From Preston being home to the first KFC in the UK, to Blackburn being the first town in the UK to take on mass fingerprinting – even Hollywood royalty Samuel L Jackson got in on the act.
We have rounded up 25 things you may not know were Lancashire born. Take a look.
25. The White Stripes
Former American rock band the White Stripes' first live DVD is named after Blackpool’s Empress Ballroom. Under Blackpool Lights is the only official DVD from The White Stripes. The DVD consists of 26 tracks recorded at The Empress Ballroom at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool on January 27 and 28, 2004 and directed by Dick Carruthers. Photo: Scott Gries