From sporting icons to top comedians and chart hitting rockstars, a whole bunch of celebrities hail from Lancaster or Morecambe.
Whilst some of these stars have been very vocal about their Lancashire roots, others may have totally slipped your notice.
So below we have collected 11 famous faces you may not have known were from Lancaster or Morecambe and included some information about what makes them so well known.

9. Sue and Noel Radford
Britain’s biggest family, the Radfords, are from Morecambe | Contributed

10. Wayne Hemingway
The designer and co-founder of Red or Dead fashion label was born in Morecambe and attended Lancaster Road School | Anthony Harvey Photo: Anthony Harvey

11. John Waite
The rockstar was born and raised in Lancaster, attending Greaves Secondary Modern and Lancaster Art College | Getty Images

12. James Beattie
The football manager and former footballer was born in Lancaster | Getty Images


