loughborough natives include [[albert francis cross]], the journalist, author, poet and playwright who was born on moor lane on 9 may 1863, the two time [[laurence olivier award]] nominated stage actress [[nicola hughes (actress)|nicola hughes]] and "[[coronation street]]"'s [[roy cropper]] actor [[david neilson]], and the notorious rock star of the mid-1960s, [[viv prince]] of [[the pretty things]]. [[bobsleigh]]er and [[paratrooper]] [[dean ward (bobsleigh)|dean ward]], who won a [[bobsleigh at the 1998 winter olympics|bronze medal]] at the [[1998 winter olympics]] was born in the town.