Leigh
Leigh is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, 7. 7 miles southeast of Wigan and 9. 5 miles west of Manchester, on low-lying land northwest of Chat Moss. Historically part of Lancashire, Leigh was originally the centre of a large ecclesiastical parish covering six vills or townships.
People born in Leigh (First 49 people) - Page 1
Sir William Dawes, 3rd Baronet
Prelate
Patrick Newell
British actor
William Zappa
Actor
Barry Millington
Editor
Thomas Woolner
Sculptor
Andrew Forge
Painter
Grant Teaff
Former american football player
Samuel Bellamy
Sailor
Clara Hazel Busch
Bud Olson
Former Lieutenant Governor of Alberta
Shaun Keaveny
British television presenter
Pete Shelley
Singer
Maurice Flanagan
Sarah Jayne Dunn
English actress
John Worrall
Philosopher
Nigel Short
Columnist
Ian Ashpitel
Actor
Alan R. Battersby
Chemist
Josh Woods
American professional wrestler
Peter Smith, Baron Smith of Leigh
British Politician
James Hilton
Novelist
Tracie Bennett
Television actress
Tommy Martyn
Terry Scully
British theatre actor
John LennardJones
Mathematician
Sabrina Johnson
English pornographic film actor
Dominic Manfredi
Adam Higson
Brian Ashton
Coach
Lynda LeePotter
Journalist
Hugh Pughe Lloyd
Commander
Andy Bracek
Charles Thomas Beer
Canadian chemist
Ronnie Irani
Cricketer
Derek Pyke
Rugby league player
David Morris
Painter
Colin Tyrer
Adam Huckvale
Peter Eckersley
British television producer
Harold Barton
English footballer
Joseph Farington
English painter
John Lennard-Jones
British mathematician
David Eckersley
Matt Sarsfield
Rugby league player
Jay Fitzmartin
Football player
Chris Priest
English footballer
Lynda Lee-Potter
Journalist
