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:
Geoff Bent (1932–1958), English footballer; one of the eight
Manchester United players who lost their lives in the Munich air disaster; born at Irlams o' th' Height, Salford
Nick Blackman (born 1989), English-Israeli footballer
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
Kenneth Wolstenholme, football commentator for BBC television in the 1950s and 1960s, most notable for his commentary during the 1966 FIFA World Cup which included the famous phrase "they think it's all over... it is now"[37]
^Anon (2009),
"Shelagh Delaney", The Queen's Theatre, Hornchurch: Biography, The Queen's Theatre, Hornchurch, archived from
the original on 28 February 2009, retrieved 19 June 2009
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:
Geoff Bent (1932–1958), English footballer; one of the eight
Manchester United players who lost their lives in the Munich air disaster; born at Irlams o' th' Height, Salford
Nick Blackman (born 1989), English-Israeli footballer
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
Kenneth Wolstenholme, football commentator for BBC television in the 1950s and 1960s, most notable for his commentary during the 1966 FIFA World Cup which included the famous phrase "they think it's all over... it is now"[37]
^Anon (2009),
"Shelagh Delaney", The Queen's Theatre, Hornchurch: Biography, The Queen's Theatre, Hornchurch, archived from
the original on 28 February 2009, retrieved 19 June 2009