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- Noorul Choudhury - candidate on Alan Sugar's The Apprentice series 5.
- Louise Cliffe - model and actress from Middleton
- John Collier - acclaimed Urmston-born 18th-century caricaturist and satirical poet who was raised and spent all his adult life in Milnrow.
- Jake Cody - Professional poker player, winner of the triple crown.
- Steve Coogan - Middleton-born and raised comedian.
- Jack Crabtree - contemporary British artist who was born in Rochdale.
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