Just 10 famous people with a Lancashire connection

Sportsmen and women, actors and writers - the Red Rose county boasts plenty of famous sons and daughters with links to the area - including a few you may not expect. Here are just 10 of them.

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Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle
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