greatest living mancunian/salfordian

If the great man was still with us, I would have voted for Rob Gretton

you're narrowing it down to music (and one very specific genre of music), so i would have to say none of the above. for international importance of living mancunians, i'm rather fond of albert finney (salford!) and ian mc kellen (burnley, but in the region). as far as music i want to say one of the new order/JD boys, but i think it's way too subjective. aw, hell...tony goddamn wilson, then.

as for dead mancs--a tie between ernest rutherford and friedrich engels. neither were born in the city, but were shaped by manchester and did their most groundbreaking work there.

I'd say that matchstick painting bloke,l.s lowlife,sorry lowry,how can someone who does shit paintings that a five year old could do become so famous?

ER,second thoughts no,ian brown,erm,shaun ryder,erm...........

for fooks sake cant decide so i'll say bez!

BIGINOIL! Even though he is currently in exile

Even though he's a smug twat it has to be Wilson.

Which reminds me, no Coogan on the list?

Bernard Sumner, without a doubt.

where's shaun ryder?!

surely the dude deserves a mention!

greatest non-carbon based mancunian (and therefore technically neither living nor dead) the Manchester Mark 1, first modern computer

I don't know a lot about manchester, or it history. I only know its put out some of the best bands ever. I voted for Hooky, although I have a great appreciation for guitar virtuoso Vini Reilly. Maybe he'll get someones vote.

at least no one's voted for the watering hole monobrows yet.

Genesis P-Orridge

How did I forget Mark E Smith

salford blue wrote: How did I forget Mark E Smith

Good shout...he's fookin bonkers

Maybe this should be greatest living non-NO Mancunian and put behind closed doors... but seeing as it's NO related we will have to say BARNEY!!!

Who's the greatest Ostletwistlian I wonder....?

ant wrote: where's shaun ryder?!

surely the dude deserves a mention!

in't he from Burnley?

patrick stewart appreciation society wrote:

ant wrote: where's shaun ryder?!

surely the dude deserves a mention!

in't he from Burnley?

I thought he was from Little Hulton.I'll have to consult the oracle!!

me mam

have to put a shout in for Ian Brown - looks like he's been kicking arse on the festival scene this summer.

Had to be Hooky, nobody mentions there home town as much as him, even though he moved to alderly edge

Who else could it be..........but the bass god himself

:bag:

Barney Army wrote: Even though he's a smug twat it has to be Wilson.

Which reminds me, no Coogan on the list?

coogans too busy knocking up yank sluts!!! Coogan knocks up yank slut