Many famous faces call Northampton home, or grew up here or attended a school in the town.
Some you will definitely know have links to the boot and shoe town, but other you might be surprised by.
There are sports stars, gold medal winners, music legends, a soap star, an actress from one of the most popular shows of the last few years, comedians and more.
Here are 31 celebrities who are from or have links to Northampton.
17. Judy Carne
One of the stars of 60s US TV show Rowan & Martin's Laugh-in was born Joyce Audrey Botterill in 1939 and mum and dad, Harold and Kathy, were greengrocers in Kingsthorpe. Carne came back home in the 1980s to live quietly in Pitsford until she sadly died in 2015. Photo: Other
18. Mishal Hussain
The newsreader and journalist for BBC Television and BBC Radio was born in Northampton and has appeared on BBC News at Ten, BBC Weekend News and BBC Breakfast, among other news shows. Photo: Getty
19. Courtney Lawes
The former NSB pupil is a professional rugby player for Northampton Saints and England and is famed for his monster tackling. Born in 1989, made his debut for Saints in 2007. He has since gone on to captain the international team. Photo: Shaun Botterill
20. Bauhaus
Liverpool has the Beatles, Northampton has one of the pioneers of Goth rock. The band — Daniel Ash, Peter Murphy, Kevin Haskins and David J was formed in 1978 and broke up in 1983 but reunited to play together as recently as 2019. Photo: David Jackson