How many Wigan people have been knighted

Reading a novel today and every person in it seemed to be Sir something or another based down south.
which led me to ask
How many Wigan people have been knighted

Not as many as have been given an ASBO!

An ASBO! Not in Wigan!

Sir les cannon was born in wigan,General President of the Electrical Trades Union from 1963 to 1970

Hi BRW, what is your definition of 'down south'.

Bradley Wiggins
Ian McCartney
Ian McKellan (raised in Wigan)
Joe Gormley (Baron)

Bradley Wiggins - never lived in Wigan.
Ian McCartney - never lived in Wigan.
Ian McKellan - Born in Burnley, raised in Bolton.
Joe Gormley - Born in Ashton in Makerfield, never lived in Wigan.


Try again!

Bradley Wiggins' only connection to Wigan is his name rhymes with it

To be fair, Dave, I do think he's been a couple of times!

Does he have trouble 'going' then?

Hi robinG booked based in London Bristol devon and cornwall In the series of novels called the Railway Detective

South of Watford then.

Tonks,McKellan attended Wigan GS

I 'attended' Wigan college. I've owned several properties in Wigan. I spent years working in Wigan (still do, occasionally). I know many people in Wigan and I even married a girl from Wigan.

But I don't expect to be classed as a 'Wigan person' due to the fact that I wasn't born, or brought up, in Wigan and have never lived in Wigan.

And getting knighted wouldn't alter those facts!

Tonker are you expecting to be knighted you seem to be dropping hints you could be.?

Don't know whether its true but I've been told that members of the public can recommend people for honours including knighthoods.
I've decided to test it out by putting my own name forward for recognition in the New Year honours.

sir I-spy,it as a certain ring to it

bb - I'll be needing a butler. Usual rates

A man that does?

Apparently Sir Ian Mckellan lived in Park Road Wigan.

I have a night hood but at my age I don't need it any-more

what about him who was chairman of etu branch wigan lived in Edinburgh drive ken Jackson , a yes man for blair so progressed thru the etu and got on the Brussels gravy train. he never did owt for me when I had a grievance . I could never stomach the man think he used to be an electricians labourer at Heinz but could be wrong there .

"Joe Gormley - Born in Ashton in Makerfield, never lived in Wigan."

He spent the later years of his life & died in Shevington.
Which believe it or not, was "Wigan Rural" before the boundary change

antar - he lived a couple of doors down from me mum and dad on Edinburgh Drive. miserable bugger never spoke to anyone. yeah he did work at heinz at one point

Baroness Catherine Ashton of Upholland

Is a British Labour politician who in 2009 became the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy for the European Union.

When Catherine was born (1956) her postal address was UpHolland, Near Wigan.

With the emphasis on 'near' (ie: not 'in'). In any case, a baroness is hardly a knighthood!