Notable Persons
- John Aston (born 1947) — former Manchester United footballer who currently lives in the town and works in the market. He played in United's European Cup-winning team of 1968 under the management of Matt Busby.
- Mark "Bez" Berry (born 1964) — British dancer and percussionist; member and the mascot of Manchester band Happy Mondays — lived in Padfield, but now lives in Manchester.
- Eileen Cooper (born 1953) — English contemporary painter and printmaker best known for her stylised paintings of women or couples, often featuring animals (particularly tigers).
- Andy Crane (born 1964) — television and radio broadcaster.
- Nicholas Garlick (c. 1555–24 July 1588) — English priest, martyred in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I.
- John Goodall (1863–1942) — described as football's first star player.
- Stuart Hall (born 1929) — BBC radio and television presenter.
- John Vernon Lord (born 1939) — well-known illustrator and author of children’s books, such as The Giant Jam Sandwich, and Professor of Illustration at the University of Brighton. His grandfather and father owned Lord’s Café at 16 High Street West from 1901 to 1963.
- L.S. Lowry (1887–1976) — artist who lived in nearby Mottram-in-Longdendale died at Woods Hospital in Glossop in 1976.
- Hilary Mantel CBE (born 1952) — British novelist, short story writer and critic.
- Dan Money (born 1976) — British bobsleigher who represented Great Britain at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics.
- Paul Raymond (born 1925–2008) — billionaire English pornographer, property developer and owner of the Raymond Revuebar strip club and several major English erotic magazines such as Razzle and Mayfair.
- Kathy Staff (1928–2008) — British actress, best known for her portrayal of Nora Batty in Last of the Summer Wine.
- Dame Vivienne Westwood DBE (born 8 April 1941) — fashion designer famous for bringing punk and new-wave fashions into the mainstream. She was born and lived in Tintwistle and attended Glossop Grammar School.
- Andy Wilman (b, 16 August 1962) — Co-creator and producer, BBC Top Gear, born in Glossop.
- Ludwig Wittgenstein (26 April 1889 – 29 April 1951) — Austrian philosopher, stayed at The Grouse Inn in Glossop in 1908 while studying and working at Manchester University.
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