List of people from York
This is a list of notable people with a Wikipedia page associated with York, a city in North Yorkshire, England.
Actors and performers
- Mark Addy (born 1964)
- Taj Atwal (born 1987)
- Rob Auton (living)
- David Bradley (born 1942)
- Michael Burns (born 1952)
- Judi Dench (born 1934)
- Keith Drinkel (born 1944)
- Dustin Gee (1942–1986)
- Frankie Howerd (1917–1992)
- Ian Kelsey (born 1966)
- Janet McTeer (born 1961)
- Eille Norwood (1861–1948)[1]
- Peter Woodthorpe (1931–2004)
Arts
- Mary Ellen Best (1809–1891), painter
- Nathan Drake (1728–1778), artist, a fellow of the Society of Artists
- William Etty (1787–1849), painter.[2]
- John Flaxman (1755–1826), sculptor and draughtsman.[3]
- Patrick Hall (1906–1992), artist
- Albert Joseph Moore (1841–1893), painter.[4]
- Francis Place (1647–1728), artist
- Henry Scott Tuke (1858–1929), painter
Confectioners
- Benjamin Seebohm Rowntree (1871–1954), chocolatier and reformer
- Joseph Rowntree (1836–1925), chocolatier and philanthropist
- Joseph Terry (1828–1898), confectioner
Musicians
- Joseph Barnby (1838–1896) composer and conductor.[5]
- John Barry (1933–2011)
- Findlay Brown (born 1975)
- Syd Dale (1924–1994)
- Iestyn Davies (born 1979)
- Troy Donockley (born 1964)
- Helen Grime (born 1981)
- Beaumont Hannant (born 1970)
- Låpsley (born 1996)
- Benjamin Francis Leftwich (born 1989)
- Rusko (born 1985)
- The Thrillseekers (born 1973)
- Trevor Watts (born 1939)
- Trevor Wishart (born 1946)
Groups
Historians
- Francis Drake (1696–1771), historian of York, Eboracum 1736
- William Arthur Evelyn (1860–1935), historian
- Sir Thomas Herbert, 1st Baronet (1606–1682), traveller, historian and writer.[6]
- John Edward Christopher Hill (1912–2003), Marxist historian
- William Hepworth Thompson (1810–1886), classical scholar.[7]
Politicians and rulers
- John Aislabie (1670–1742), politician. [8]
- Vincent Cable (born 1943)
- Nicholas Clarevaux (late 13th c.)
- Constantine the Great (AD 272–337), Roman Emperor acclaimed in Eboracum (York)
- David Davis (born 1948)
- Frank Dobson (1940–2019)
- Richard Hotham (1722–1799)
- George Hudson (1800–1871) railway financier and politician.[9]
- Septimius Severus (193–211 in York), Roman Emperor.[10]
Religion
- Aaron of York (c. 1190 – c. 1253), financier and Chief Rabbi of England
- Alcuin (c. 735–804), Christian scholar.[11]
- John Ball (c. 1338–1381), Lollard priest and rebel.[12]
- Margaret Clitherow (died 1586), Catholic saint and martyr
- John Earle (c.1601–1665), bishop and writer on social customs.[13]
- Guy Fawkes (1570–1606), Roman Catholic revolutionary.[14]
- Josce of York (died 1190), Jewish martyr
- Francis Mason (1799–1874), American missionary.[15]
- Thomas Morton (1564–1659), bishop.[16]
- Matthew Poole (1624–1679), theologian.[17]
- Beilby Porteus (1731–1809), successively Bishop of Chester and of London.[18]
- Richard Sterne (c. 1596–1683), Archbishop of York (1664–83), revised the 1662 Book of Common Prayer.[19]
- William of York (1110–1154), archbishop, patron saint of York
Sciences and architecture
- Jocelyn Bell (born 1943), radio astronomer and discoverer of pulsars
- Moses B. Cotsworth (1859 - 1943] Egyptologist and 13-month calendar reformer, inventor of the International Fixed Calendar
- William Etty (c. 1675–1734), architect
- John Goodricke (1764–86), astronomer
- Joseph Hansom (1803–1882), architect and inventor.[20]
- Peter Harrison (1716–1775), architect
- George Hennet (1799–1857), railway contractor and entrepreneur
- Ivar the Boneless (794–872), Viking chieftain.[21]
- Christopher Hill (1912–2003), historian of 17th-century England and Master of Balliol College, Oxford
- John Middleton (1820–1885), architect
- William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse (1800–1867), astronomer.[22]
- Martin Rees (born 1942), Lord Rees of Ludlow, current Astronomer Royal
- George Russell (1857–1951), horticulturalist who developed Russell hybrid lupins
- John Snow (1813–1858), physician
Sports
Football
- Pawel Abbott (born 1982)
- Tom Allan (born 1994)
- Reg Baines (1907–1974)
- Ron Benson (1925–1997)
- Albert Bonass (1911–1945)
- Sam Byram (born 1993)
- Cliff Calvert (born 1954)
- Walter Camidge (1912–1987)
- Jack Clarke (born 2000)
- Lewis Cook (born 1997)
- Nick Culkin (born 1978)
- Andy Dawson (born 1979)
- Richard Dawson (born 1962)
- Michael Duckworth (born 1992)
- David Dunmore (born 1934)
- Iain Dunn (born 1970)
- Bernard Fisher (born 1934)
- Gary Ford (born 1961)
- Martin Fowler (born 1957)
- Martin Garratt (1980–2014)
- Ben Godfrey (born 1998)
- Neil Grayson (born 1964)
- Ross Greenwood (born 1985)
- John Hawksby (born 1942)
- Nick Hendry (1887–1949)
- Simon Heslop (born 1987)
- Jamie Hopcutt (born 1992)
- Russell Howarth (born 1982)
- Niall Huggins (born 2000)
- Will Jarvis (born 2002)
- Mike Johnson (1933–2004)
- Matthew Kilgallon (born 1984)
- George Lee (1919–1991)
- Steve McClaren (born 1961), also manager
- Max McMillan (born 2002)
- George Maskill (1906–1969)
- Tommy Maskill (1903–1956)
- Cliff Mason (1929–2013)
- Alexander Mein (1854–1927)
- Albert Meysey-Thompson (1848–1894)
- Charles Meysey-Thompson (1849–1881)
- Andrew Milne (born 1990)
- Les Milner (1917–1944)
- Bobby Mimms (born 1963)
- Cammy Palmer (born 2000)
- Alf Patrick (1921–2021)
- Shaun Pearson (born 1989)
- Jack Pinder (1912–2004)
- Brian Pollard (born 1954)
- Peter Popely (born 1943)
- John Powell (1936–2017)
- Harvey Rodgers (born 1996)
- George Sharpe (1912–1984)
- Reg Stockill (1913–1995)
- Gary Swann (born 1962)
- Barry Tait (born 1938)
- Chris Tate (born 1977)
- Charlie Taylor (born 1993)
- Marc Thompson (born 1982)
- Steve Tutill (born 1969)
- Rory Watson (born 1996)
- Eric Weightman (1910–2002)
- Michael Woods (born 1990)
- Neil Woods (born 1966)
and
- Lucy Staniforth (born 1992)
Rugby
- Peter Fox, (born 1984) Wakefield Trinity
- Rob Webber, (born 1986) Bath Rugby
Cricket
- David Alleyne (born 1976)
- Henry Badger (1900–1975)
- Tom Bartram (born 1986)
- Scott Boswell (born 1974)
- Philip Bower (1898–1978)
- Andrew Brewster (born 1977)
- Stephen Coverdale (born 1964)
- Leonard Day (1859–1943)
- Harry Dewse (1836–1910)
- Matthew Fisher (born 1997)
- Paul Gibb (1913–1977)
- Charles Hall (1906–1976)
- John Hicks (1850–1912)
- Tom Loten (born 1999)
- John Nuttall (born 1967)
- Manfred Palmes (1887–1968)
- Charles Prest (1841–1875)
- William Prest (1832–1885)
- Thomas Pride (1864–1919)
- Joseph Sullivan (1890–1932)
- Steven Taylor (born 1963)
- Nick Thornicroft (born 1985)
- Lauren Winfield (born 1990)
- Tim Walton (born 1972)[23]
Motor sport
- Steve Webster (born 1960)
Basketball
- Dan Fotu (born 1999)
- Isaac Fotu (born 1993)
Writers
- Kate Atkinson (born 1951), novelist and playwright
- W. H. Auden (1907–1973), poet and essayist[24]
- Nathan Drake (1766–1836), essayist and physician.[25]
- Matt Haig (born 1975), novelist and journalist
- Justin Hill (born 1971), novelist
- Alison Hume (living), television writer
- Sheelagh Kelly (born 1948), novelist
- Andrew Martin (born 1962), novelist and journalist
- Fiona Mozley (born 1988), novelist
- Laurence Sterne (1713–1768), author of The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman.[26]
- J. E. Harold Terry (1885–1939), novelist, playwright and critic[27]
- Silvanus P. Thompson (1851–1916), author and electrical engineer
- Charles Whiting (1926–2007), novelist and military historian
Others
- Benedict of York (died 1189), money lender
- Jon Champion (born 1965), broadcaster
- Captain Christopher Levett (1586–1630), explorer of New England, first settler of York (present-day Portland), Maine
- Elizabeth Montagu (1718–1800) social reformer and patron of the arts.[28]
- Guy Mowbray (born 1972), football commentator
- Tessa Rowntree (1909-1999), Quaker, aid worker in Czechoslovakia
- Laura Sayers (born 1978), radio producer and diarist
- Siward, Earl of Northumbria (died 1055), army commander.[29]
- James Hack Tuke (1819–1896), social campaigner.[30]
- Daniel Hack Tuke (1827–1895), social campaigner.[31]
- Henry Tuke (1755–1814), social campaigner.[32]
- Samuel Tuke (1784–1857), social campaigner.[33]
- William Tuke (1732–1822), social campaigner.[34]
See also
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