Preston, Lancashire, England

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Preston, Lancashire, England

LOCATION

Official Website:
http://www.preston.gov.uk/

Population:
184,836 (2001 census)

BIRTHS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Tom Finney Soccer 5-Apr-1922 14-Feb-2014 Forward, Preston North End

John Holmes Diplomat 29-Apr-1951 UN Under Sec. Gen. for Humanitarian Affairs

John Inman Actor 28-Jun-1935 8-Mar-2007 Are You Being Served?

Nick Park Film Director 6-Dec-1958 Wallace and Gromit

Robert W. Service Poet 16-Jan-1874 11-Sep-1958 Bard of the Yukon

Dick Wilson Actor 30-Jul-1916 19-Nov-2007 Mr. Whipple

DEATHS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

George Formby Actor 26-May-1904 6-Mar-1961 Lancashire ukulelist

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