Who are the most famous people in Cheshire

Gary Barlow, Michael Owen and Paula Radcliffe, to name just three, all hail from the county.

Mid Cheshire is no stranger to famous faces either, but how many can you name?

Put your knowledge to the test and work out who are the most searched for people connected to the area.

The Pudding’s map is based on the last four years of Wikipedia’s search data for each region to see who comes out most popular.

Knutsford – Elizabeth Gaskell

An English novelist, biographer and short story writer who shed light on the Victorian era, Elizabeth spent most of her childhood in Knutsford living with her aunt. She married in the town before moving to Manchester.

Gaskell Memorial Tower in Knutsford - Picture: PA

She has her own memorial tower on King Street.

Michael Owen - Chester

Owen was born in Chester and his dad even played for them. 

Michael then went on to have spells with Real Madrid, Newcastle United, Liverpool and Manchester United. Not bad going.

George Mallory - Mobblerley

George, raised in a ten-bedroom house on Hobcroft Lane, set out to become the first to reach the summit of the world's highest mountain.

Mobberley's George Mallorey - Picture: PA

He had taken part in the first three British expedititions to Mount Everest.

Sadly George and his climbing partner Andrew Irvine died on the mountain before reaching the 8,849m peak.

Rupert Holmes – Northwich

Do you like Pino Coladas? Of course you. Even more so that David Goldstein, or Rupert Holmes as he’s more commonly known sung it.

Rupert Holmes was from Northwich - Picture: PA

Rupert, 74, had an illustrious career as a composer, singer-songwriter, musician, dramatist and author, who was born in Northwich, before moving to New York aged six.

Harry Styles - Holmes Chapel

As their residents probably know all too well by now, Harry grew up in the  village and worked for a bakery there.

Harry Styles grew up in Holmes Chapel - Picture: PA

The singer-songwriter has toured all over the world since and has tried his hand at acting in recent years.

Devante Cole - Alderley Edge

Cole, son of Andy, is a footballer himself, having been on the books at Manchester City.

After moves to the likes of Bradford, Fleetwood and Wigan Athletic, he has just earned a move to Barnsley following a successful spell at Motherwell.

John Bishop – Winsford

We know you probably know, but of course, John Bishop tops the list for Winsford.

John Bishop spent time in Winsford as a child

The Liverpool-born comedian, who moved to Winsford as a child and attended Willow Wood Primary School, is another from the area to go on to a remarkable career in comedy, presenting and more.

Middlewich - Craig McDean

For the British fashion photographer who does shoots for high-end brands and celebrities such as Madonna, Justin Timberlake, Jennifer Aniston and more, it all started in Middlewich.

Craig attended Mid Cheshire College to study photography.