Here we look at 21 of the famous people who were born, lived or worked in Corby and have had successful careers in many different arenas.
There’s a diverse range of celebrities that include a European Cup Winners’ Cup winner, a three times Screen Actors Guild Award winner and a Brit Award winner.
Take a look through our gallery of fame -it might include a few faces you never knew had local links.
5. Daniel Keatings
Daniel Keatings is a retired artistic gymnast who represented Scotland and Great Britain. He was the first male British gymnast to medal at the all-around competition at the World Championships, and the first male British gymnast to become a European champion. Dan went to Kingswood School and retired from competitive gymnastics in 2017. Here he is biting his gold medal he won in the team finals at the end of the 28th European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Junior Championships on May 9, 2008 at Malley sports center in Lausanne. Photo: FABRICE COFFRINI
6. John Burnside
John Burnside is a writer and poet. He is one of only three poets to have won both the T. S. Eliot Prize and the Forward Poetry Prize for the same book (Black Cat Bone). Burnside was born in Dunfermline and raised in Cowdenbeath and Corby. Here he is attending the Costa Book of the Year awards at Quaglino's on January 28, 2014 in London. Photo: Ian Gavan
7. Lucy Hatton
Lucy was the silver medallist in the 60 metres hurdles at the European Athletics Indoor Championships in 2015. She was coached by Alex Clarke and John Anderson at Corby Athletic Club. Here she is reacting after running a personal best in the Women's 100m Hurdles Final during day two of the Sainsbury's British Championships at Birmingham Alexander Stadium on June 28, 2014 Photo: Dan Mullan
8. Alexander Beleschenko
Born to Ukranian parents in Corby in 1951, Alexander has become a renowned glass artist. His famous works include the glass facade at St John's College, Oxford, the cone wall in Southwark tube station in London, and the Heart of Wales in the Welsh Assembly Building. Photo: Northants Telegraph