This is a list of people from the metropolitan borough of Bury in North West England. It includes people from the town of Bury and also people from the towns of Radcliffe, Prestwich, Whitefield, Tottington, Ramsbottom and other places which together form the Metropolitan Borough of Bury. This list is arranged alphabetically by surname:
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- David Abrahams (mathematician) Director of Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences (born 1958)
- W. Geoffrey Arnott (1930–2010), classics scholar
- Gemma Atkinson (born 1984), actress, model and TV personality; born in Bury[1]
- Steve Berry, TV and radio presenter; born and educated in Bury
- Micah Barlow, cricketer; born in Bury
- Tony Binns, professor of geography
- Celia Birtwell, textile and fashion designer and muse of David Hockney; raised in Prestwich and attended St. Margaret’s Primary School[2]
- Black Jackson, rock band formed in 2000 [3]
- Cherie Blair (born 1954), barrister; former Prime Minister Tony Blair’s wife; born in Bury, moved to Liverpool[4]
- Danny Boyle (born 1956), filmmaker and producer; born in Radcliffe[5]
- Alistair Burt (born 1955), Conservative MP for Bury North, 1983–1997; MP for North East Bedfordshire, 2001–
- Richard Buxton (1786–1865), botanist; born in Prestwich[6]
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