List of Famous people born in Heywood, United Kingdom

Julie Goodyear MBE is an English actress. She is known for portraying the role of Bet Lynch in the long-running ITV soap opera, Coronation Street. She first appeared as Bet for nine episodes in 1966, before becoming a series regular from 1970 to 1995. She returned for eight episodes in 2002 and another seven in 2003. For her role on Coronation Street, she received the Special Recognition Award at the 1995 National Television Awards. She was made an MBE in the 1996 New Year Honours.

Roger Fenton was a British photographer, noted as one of the first war photographers.

Elliott John Tittensor is an English actor best known for playing the role of Carl Gallagher in the Channel 4 show Shameless.