become the first Labor party Member of the Legislative Assembly for the electorate of Kalamunda.
Sir Geoff Hurst (born 1941): retired footballer; spent most of his career playing for
West Ham United F.C.; part of England's World Cup winning team
in 1966; one of two to have scored a hat-trick in a World Cup final; born in Ashton-under-Lyne[13]
Evan Leigh: 19th-century author, inventor and engineer, born in Ashton-under-Lyne[14]
Lonelady: 21st-century singer and guitarist, real name Julie Campbell, comes from
Audenshaw[15]
John Lees: Body builder and professional wrestler. Mr Universe 1957. born 1930 in
Stalybridge.
M
Hugh Mason (1817–1886): mill owner and politician; owned
textile mills in Ashton-under-Lyne MP for Ashton-under-Lyne; advocate of paternalism for workers, Irish home rule, and women's suffrage; born in
Stalybridge[16]
Gary Yates (born 1967): cricketer; played first-class cricket for Lancashire, 1990–2002; coaches the Lancashire second XI; born in Ashton-under-Lyne[33]
^Tameside Local Studies & Archives Centre staff (2006).
"Tameside bibliography"(PDF). Tameside.gov.uk. Archived from
the original(PDF) on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2008.
^'The parish of Ashton-under-Lyne: Introduction, manor & boroughs', A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 4 (1911), pp. 338–347. URL:
http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=41438. Date accessed: 16 September 2008.
Henry Cockburn (1923–2004): footballer; played mid-fielder and was capped by England 13 times; in a 14-year playing career, played for
Manchester United F.C. and
Bury F.C.; born in Ashton-under-Lyne[6]
Stacey Copeland (born 1981) Professional English Boxer and Former Football Player
Simon Hoggart (1946–2014): journalist and broadcaster, born in Ashton-under-Lyne[11]
Matthew Hughes (born 1950): politician, born in Audenshaw; Was the distinguished Principal of John Septamus Roe in Perth who grew the school from a small school in Mirrabooka to the largest private school in the state of WA. Matthew went on to become the first Labor party Member of the Legislative Assembly for the electorate of Kalamunda.
Sir Geoff Hurst (born 1941): retired footballer; spent most of his career playing for
West Ham United F.C.; part of England's World Cup winning team
in 1966; one of two to have scored a hat-trick in a World Cup final; born in Ashton-under-Lyne[13]
Evan Leigh: 19th-century author, inventor and engineer, born in Ashton-under-Lyne[14]
Lonelady: 21st-century singer and guitarist, real name Julie Campbell, comes from
Audenshaw[15]
John Lees: Body builder and professional wrestler. Mr Universe 1957. born 1930 in
Stalybridge.
M
Hugh Mason (1817–1886): mill owner and politician; owned
textile mills in Ashton-under-Lyne MP for Ashton-under-Lyne; advocate of paternalism for workers, Irish home rule, and women's suffrage; born in
Stalybridge[16]
Gary Yates (born 1967): cricketer; played first-class cricket for Lancashire, 1990–2002; coaches the Lancashire second XI; born in Ashton-under-Lyne[33]
^Tameside Local Studies & Archives Centre staff (2006).
"Tameside bibliography"(PDF). Tameside.gov.uk. Archived from
the original(PDF) on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2008.
^'The parish of Ashton-under-Lyne: Introduction, manor & boroughs', A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 4 (1911), pp. 338–347. URL:
http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=41438. Date accessed: 16 September 2008.