Actress Emma Atkins, best known for her role as Charity Dingle in the ITV soap Emmerdale, was born on March 31, 1975 in Morecambe. She grew up in Silverdale and went on to study at the University of Salford.Actress Emma Atkins, best known for her role as Charity Dingle in the ITV soap Emmerdale, was born on March 31, 1975 in Morecambe. She grew up in Silverdale and went on to study at the University of Salford.
Actress Emma Atkins, best known for her role as Charity Dingle in the ITV soap Emmerdale, was born on March 31, 1975 in Morecambe. She grew up in Silverdale and went on to study at the University of Salford.

Here are 13 famous people who come from Morecambe

Many Morecambrians have made us proud as they've become household names in various walks of life.
By Debbie Butler
Published 26th May 2022, 14:24 BST
Updated 28th Dec 2023, 11:06 BST

Actors, international sports stars and even a Nobel Prize winner have their roots in the town of Morecambe.

Here is our tribute to 13 well-known names linked to the resort.

Sir Peter John Ratcliffe, born in Morecambe on May 14 1954, is a British Nobel Laureate physician-scientist who is trained as a nephrologist (doctor in renal medicine). He attended Lancaster Royal Grammar School from 1965 to 1972. He won an open scholarship to Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, in 1972 to study medicine at the University of Cambridge. Ratcliffe is best known for his work on cellular reactions to hypoxia, for which he shared the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with William Kaelin Jr and Gregg L Semenza.

13. Peter J Ratcliffe

Sir Peter John Ratcliffe, born in Morecambe on May 14 1954, is a British Nobel Laureate physician-scientist who is trained as a nephrologist (doctor in renal medicine). He attended Lancaster Royal Grammar School from 1965 to 1972. He won an open scholarship to Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, in 1972 to study medicine at the University of Cambridge. Ratcliffe is best known for his work on cellular reactions to hypoxia, for which he shared the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with William Kaelin Jr and Gregg L Semenza. Photo: Alexander Mahmoud

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