Northern Soul has spent the past few months looking for nominations for its Top 50 Great Northerners. So, whether it's your friendly neighbourhood lollipop man, the lady who owns your favourite street food van, a business owner or a household name, we wanted to know your favourite Northern Souls.
The results are in - and it's a cracking list full of brilliant names. Scroll down to see the Top 50 Great Northerners.
Great Northerners is sponsored by Manchester Cathedral.
Northern Soul – Great Northerners – Top 50
- The Pankhurst Trust
- The Florrie, Toxteth
- Paul and Lucy Hull, For The Love of the North
- Edna Robinson, chair of the People’s Powerhouse
- Brian W. Lavery, author
- Ant Cosgrove, Northern Art
- Bee in the City campaign
- Brendan Foster, founder of the Great North Run
- Gill Wright, project development manager, Victoria Baths
- Heather Garlick, The Sip Club
- Kyle Soo, PechaKucha, Manchester
- Rosy Candlin, Every Month
- Hillsborough Justice Campaign
- Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle
- Michael Powell, librarian at Chetham’s Library, Manchester
- James Frith, Bury North MP
- Steph McGovern, BBC journalist
- Sir Mark Elder, director of the Hallé
- Julie Hesmondhalgh, actress and writer
- Live Theatre, Newcastle
- Jodie Whittaker, actress
- Lord Melvyn Bragg, polymath
- Kate O’Donnell, artistic director of Trans Creative
- Sir Gary Verity, chief executive of Welcome to Yorkshire
- Alex Reuben, Contemporary Six gallery
- Jordan Pickford, footballer
- Benjamin Myers, writer
- Dan and Lissie Place, Northern Soul Grilled Cheese
- Manchester Shield, civic movement
- Geoff Lloyd, broadcaster
- Iain Scott, director of Canal St Online
- The Whitaker, Rossendale, museum and restaurant
- Sally Wainwright, writer
- Imperial War Museum North
- Laura Crow, Time & Again Theatre Company
- Maxine Peake, actress and writer
- Factory (animation studio)
- Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal
- Tate Liverpool
- Brontë Parsonage Musuem
- The Slow Readers Club, band
- Mark E. Smith, legend
- Rachel Stockley, chef at Baratxuri, Ramsbottom
- The Wordsworth Trust
- Lauren Coulman, Free to Be OK with Me
- And Other Stories
- Mary-Ellen McTague, chef and co-owner, The Creameries
- Idle Women, Lancashire
- Peter Kay, comedian, actor, writer and director
- Felix the Huddersfield Station Cat