Famous People Born In Stoke-on-Trent

Eddie Hall is a British former professional strongman who won the World's Strongest Man 2017 competition. Previously, he had won the UK's Strongest Man and England's Strongest Man competitions many times. As a young man, he trained as a bodybuilder and entered the strongman circuit. He is the subject of the documentary titled Eddie: Strongman.

Hugh Dancy is an English actor who achieved popularity after playing the titular character in David Copperfield, the TV film adaptation of Charles Dickens' novel of the same name. Apart from appearing in films and TV series, Hugh Dancy has also been contributing as a theatre actor since 1999.

AJ Pritchard is a British television personality, dancer, and choreographer. Pritchard became a household name in the UK after appearing in popular TV shows, such as Britain's Got Talent, Strictly Come Dancing, and I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! In 2018, he appeared in the celebrity version of Hunted in an attempt to help Stand Up to Cancer.

It is believed Sarah Willingham had begun working in the hospitality industry at age 13. Apart from managing the popular restaurants Planet Hollywood and Pizza Express, she also manages a huge portfolio that includes The Bombay Bicycle Club and The London Cocktail Club. She has also been part of Dragons' Den.

Anthea Turner is a former television presenter renowned for hosting shows like Blue Peter and Top of the Pops. Apart from contributing to the success of several TV shows, Anthea Turner has also written many books, such as Underneath the Underground: The Ghost of Knightsbridge, How to Be the Perfect Housewife: Entertain in Style, and The Perfect Christmas.  

David J. C. MacKay was a British mathematician, physicist, and academic. He studied at the University of Cambridge and the California Institute of Technology. As an academic, he served as the Regius Professor of Engineering in the Department of Engineering at the University of Cambridge. In 2009, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS). 

John Wain was an English poet, critic, and novelist. He was closely associated with an influential literary group called The Movement. Throughout his life, Wain worked towards the betterment of major publications. He has also worked as a freelance journalist, contributing to newspapers and the radio. Wain has also contributed to the literary world by writing novels, plays, and poems.