List of people from Barnsley
This is a list of people from Barnsley, a town in South Yorkshire, England. This list is arranged alphabetically by surname:
A
- John Arden (1930–2012), playwright[1]
- Maggie Atkinson, the Children's Commissioner for England[2]
B
- Alan Barton (1953–1995), singer[3]
- Josh Bates (1996–), professional speedway rider[4]
- Mark Beevers (1989–), footballer, Peterborough United, formerly Sheffield Wednesday, Millwall, Bolton Wanderers[5]
- Dickie Bird (1933–), international cricket umpire[6]
- Dai Bradley, actor, Billy Casper in Ken Loach's film Kes
- Joseph Bramah (1748–1814), inventor of flushing water closet, Bramah lock and the beer pump
- Pete Brown (1968–), beer writer and columnist
- Stan Burton (1912–1977), former Wolverhampton Wanderers player, played in 1939 FA Cup Final
C
- Ed Clancy (1985–), professional cyclist[7]
- Wilf Copping (1909–1980), footballer, played for England 20 times
- Mark Crossley (1969–), former Nottingham Forest, Fulham and Sheffield Wednesday goalkeeper, currently playing for Chesterfield in League Two
- Nick Crowe (1968–), artist
D
- Shaun Dooley, actor
- Alan Doonican II, comedy folk-musician - accordionist/keyboardist in The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican
- Scott Doonican, comedy folk-musician - lead vocalist/guitarist with The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican
- Björn Doonicansson, comedy folk-musician - banjo/mandolin/fiddle player with The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican
- Kenny Doughty, actor
- John Duttine (1949–), actor
E
- Leonard Knight Elmhirst (1893–1974), philanthropist
- Air Marshal Sir Thomas Elmhirst (1895–1982), Commander-in-Chief Royal Indian Air Force, Lieutenant-Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Guernsey
- Bethany England, (1994-), English footballer, plays for Chelsea in the FA WSL and England.
F
- Joann Fletcher, Egyptologist
- Toby Foster, Radio Sheffield presenter, comedian and actor
G
- Brian Glover (1934–1997), actor
- Darren Gough (1970–), cricketer
- Brian Greenhoff (1953–2013), footballer, Manchester United and Leeds United
- Jimmy Greenhoff (1946–), footballer, Manchester United and Leeds United
H
- Alan Hill (footballer, born 1943) (1943-), footballer [8]
- Charlie Hardcastle (1894–1960), boxer
- Joanne Harris (1964–), novelist, Chocolat
- Paul Heckingbottom (1977–), born in Barnsley, an English former footballer, played for Barnsley from 2006-2008, and was the team manager from 2016–2018.
- Barry Hines (1939 - 2016), author of A Kestrel for a Knave, among other works.
- David Hirst (1967–), England international footballer, played for Barnsley before joining Sheffield Wednesday
- Stephanie Hirst (1976–), radio presenter, former host of hit40uk on commercial radio throughout the UK
- Geoff Horsfield (1973–), professional footballer turned coach
- Alan Hydes (1947-), International table tennis player and 4 times Commonwealth gold medal winner
- Dorothy Hyman (1941–), sprinter
I
- Graham Ibbeson, sculptor, artist, responsible for statue outside NUM Head Offices, Barnsley, and Eric Morecambe statue in Morecambe
J
- Ashley Jackson, artist
- Admiral of the Fleet, Sir Henry Bradwardine Jackson (1855–1929), GCB, FRS, first Sea Lord, May 1915 to December 1916; pioneer of ship to ship wireless technology; born in Barnsley, the son of Henry Jackson, a leading linen manufacturer in the town
- Milly Johnson (1964–), author
- Mark Jones (1933–1958), one of the eight Manchester United players killed in the Munich air disaster
K
- Katherine Kelly (1980–present), actress, played Becky Granger in ITV soap opera Coronation Street
L
- Ethel Lang (1900–2015), supercentenarian
- Davey Lawrence (1985–), ice hockey netminder playing for the Sheffield Steelers
- Joseph Locke (1805–1860), civil engineer
- Stephen Lodge (1952–), former Premier League referee; retired from top-flight officiating at the end of the 2000–01 season
M
- Baron Mason of Barnsley (1924–2015), former Northern Ireland Secretary
- John Mayock (1970–), former 1500m runner, member of Team GB, 3000m gold medallist at the 1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships
- Mick McCarthy (1959–), former professional footballer and manager of the football club Ipswich Town F.C.; former manager of the Republic of Ireland national football team (1996-2002); current manager of the Republic of Ireland national football team (2018–)
- Paul McCue (1958–), author and military historian
- David McLintock (1930–2003), philologist and German translator
- Ian McMillan (1956–), the Bard of Barnsley
- CJ de Mooi, former panellist on quiz show Eggheads
- Chris Morgan, ex-professional football player; formerly played for the town's football club; now a coach at Sheffield United
- Martyn Moxon (1960–), cricketer who played for Yorkshire and played in 10 test matches for England
- Jenni Murray (1950–), journalist and broadcaster, current presenter of Woman's Hour on BBC Radio 4
N
- Sam Nixon (1986–), came 3rd on Pop Idol 2003; former catering student and ex-Holgate School pupil; had a UK No. 1 hit with Mark Rhodes, covering The Beatles' "With a Little Help from My Friends"; co-host of Saturday morning BBC2 programme TMi with Mark Rhodes and Caroline Flack
O
- Richard O'Dwyer, university student, creator of TV Shack; currently in the process of being extradited to the US on charges of conspiracy to commit copyright infringement and criminal infringement of copyright
- Julie O'Neill, novelist. Born in Staincross in 1971.
P
- Jon Parkin (1981–), professional footballer, playing for York City F.C.; nicknamed 'The Beast'
- Michael Parkinson (1935–), talk show host, journalist and television presenter
R
- William Rayner (1929-2006), novelist
- Stan Richards (1930–2005), actor
- Danny Rose, football player for Mansfield town in league 2, previously played for Barnsley and Bury [9]
- Kate Rusby (1973–), folk singer
- Oliver Rowland (1992-), racecar driver
S
- Arthur Scargill (1938–), leader of the National Union of Mineworkers, 1981-2000; founded the Socialist Labour Party in 1996, currently the party's leader
- Harry Leslie Smith (1923–2018), author of Harry's Last Stand (2014), and autobiographical works.
- Danielle Steers (1991–) English stage actress and singer-songwriter, known for originating the role of Zahara in Bat Out of Hell: The Musical and for portraying Catherine Parr in Six at the Arts Theatre.
- John Stones, (1994–), English footballer, currently plays for Manchester City and England national football team. Stones also played for Barnsley Football Club, as youth player from 2001-2011, and the first team player from 2011-2013.
T
- James Hudson Taylor (1832–1905), Protestant Christian missionary to China; founder of the China Inland Mission (now OMF International)
- Tommy Taylor (1932–1958), professional footballer, one of the 'Busby Babes' (or Manchester United under the management of Matt Busby) who was killed in the Munich air disaster
W
- Obadiah Walker (1616–1699), academic and Master of University College, Oxford from 1676 to 1688
- Charlie Williams (1928–2006), ex-professional footballer and stand-up comedian
- David Williams (born 1948), cricketer
- Harry Worth (1917–1989), actor, comedian and ventriloquist
- Celia Wray (1872-1954), architect and suffragette
References
- ^ Coveney, Michael (30 March 2012). "Obituary: John Arden". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ "Children's commissioner nominated". BBC News. 6 October 2009. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ Pierre Perrone (18 April 1995). "Obituary: Alan Barton". The Independent. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ "Josh Bates". Mildenhallfentigers.co. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013.
- ^ "Bolton Wanderers defender Mark Beevers still waiting for 'Dear John' letter 20 years after trial at Barnsley". The Bolton News. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ Bird, Dickie (2012). "Early Days". Dickie Bird Autobiography: An honest and frank story. Hachette. ISBN 9781444756074.
- ^ "Ed Clancy". British Olympic Association. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ The Times, 3 March 1970, Two substitutes may be allowed
- ^ "Stags sign Danny Rose from Bury". Stagsnet. 31 May 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2019.