Here are 10 famous faces who hail from Chorley from an Olympic gold-medal champion to The League of Gentlemen cult-hit maker

Chorley has spawned numerous generations of famous faces, including TV actors, Olympic champions and comedy geniuses.

Here is our tribute to 10 well-known names linked to the town, which date all the way back to a sugar magnate, nod towards the birth of reality TV in Britain and even include some comedy legends behind cult classics.

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