People
The following is a list of notable people who have grown up, or lived in Leyland:
- Trevor Hemmings, multi-millionaire philanthropist spent his teenage years in Leyland
- Tom Bidwell, Academy Award nominated screenwriter of the 2009 film, Wish 143
- Mark Strange, martial arts expert and film producer
- William Bennett, 1920s footballer
- Fred Beardsworth, footballer, who emigrated to America to play in the NAFBL
- Allen Hill, played in the first ever cricket Test
- Frank Moss, football manager and former player, known for his six year contract with Arsenal
- Mike Salmon, retired goalkeeper, who currently works as a football manager
- John Woodcock, executed by the Stuarts in 1646, for his Catholicism
- Lukas Bennett, Former Pontins Blue Coat, musician, Actor, Comedian, and Writer
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