Gary Barlow

Gary Barlow, although Cheshire born he is a Manchester boy at heart, as he recently state don X-Factor!

Not only was he the lead singer for huge 90s band Take That, who have in the last few years retaken the world by storm, he is now a judge on X-FACTOR, along with Louis Walsh, Kelly Rowland formerly of Destiny's Child and N-Dubz star Tulisa Contostavlos.

He has shown a great eye for talent on the show and is a fan favourite for speaking the truth, as such taking over Simon Cowells role.

Gary Barlow is perhaps one fo Britains most talented and successful song writers and has created many number 1 hits in his time.

In his solo career he has had 2 number 1 singles and a number 1 album, and with Take That has stumped up an impressive 11 number 1 singles and 7 (yes 7) number 1 albums.

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Sir Andre Geim

Co - Winner of the 2010 Nobel Prize for Physics for the discovery of Graphene. Recently featured in the BBC TV series ' A Beautiful Mind' was knighted the on the 10th of May 2012  by the Prince of Wales and his co-discover also became a sir.

Graphene has amazing properties of strength and conductivity and transparency, a two dimensional crystal single layer carbon atomic structure with electro magnetic properties that operates at room temperature!; when it was thought that such forecasted material would be found in absolute zero conditions.

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HARRY GREGG - United Goalkeeper and Munich Crash Hero

Harry Gregg was the Hero of the Munich air crash disaster that decimated Manchester United on 6th February 1958. He rescued a small child and its mother from the wreckage and also pulled out to safety several of his teammates including Bobby Charlton.

Its just been announced that finally the club is to honour Harry with a testimonial match.

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DAVY JONES

Davy Jones the Monkee from Manchester. His first professional acting role was playing Ena Sharples grandson in Coronation Street.

He was born at 20 Leamington Street, in Openshawe.

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VICTORIA WOOD - From Bury Nr Manchester

Victoria Wood: Playwright, Comedian, and much more.

 

Stand up comedian, actor, playwright: what a superbly brilliant artists and writter.

Others have said everything so here we will provide links. But still have to mention Dinner Ladies,

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Jimmy Savile Manchester DJ

SIR Jimmy Savile dies at 84 after a bought of Pneumonia
Jim, from Leeds had strong links with Manchester.

He was a Manchester DJ on the BBC's Top of the Pops which in the 60's was broadcast from studios located in an old church on Dickinson Road In Rusholme. Jimmy was the resident DJ in the sixties decade at the TOP TEN Club in the Elizabethan Ballroom in Belle Vue, and he also worked at the Mecca Ballroom and the Ritz in the city. He also operated for a short time as owner of a club in Fountain Street in Manchester City centre called the THREE COINS, before passing It over to another Manchester DJ (Twisted Wheel) Roger Eagle who renamed it the STAX Club.

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The Stone Roses

The Stone Roses put Manchester on the map in terms of the indie music scene from the 1980s until the band broke up in 1996. The band produced hits such as "She bangs the Drum" and
"Fools gold".

The band has been publicised in the press many times with rumoured regroupings and then dismissals mainly due to the feud between lead singer Ian Brown and guitarist John Squire, who both went on to lead successful solo careers since 1996, yet neither reaching the same success as with The Stone Roses.

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Ian Brown

Ian Brown one of Manchesters musical talents, first made it big with The Stone Roses, and due to their recent reunion they will no doubt have the same if not bigger success again.

He then after the bands 1996 split (and a two year break from the music) went on to have a successful solo career, bringing out half a dozen solo albums and fourteen uk top 40 singles and remaining an indie icon and musical legend for many.

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