 Dick Heckstall-Smith (1934–2004) from Ludlow was an English jazz and blues saxophonist.Sheena Porter (born 1935) a British author of children's novels, lives in Ludlow.The actor John Challis (born 1942) who played Boycie in "Only Fools & Horses" lives near Ludlow, as did Pete Postlethwaite (1946–2011).