page_title: Ellesmere Port
section_title: Notable people
hierarchical_section_title: Ellesmere Port / Notable people
caption_attribution_description: Herbert Williams
context_page_description: Ellesmere Port is a town and port in Cheshire, England, part of the Cheshire West and Chester local authority, 6 miles north of Chester and 11 miles south of Liverpool. The town had a population of 55,715 in 2011.
  The town was originally established on the River Mersey at the entrance to the Ellesmere Canal. As well as a service sector economy, it has retained large industries including Stanlow oil refinery, a chemical works and the Vauxhall Motors car factory. There are also a number of tourist attractions including the National Waterways Museum, the Blue Planet Aquarium and Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet.
context_section_description: The following people are natives of Ellesmere Port, or have lived there for a period of time.
  Norman Sailes (1920 in Ellesmere Port – 2012) a Fleet Air Arm pilot in WWII, awarded the Distinguished Service Cross
  Arthur Goddard (born 1921) was in charge of the Land Rovers engineering development from 1947 to 1957, went to the Little Sutton Primary School
  Charles Bronson (born 1952) also known as Charles Salvador, is an English criminal and "most violent prisoner in Britain" lived in Ellesmere Port in his early teens
  Hardeep Singh Kohli (born 1969) is a British presenter of Sikh heritage and TV presenter and personality. He lived briefly in the Little Sutton area.
  Politics
  Sir Herbert Williams, 1st Baronet (1884 in Hooton – 1954) Conservative MP for Reading 1924 to 1929, for Croydon South 1932 to 1945 and for Croydon East 1950 to 1954
  John Prescott (born 1938) ex-Deputy Prime Minister attended the Grange Secondary Modern School in 1948.
  Andrew Miller (1949–2019) former Labour MP for Ellesmere Port and Neston from 1992 to 2015.
  Beverley Hughes (born 1950 in Ellesmere Port) Labour MP for Stretford and Urmston and former government minister
  Creative Arts
  Adam Phillips (born 1989) is an award-winning broadcast journalist who rose to fame when he won "Interview of the Year" category at the 2017 IRN Awards.
  Edgar Foxall (1906 in Ellesmere Port – 1990) was an English poet whose work features in one of the Penguin poetry anthologies, Poetry of the Thirties (1964).
  Lillian Beckwith (1916–2004) author, born and grew up in Ellesmere Port the daughter of a grocer as chronicled in her book About My Father's Business
  Russ Abbot (born 1947) an English musician, comedian and actor, he grew up in the town's Wolverham district.
  Mike Singleton (1951–2012) an English teacher in Ellesmere Port, then a British video game designer
  Ian Prowse (born 1964) singer, songwriter formerly of Pele and Amsterdam grew up in Little Sutton
  Stevie Riks (born 1967 in Ellesmere Port) an English comedian and impressionist, comedy writer, voice-over artist and multi-instrumentalist musician.
  Rita Cullis (born c.1970 in Ellesmere Port) operatic soprano 
  Stove King (born 1974 in Ellesmere Port) an English musician, formerly the bassist for the rock band Mansun
  Lee Latchford Evans (born 1975) an English singer, dancer, stage actor, kickboxer and personal trainer, member of pop group Steps grew up here.
  Pele (active 1990 to 1996) were an English indie rock band, formed in Ellesmere Port
  Hooton Tennis Club (formed 2013) a four-piece indie-rock band including James Madden and Callum McFadden who grew up in the area.
  Sport
  Sam Chedgzoy (1889 in Ellesmere Port – 1967) footballer, played 279 times for Everton between 1910–1926.
  Joe Mercer OBE (1914 in Ellesmere Port – 1990) England football international and manager, led Manchester City to the 1968 First Division championship,  won the FA Cup (1969), League Cup (1970) and European Cup Winners' Cup (1970).
  Stan Cullis (1916 in Ellesmere Port - 2001) former Wolverhampton Wanderers player and manager, he played football for Cambridge Road School and Ellesmere Port Boys.
  Michael Ainsworth (1922 in Hooton – 1978) an English cricketer who played his county cricket for Worcestershire
  Dave Hickson (1929–2013) footballer who played for Everton, Liverpool and Tranmere Rovers, he also worked as an ambassador for Everton
  Ralph Gubbins (1932 in Ellesmere Port – 2011) an English professional footballer who made nearly 250 pro appearances
  Tony Coleman (born 1945 in Ellesmere Port) an English former footballer who made 250 pro appearances
  Mick Wright (born 1946 in Ellesmere Port) an English former professional footballer who made 282 appearances for Aston Villa
  Geoff Davies (born 1947 in Ellesmere Port) is an English former professional footballer who made 305 pro appearances
  Graham Turner (born 1947 in Ellesmere Port) is former Shrewsbury Town, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Aston Villa manager
  Ian Bowyer (born 1951 in Little Sutton) footballer, with Manchester City and Nottingham Forest, 608 caps
  Paul Jones (born 1953 in Ellesmere Port) a 
caption: Sir Herbert Williams, 1924
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