Stoke-on-Trent

:This page is about Stoke-on-Trent in England. For other places called Stoke or for other uses of that word please see Stoke (disambiguation).

Famous people of Stoke-on-Trent

• William Thomas Astbury (physicist)
• John Baskeyfield (Second World-War soldier and war hero)
• Arnold Bennett (author)
• Squadron Leader George 'Ben' Bennions (DFC. Battle of Britain RAF Spitfire fighter-pilot & teacher)
• Frank Bough (TV presenter)
• Havergal Brian (composer)
• Bruno Brookes (radio disk-jockey and Top of the Pops presenter)
• Clarice Cliff (ceramic painter and designer)
• Susie Cooper (ceramic artist)
• Leslie Cope (ceramic artist)
• Hugh Dancy (actor)
• Peggy Davies (ceramic artist)
• Robbie Earle (footballer and TV presenter)
• Henry Faulds (inventor of fingerprinting)
• Elijah Fenton (poet, 1683-1730)
• Tommy Godley (champion cyclist)
• Nick Hancock (TV presenter and comedian)
• Ted Hankey (world champion darts player)
• Dave Harold (snooker player)
• Bernard Hollowood (editor of Punch magazine 1958-1968)
• Paul Johnson (journalist, scholar)
• Freddie Jones (actor)
• Alan Lake (actor & former husband of Diana Dors)
• Lemmy Kilmister (rock singer and bassist)
• John Lightfoot (17th century minister)
• Patricia Leonard (singer/contralto)
• Sir Oliver Lodge (wireless pioneer)
• Arnold Machin (sculptor & artist, coin & stamp designer)
• John Madejski (businessman)
• Sir Stanley Matthews (footballer)
• William Meath Baker (built much of Fenton in the 19th C; inspired the 4th of Elgar's Enigma Variations)
• Reginald Mitchell (designer of the Spitfire)
• Professor Harold Perkin, social historian and writer
• Charlotte Rhead (ceramic artist)
• Lucy "Golden Ovaries" Rokach (professional poker player, winner of European Lifetime Achievement Award)
• Slash (rock guitarist)
• Captain Edward Smith (of the RMS Titanic)
• Josiah Spode (18th c. potter and industrialist)
• Pauline Stainer (poet)
• Phil Taylor (world champion darts player)
• Jackie Trent (60s pop singer)
• Charles Tomlinson (poet, graphic artist, translator, editor and critic)
• Anthea Turner (TV presenter)
• Sidney Tushingham (painter)
• John Wain (poet, critic and scholar)
• Jeffrey Wainwright (playwright and author)
• Norman Wainwright (Olympic champion swimmer)
• Robert James Waller (author)
• Josiah Wedgwood (18th century potter & industrialist)
• Jonathan Wilkes (actor)
• Robbie Williams (popstar)
• Peter Whelan (playwright)
• Michael J. Welch (the world expert in medical radiology)
• Murdoc Niccals (bassist for Gorillaz)