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Born in Bolton

Bolton is a town in Greater Manchester and a former mill town. Try to name these famous people, who are born in Bolton.
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Last updated: February 19, 2026
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First submittedMarch 1, 2023
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Inventor of the spinning mule and pioneer of the spinning industry
1753
Samuel Crompton
Inventor of the first self-propelled naval torpedo
1823
Robert Whitehead
Co-founder of the company, whic became Unilever
1851
William Lever
Former boxer who held the light-welterweight world championships between 2009 and 2012
1986
Amir Khan
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Former track cyclist who is the British athlete who holds the the record for the most Olympic gold medals
1988
Jason Kenny
Singer and member of "The Wanted" until his death in 2022
1988
Tom Parker
Snowboarder and in the 2026 Winter Olympics he, alongside Charlotte Bankes, won Great Britain's first ever gold medal in a snow event
2001
Huw Nightingale
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