List of people from Yorkshire
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This is a list of people from Yorkshire. Yorkshire is the largest historic county in both England and the United Kingdom. Efforts have been made in the past to compile lists of the most noted people from Yorkshire, such as the Yorkshire Greats book by Sir Bernard Ingham which listed fifty Yorkshiremen and women.[1] Some of the most notable figures from the county are:
Contents
Saints
Name | Place | Life | Comments | Reference |
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Margaret Clitherow | born in York | 1556–1586 | saint, martyr | [2] |
Edwin of Northumbria | 585–633 | saint, King of Northumbria | [1] | |
John of Beverley | Harpham and Beverley | d. 721 | bishop, founder and patron saint of Beverley | [3] |
John Fisher | Beverley | 1469–1535 | bishop, cardinal, saint, martyr | [4] |
Hilda of Whitby | 614–680 | princess, nun, nurse, founding abbess of Whitby Abbey and patron saint of Whitby | [5][6] | |
Blessed Nicholas Postgate | Egton | 1596–1679 | martyr | [7] |
Inventors, explorers, scientists and pioneers
Name | Place | Life | Comments | Reference |
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Edward Victor Appleton | 1892–1965 | Nobel Prize in Physics in 1947 | [8] | |
James Henry Atkinson | Leeds | 1849–1942 | inventor of the mousetrap | [9][10] |
Donald Bailey | 1901–1985 | inventor of the Bailey Bridge | [11] | |
William Bateson | 1861–1926 | geneticist; first to use term "genetics" | [1][12] | |
Gertrude Bell | lived in Redcar | 1868–1926 | Foundation of Jordan and Iraq. Writer, traveller, political officer, archaeologist, explorer, cartographer in Greater Syria, Mesopotamia, Asia Minor, and Arabia | [13] |
George Birkbeck | 1776–1841 | doctor, philanthropist, founder of Birkbeck College | [14] | |
Joseph Bramah | Barnsley | 1748–1814 | invented hydraulic press; one of two founders of hydraulic engineering | [1][15] |
Harry Brearley | 1871–1948 | Sheffield inventor of stainless steel | [16] | |
Henry Briggs | 1561–1630 | perfected system of logarithms used today by astronomers, navigators | [17] | |
Phil Burgan | 1951 – | pharmacist; CEO and Chairman of MMCG | [citation needed] | |
Ralph Burton | d.1768 | British soldier and Canadian settler | [18] | |
Sir George Cayley | born in Scarborough | 1773–1857 | engineer, one of the most important people in the history of aeronautics | [1] |
Capt. James Cook | Marton, Middlesbrough | 1728–79 | Georgian oceanic explorer | [1] |
Rick Dickinson | 1956(?) | industrial designer responsible for the ZX80, ZX81, ZX Spectrum and Sinclair QL keyboards and cases | [19] | |
John Harrison | Foulby | 1693–1776 | horologist and mathematician | [1] |
Amy Johnson | born in Hull | 1903–41 | aviator | [1][20] |
Joseph Priestley | born in Birstall | 1733–1804 | physicist and chemist | [21] |
Augustus Pitt Rivers | 1827–1900 | British Army officer, ethnologist, anthropologist and archaeologist | [1] | |
Nicholas Saunderson | Thurlstone | 1682–1739 | Lucasian Professor of Mathematics, University of Cambridge | [22] |
Helen Sharman | born in Sheffield | 1963 | first British astronaut | [1] |
Percy Shaw | born in Halifax | 1889–1975 | inventor of the cat's eyes reflecting roadstuds | [23] |
John Smeaton | 1724–92 | civil engineer responsible for the design of bridges, canals, harbours and lighthouses | [1] | |
John Wycliffe | 1330–84 | theologian, reformist, pioneering translator | [1] |
Politicians and activists
Name | Place | Life | Comments | Reference |
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Herbert Henry Asquith | born in Morley | 1852–1928 | Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 1908–16 | [24] |
William Bradford | born in Austerfield | 1590–1657 | Plymouth governor, pilgrim father | [1] |
Guy Fawkes | York | 1570–1606 | Yorkshire-born soldier, part of the Gunpowder Plot | [1][25] |
William Wilberforce | born in Kingston upon Hull | 1759–1833 | social campaigner who brought about the abolition of slavery | [1][26] |
Harold Wilson | born in Huddersfield | 1916–1995 | Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 1964–70 and 1974–76 | [27] |
Writers
Name | Place | Life | Comments | Reference |
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Alcuin of York | born near York | 732–804 | Early Middle Ages scholar, ecclesiastic, poet and teacher | [1][28] |
Alan Bennett | born in Leeds | 1934– | playwright and actor | ,[1] |
Anne Brontë | born in Thornton | 1820–49 | writer, author of The Tenant of Wildfell Hall | [29] |
Branwell Brontë | born in Thornton | 1817–48 | writer and artist | [29] |
Charlotte Brontë | born in Thornton | 1816–55 | writer, author of Jane Eyre | [29] |
Emily Brontë | born in Thornton | 1818–48 | writer, author of Wuthering Heights | [1][29] |
Ted Hughes | born in Mytholmroyd | 1930–98 | poet laureate of United Kingdom | [1] |
Andrew Marvell | born in Winestead-in-Holderness, East Riding of Yorkshire | 1621–78 | poet | [1] |
J. B. Priestley | born in Bradford | 1894–1984 | writer, novelist and broadcaster | [1] |
Entertainers
Actors and actresses
Name | Place | Life | Comments | Reference |
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Mark Addy | York | actor | [30] | |
Julian Barratt | Leeds | actor, comedian | [citation needed] | |
Keith Barron | Mexborough | actor | [31] | |
Sean Bean | Sheffield | actor | [32] | |
Brian Blessed | Mexborough | actor | [33] | |
Chuckle Brothers | Rotherham | 1944 -, 1947 – | TV actors | [citation needed] |
Tom Courtenay | Hull, East Riding | actor | [34] | |
Dame Judi Dench | York | actress | [1] | |
Peter Firth | Bradford | actor | [1] | |
James Frain | Leeds | actor | [1] | |
Brian Glover | Sheffield (raised in Barnsley) | actor, comedian | [35] | |
Sir Ben Kingsley | Scarborough | actor | [1] | |
Charles Laughton | Scarborough | 1899–1962 | actor, screenwriter, and director of the film The Night of The Hunter | [1] |
Matthew Lewis | Leeds | actor | [36] | |
James Mason | Huddersfield | 1909–1984 | actor | [37] |
Michael Palin | Sheffield | 1943– | actor, comedian | [38] |
Andrew-Lee Potts | Bradford | actor | [39] | |
Paul Shane | Thrybergh | 1940–2013 | actor | [40] |
Jack Shepherd | Leeds | actor | [41] | |
Sir Patrick Stewart | Mirfield | actor | [42] | |
Elizabeth White | Rotherham | 1979– | actress | [43][better source needed] |
Tom Wilkinson | Leeds | actor | [44][45] |
Television performers
Name | Place | Life | Comments | Reference |
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Jeremy Clarkson | Doncaster | presenter and former host of BBC TV's Top Gear | [46] | |
Paul Daniels | South Bank, Middlesbrough | 1938–present | illusionist, quiz show host | [47] |
Leigh Francis (Keith Lemon) | Beeston, Leeds | 1973–present | comedian, entertainer | [citation needed] |
Gorden Kaye | Huddersfield | 1941–present | actor | [48] |
Bob Mortimer | Acklam, Middlesbrough | 1959–present | comedian, entertainer | [49] |
Vic Reeves | Leeds | 1959–present | comedian, entertainer | [50] |
Ernie Wise | Bramley | 1925–1999 | comedian | [51] |
Musicians and bands
Name | Place | Life | Comments | Reference |
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Arctic Monkeys | formed in Sheffield | indie band | [52] | |
James Arthur | born in Middlesbrough | 1988–present | singer | [citation needed] |
Asking Alexandria | formed in York | metalcore band | [53] | |
Dame Janet Baker | opera singer | [53] | ||
John Barry | best known for his soundtracks for James Bond films and Midnight Cowboy | [53] | ||
The Beautiful South | formed in Hull | popular music band | [53] | |
Bring Me The Horizon | formed in Sheffield | metalcore band | [53] | |
Arthur Brown | rock singer | [53] | ||
Melanie Brown | Leeds | member of the Spice Girls | [53] | |
Dewey Bunnell | folk rock singer/songwriter with band America | [53] | ||
Tony Christie | singer | [53] | ||
Joe Cocker | rock singer | [53] | ||
David Coverdale | born in Saltburn-by-the-Sea | lead vocalist for Deep Purple and Whitesnake | [54] | |
The Cribs | formed in Wakefield | indie band | [55] | |
Kiki Dee | singer/songwriter | [53] | ||
Def Leppard | formed in Sheffield | hard rock group | [53] | |
Frederick Delius | composer | [53] | ||
Gang of Four | formed in Leeds | post-punk group | [53] | |
Vin Garbutt | born in South Bank, Middlesbrough | folk singer | [56] | |
Lesley Garrett | opera singer | [53] | ||
Gareth Gates | born in Bradford | singer | [53] | |
Heaven 17 | 80s band | [53] | ||
The Human League | formed in Sheffield | synthpop band | [53] | |
Kaiser Chiefs | formed in Leeds | indie band | [53] | |
Zayn Malik | born in Bradford | former member of One Direction | [citation needed] | |
Jane McDonald | born in Wakefield | singer | [citation needed] | |
John Newman | born in Settle | 1990–present | soul singer | [citation needed] |
Robert Palmer | Batley | 1949–2003 | singer | [53] |
Pulp | formed in Sheffield | popular music band | [53] | |
Corinne Bailey Rae | born in Leeds | singer | [53] | |
Chris Rea | born in Middlesbrough | singer | [53] | |
Paul Rodgers | born in Middlesbrough | 1949–present | rock singer-songwriter, best known for his success in the 1970s as a member of Free and Bad Company | [57] |
Kate Rusby | folk singer | [53] | ||
Shed Seven | formed in York | indie-rock band | [53] | |
Ed Sheeran | born in Hebden Bridge | singer | [citation needed] | |
Kimberley Walsh | born in Bradford | member of pop group Girls Aloud | [citation needed] | |
Christopher Wolstenholme | born in Rotherham | bassist of Muse | [58] |
Sport
Name | Place | Life | Comments | Reference |
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David Bairstow | born in Bradford, Yorkshire | 1951 – January 1998 | cricketer | [1] |
Geoffrey Boycott | born in Fitzwilliam | 1940– | Yorkshire CCC and England cricketer | [59] |
Alistair Brownlee | born in Dewsbury | 1988 – | Olympic gold medalist, world champion in triathlon | [60] |
Jonathan Brownlee | born in Leeds | 1990 – | Olympic bronze medalist, world champion in triathlon | [60] |
Brian Clough | born in Middlesbrough | 1935–2004 | footballer and football manager | [1] |
Jessica Ennis | born in Sheffield | 1986 – | Olympic gold medalist, world champion in heptathlon | [61] |
Darren Gough | born in Barnsley | 1970 – | cricketer | [1] |
Alan Hinkes | 1954– | mountaineer, first Briton to climb world's highest 14 peaks | [1] | |
Leonard Hutton | born in Pudsey | 1916–90 | cricketer, Ashes-winning captain | [1] |
Innes Ireland | born in Mytholmroyd | Formula One driver | [citation needed] | |
Kevin Keegan | born in Doncaster | 1951– | footballer, 2 x European footballer of the year | [1] |
Jamie Reeves | born in Sheffield | 1962– | world champion strength athlete, World's Strongest Man of '89 | [citation needed] |
Jane Tomlinson | 1964–2007 | amateur athlete and cancer charity fundraiser | [62] | |
Fred Trueman | 1931 – July 2006 | cricketer | [1] |
Artists and sculptors
Name | Place | Life | Comments | Reference |
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Gertrude Spurr Cutts | 1858–1941 | painter | [63] | |
John Atkinson Grimshaw | 1836–1893 | painter | [1] | |
Barbara Hepworth | Wakefield | 1903–1975 | artist | [64] |
David Hockney | Saltaire | 1937– | artist | [1] |
Henry Moore | Castleford | 1898–1986 | sculptor | [1] |
Robert Thompson | Kilburn | 1876–1955 | carpenter, furniture maker recognised for his mouseman furniture, exclusively using Yorkshire Oak | [1] |
Miscellaneous
Name | Place | Life | Comments | Reference |
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Mary Bateman | born in Asenby, worked in Thirsk | 1768–1809 | "Yorkshire Witch"; convicted of fraud and murder, hanged | [65] |
John Christie | born in Illingworth | 1899 – 1953 (Hanged) | serial killer, known as "The Rillington Place Strangler" | [66] |
Stephen Griffiths | born in Dewsbury | 1969 – | serial killer, known as "The Crossbow Cannibal" | [67] |
Mark Hobson | born in Wakefield | 1969 – | 'spree killer' who murdered four people | [citation needed] |
Donald Neilson | born in Dewsbury | 1936–2011 | armed robber, serial killer, known as "The Black Panther" | [68] |
Jimmy Savile | born in West Riding | 1926–2011 | TV presenter, celebrity, charity fund-raiser, prolific sex abuser of both adults and children | [69] |
Edward Simpson | born in Sleights | 1815–? | infamous forger of prehistoric flint tools, sold to many notable museums | [70] |
Peter Sutcliffe | born in Bingley | 1946 – | serial killer, known as "The Yorkshire Ripper" | [71] |
Ian Clayton | born in Featherstone | 1959 - | Writer and broadcaster | [citation needed] |
People in fiction
- Dracula by Bram Stoker: A Russian ship, the Demeter, having weighed anchor at Varna, runs aground on the shores of Whitby, North Yorkshire, England, during a fierce tempest. Whitby continues to celebrate its link with Dracula, as well as its Victorian gothic past.[72]
- Beedle the Bard: In J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter wizarding world, he is the fictional author of The Tales of Beedle the Bard. Beedle was born in Yorkshire in the 15th century.[73][74]
- Robinson Crusoe: The title character from the novel by Daniel Defoe is from Yorkshire.
See also
- List of people from Kingston upon Hull
- List of people from Leeds
- List of people from Sheffield
- List of people from the East Riding of Yorkshire
- List of people from North Yorkshire
- List of people from South Yorkshire
- List of people from West Yorkshire
- List of Yorkshire County Cricket Club players
References
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