Notable Residents
- William Roache, (who plays Ken Barlow in Coronation Street) was born at Ilkeston in 1932, though he now lives at Wilmslow in Cheshire. He now holds the world record as the longest-serving actor to play the same role continuously, having been with the show since its inception in December 1960.
- Robert Lindsay, the stage and television actor probably best known for his parts in Citizen Smith and latterly My Family, was born as Robert Lindsay Stevenson in Ilkeston on 13 December 1949. Before he became an actor he worked at the nearby Stanton & Staveley steel works.
- Samuel Taylor (1816–1875) the famous 'Il'son Giant' who reached the height of 7' 4" was born nearby at Hallam Fields. His grave in Stanton Road Cemetery was restored by the Cemetery's Friends in 2008.
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