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 (1889–1983), 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) Caroline Jones (window dresser) 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 (1901–1970), cricketer. Alex Sanderson, Rugby union player Harry Smith, footballer George Spruce, footballer John Steiner, actor Ryan Shawcross, footballer
T John Thompson (1870–1945), 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
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