The Victorian novelist was born in Chelsea but settled in Ardwick and wrote some of her finest works here. YOu can visit her beautiful former home and its gardens;

Arguably the world's most famous and successful living architect, This Stockport-born man has designed the London Gherkin, New York's Hearst Tower and restored Berlin's Reichstag.

This Salford-raised Welshman has been a constant fixture at Old Trafford - and stands unique in British football for his longevity and commitment.

This Withington-born woman was a prominent mathematician, politician and Mayor of Manchester. She was deaf from the age of 8. She taught at Manchester Uni, raised her children, was involved in politics & helped create RNCM

English campaigner for the suffrage and suffragette movement, a socialist and later an activist in the cause of anti-fascism. She spent much of her later life campaigning on behalf of Ethiopia

Raised in Wythenshawe - one of the largest council estates in Europe, which was later home to her creation The Royle Family. She began as a standup, then voice of Gogglebox

Creating his own scientific instruments and the foundation for modern thermodynamics, This man is quite simply one of the most influential physicists of all time

One of the world’s most influential computer pioneers & World War Two codebreaker, this amazing mathematician has a rather tragic story

this great British PM was born in Chorlton-on-Medlock in 1863, the son of a schoolmaster. He went on to lead the country through the First World War and laid the foundations for the welfare state.

Born in Clayton, Manchester was an English professional middle/light heavyweight boxer of the 1920s & 30s. He was denied the opportunity to fight for championships in Great Britain because of the colour bar. He was anti-racist activist

This Chadderton-born floppy-haired former popstar has sent the popularity of physics soaring astronomically as the presenter of BBC shows like Wonders of the Universe and Stargazing Live.

English professional footballer from Wythenshawe who plays for Manchester United and the England national team. Most recently he has successfully campaigned for England's free school meal voucher scheme to be extended

Born and raised in Moss Side, the leader of the British suffragette movement helped shape the battle for women's votes. Along with her family she organised meetings and protests which prepared the way for the eventual spread of the vote