Toby's list of: Peter Boizot, Charles Swift, Edith Cavell, John Clare, Richard Paten, Ernie Wise, Frank Perkins, Henry Pearson Gates, Wyndham Thomas and Ken Charlery prompted a huge debate among PT readers. Here, we select another 10 famous faces from the city as chosen by our readers.
1. Noel Cantwell
The former Republic of Ireland international captained Manchester United to victory in the 1963 FA Cup final and later made Posh Division Four champions
2. Andy Bell
The lead singer of Erasure grew up in Dogsthorpe
3. Frank Brierley
The flamboyant entrepreneur dubbed the Pirate King was credited with being the man who brought check-out tills to Britain
4. Louis Smith
The four-time Olympic medallist has also achieved fame outside the sporting arena, both in winning Strictly Come Dancing and on the stage