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This is a list of people from Yorkshire. Yorkshire was the largest 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;

Saints

John Fisher
Name Place Life Comments Reference
Margaret Clitherow born 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 & patron saint of Beverley [3]
John Fisher Beverely 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]

Inventors, explorers, scientists and pioneers

Captain James Cook
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Amy Johnson
Name Place Life Comments Reference
James Henry Atkinson inventor of the mousetrap [7][8]
Edward Victor Appleton, Nobel Prize in Physics in 1947 [9]
Donald Bailey inventor of the Bailey Bridge [10]
William Bateson 1861-1926 geneticist; first to use term genetics [11] [1]
George Birkbeck doctor, philanthropist, founder of Birkbeck College [12]
Joseph Bramah 1748-1814 invented hydraulic press; one of two founders of hydraulic engineering [13] [1]
Harry Brearley Sheffield inventor of stainless steel [14]
Henry Briggs (mathematician) perfected system of logarithms used today by astronomers, navigators etc. [15]
Ralph Burton British soldier and Canadian settler [16]
Capt. James Cook 1728-79 Georgian oceanic explorer [1]
John Harrison 1693-1776 horologist and mathematician [1]
Amy Johnson born Hull 1903-41 aviator [1] [17]
Joseph Priestley born Birstall 1733-1804 physicist and chemist [18]
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 [19]
Percy Shaw born Halifax 1889-1975 inventor of the Cat's Eyes reflecting roadstuds [20]
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

William Wilberforce
Name Place Life Comments Reference
William Wilberforce born Hull 1759-1833 social campaigner who brought about the abolition of slavery [21] [1]
Guy Fawkes 1570-1606 traitor, Yorkshire born soldier and part of the Gunpowder Plot [22] [1]
William Bradford 1590-1657 Plymouth governor, pilgrim father [1]

Writers

Emily Brontë
Name Place Life Comments Reference
Alcuin of York born near York 732-804 an Early Middle Ages scholar, ecclesiastic, poet and teacher [23] [1]
Alan Bennett 1934- playwright and actor [1],
Anne Brontë born Thornton writer, author of "The Tenant Of Wildfell Hall" [24]
Branwell Brontë born Thornton writer and artist [24]
Charlotte Brontë born Thornton writer, author of "Jane Eyre" [24]
Emily Brontë born Thornton 1818-48 writer, author of "Wuthering Heights" [24] [1]
Ted Hughes 1930-98 poet laureate of England [1]
Andrew Marvell 1621-78 poet [1]
J. B. Priestley 1894-1984 writer, novelist and broadcaster [1]

Entertainers

Actors

Name Place Life Comments Reference
Julian Barratt Leeds actor, comedian
Dame Judi Dench York actress [1]
Sir Ben Kingsley Scarborough actor [1]
Charles Laughton 1899-1962 actor, screenwriter, and director of the film The Night of The Hunter [1]
Patrick Stewart Mirfield actor [25]

Musicians and Bands

Melanie Brown
Name Place Life Comments Reference
Arctic Monkeys formed in Sheffield indie band [26]
Dame Janet Baker opera singer [27]
Melanie Brown member of the Spice Girls [27]
John Barry best known for his soundtracks for James Bond films and Midnight Cowboy' [27]
The Beautiful South formed in Hull Popular music band [27]
Arthur Brown rock singer [27]
Tony Christie singer [27]
Joe Cocker rock singer [27]
Kiki Dee singer/songwriter [27]
Def Leppard hard rock groupB [27]
Frederick Delius composer [27]
Gang of Four (band) formed in Leeds post-punk group [27]
Human League formed in Sheffield synthpop band [27]
Kaiser Chiefs formed in Leeds indie band [27]
Lesley Garrett opera singer [27]
Gareth Gates born Bradford singer [27]
Robert Palmer' singer [27]
Pulp formed in Sheffield popular music band [27]
Corinne Bailey Ray born Leeds singer [27]
Chris Rea born in Middlesbrough singer [27]
Kate Rusby folk singer [27]

Sport

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Len Hutton
Name Place Life Comments Reference
Brian Clough 1935-2004 footballer and football manager [1]
Leonard Hutton 1916-90 cricketer, Ashes-winning captain [1]
Alan Hinkes 1954- mountaineer, first Briton to climb world's highest 14 peaks [1]
Jane Tomlinson amateur athlete and cancer charity fundraiser [28]
Fred Trueman 1931-July 2006 cricketer [1]

Artists and sculptors

Name Place Life Comments Reference
Henry Moore 1898-1986 sculptor [1]
David Hockney 1937- artist [1]
Barbara Hepworth 1903-1975 artist [29]

People in fiction

References

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  2. ^ St Wilfrid's Church, York
  3. ^ Catholic online
  4. ^ New Advent
  5. ^ The Celtic Resource Book by Martin Wallace, p. 101 quoted at Google Books
  6. ^ The Story of Nursing by Jean McKinlay Calder, Roy Spencer, p. 28 quoted at Google Books
  7. ^ "The Originating in Leeds". MyLearning.org. 24 October 2007. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  8. ^ "The Patents". DiscoveringYorkshire.org. 24 October 2007. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  9. ^ Britannica.com
  10. ^ BBC
  11. ^ Britannica
  12. ^ Britannica
  13. ^ Robinson Library
  14. ^ Enjoyengland.com
  15. ^ Britannica
  16. ^ Curious Tales of Easy Yorkshire by Howard Peach, quoted at Google Books
  17. ^ "Amy Johnson pioneering aviator." Hull Local Studies Library, Hull City Council. Retrieved: 23 December 2008.
  18. ^ "Joseph Priestley: Son of Birstall". Priestley Society. 26 September 2008. Retrieved 2009-01-27.
  19. ^ The Royal Society Archives Retieved: 28 March 2009
  20. ^ Biographical Dictionary of the History of Technology by Lance Day, Ian McNeil quoted at Google Books Retrieved: 05 January 2008.
  21. ^ "William Wilberforce". Wilberforce 2007. 2007. Retrieved 2008-12-22.
  22. ^ Shakespeare by Park Honan, p. 330 quoted at Google Books
  23. ^ Anglo-Latin Literature, 600-899 By Michael Lapidge, p. 21 quoted at Google Books
  24. ^ a b c d The Life of Charlotte Bronte By Elizabeth Gaskell, p. 273 quoted at Google Books
  25. ^ Chadwick, Lauren (2007-10-26). "Stewart honoured". Mirfield Reporter. Dewsbury, Englang. Retrieved 2009-03-04. {{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  26. ^ [1]
  27. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t A Yorkshire Miscellany By Tom Holman, p. 168 quoted at Google Books
  28. ^ "Obituary - Jane Tomlinson". The Daily Telegraph. 22 December 2008.
  29. ^ Women Artists in the 20th and 21st Century by Uta Grosenick, Ilka Becker, p. 190 quoted at Google Books
  30. ^ Rowling, J. K. (December 4, 2008). The Tales of Beedle the Bard, Standard Edition. Children's High Level Group. ISBN 0545128285. Retrieved 2008-12-20.
  31. ^ Rowling, J. K. (December 4, 2008). The Tales of Beedle the Bard, Collector's Edition. Children's High Level Group. ISBN 0956010903. Retrieved 2008-12-20.

See also

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