William Cooper (real name Harry Summerfield Hoff), (1910 – 2002) novelist,[55] lived at 99 Brooklyn Street John Mark Ainsley (born 1963 in Crewe) English lyric tenor of baroque music and the works of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Carl Ashmore (born 1968) children's author Any Trouble a British rock band, originating from Crewe in 1975, best known for their early 1980s recordings Carey Willetts (born 1976 in Crewe) British musician, songwriter, and producer. Mackenzie Taylor (1978–2010) British comic, writer and director. Born in Crewe Adam Peter Rickitt (born 1978) English actor,[56] singer and model and charity fundraiser