Editing Crumpsall (section)

==Notable people==
{{Main|List of people from Manchester}}
Sir [[Humphrey Chetham]] was born in Crumpsall in 1580, the son of a successful Manchester merchant who lived in Crumpsall Hall. He was responsible for the creation of [[Chetham's Hospital]] (now Chetham's School of Music) and [[Chetham's Library]], the oldest [[public library]] in the [[English language|English]]-speaking world,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/youandyours/items/03/2006_37_wed.shtml |title=BBC – Radio 4 You and Yours -Chetham's Library |access-date=6 January 2008 }}</ref> which is located in the city centre.

The folk singer, comedian and broadcaster [[Mike Harding]] was born in the area in 1944.<ref>[http://www.mikeharding.co.uk/ Mike Harding Biography] Retrieved 13-02.2010</ref>

Frontman for the pop band [[Freddie and the Dreamers]], singer [[Freddie Garrity]], was born in Crumpsall in 1936.

The [[Moors Murders|Moors murderer]] [[Myra Hindley]] was born in Crumpsall in 1942.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/452614.stm|title=Obituary: Myra Hindley|work=BBC News|date=15 November 2002|access-date=13 February 2010}}</ref>

[[Howard Jacobson]] was brought up in Crumpsall and some of his novels, ''Kalooki Nights'' and ''The Mighty Walzer'', feature descriptions of Jewish life in the area.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2006/jun/25/fiction.features|title=Still angry after all these years|work=The Observer|date=25 June 2006|last=Cooke|first=Rachel|access-date=13 February 2010|location=London}}</ref>

Actor and singer [[Don Estelle]] (Gunner "Lofty" Sugden in ''[[It Ain't Half Hot Mum]]''), real name Ronald Edwards, was born and raised in Crumpsall.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://menmedia.co.uk/rochdaleobserver/news/s/333428_farewell_to_screen_star_lofty_don.html|title=Farewell to screen star 'Lofty' Don|work=Rochdale Observer|date=5 August 2003|last=Byrne|first=Michael|access-date=13 February 2010|publisher=M.E.N. Media|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130421041606/http://menmedia.co.uk/rochdaleobserver/news/s/333428_farewell_to_screen_star_lofty_don.html|archive-date=21 April 2013}}</ref>

Bassist Gary "[[Mani (musician)|Mani]]" Mounfield of [[the Stone Roses]] was born in Crumpsall.

[[Jason Orange]] of the boy band [[Take That]] was born at [[North Manchester General Hospital]] in Crumpsall.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.take-that.co.uk/bandmembers/jason/index.html |title=Jason orange |last=Anon |work=Take That appreciation pages |access-date=19 July 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090505045706/http://www.take-that.co.uk/bandmembers/jason/index.html |archive-date=5 May 2009 }}</ref>

English grime artist Aaron Davis (stage name [[Bugzy Malone]]) was born in Crumpsall.

[[Akinwale Arobieke]], known as Purple Aki, an English convicted criminal, was born in Crumpsall.

[[Jeff Hordley]], best known for playing [[Cain Dingle]] in ''[[Emmerdale]]'', was born in Crumpsall.