List of people from Yorkshire

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Location of Yorkshire on map of the historic counties of England

This is a list of people from Yorkshire. Yorkshire is the largest historic county in both England and the United Kingdom. Some of the most notable figures from the county are:

Lawyers and Jurists

Brenda Hale, President of the British Supreme Court, 2017–present

Inventors, explorers, scientists and pioneers

Captain James Cook

Sir George Cayley

Name	Place	Life	Comments	Reference
Edward Victor Appleton		1892–1965	Nobel Prize in Physics in 1947	<ref>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>
James Henry Atkinson	Leeds	1849–1942	inventor of the mousetrap	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Donald Bailey		1901–1985	inventor of the Bailey Bridge	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
William Bateson		1861–1926	geneticist; first to use term "genetics"	<ref name=50Yorkshire>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>
George Birkbeck		1776–1841	doctor, philanthropist, founder of Birkbeck College	<ref>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>
Joseph Bramah	Barnsley	1748–1814	invented hydraulic press; one of two founders of hydraulic engineering	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Harry Brearley		1871–1948	Sheffield inventor of stainless steel	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Henry Briggs		1561–1630	perfected system of logarithms used today by astronomers, navigators	<ref>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>
Phil Burgan		1951–	pharmacist; CEO and Chairman of MMCG	Template:Citation needed
Ralph Burton		d.1768	British soldier and Canadian settler	<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Sir George Cayley	born in Scarborough	1773–1857	engineer, one of the most important people in the history of aeronautics	<ref name=50Yorkshire/>
Capt. James Cook	Marton, Middlesbrough	1728–79	Georgian oceanic explorer	<ref name=50Yorkshire/>
Rick Dickinson		1956(?)	industrial designer responsible for the ZX80, ZX81, ZX Spectrum and Sinclair QL keyboards and cases	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
John Harrison	Foulby	1693–1776	horologist and mathematician	<ref name=50Yorkshire/>
Amy Johnson	born in Hull	1903–41	aviator	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Joseph Priestley	born in Birstall	1733–1804	physicist and chemist	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Augustus Pitt Rivers		1827–1900	British Army officer, ethnologist, anthropologist and archaeologist	<ref name=50Yorkshire/>
Nicholas Saunderson	Thurlstone	1682–1739	Lucasian Professor of Mathematics, University of Cambridge	<ref>The Royal Society Archives Retrieved: 28 March 2009</ref>
Helen Sharman	born in Sheffield	1963–	first British cosmonaut, first Western European woman in space	<ref name=50Yorkshire/>
Percy Shaw	born in Halifax	1889–1975	inventor of the cat's eyes reflecting roadstuds	<ref>Biographical Dictionary of the History of Technology by Lance Day, Ian McNeil quoted at Google Books Retrieved: 5 January 2008.</ref>
John Smeaton		1724–92	civil engineer responsible for the design of bridges, canals, harbours and lighthouses	<ref name=50Yorkshire/>
Frederick Walton	born in Sowerby Bridge	1834–1928	inventor of Linoleum	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
John Wycliffe		1330–84	theologian, reformist, pioneering translator	<ref name=50Yorkshire/>
Sīlācāra	born in Hull	1871–1951	one of the earliest western Buddhist monk in modern times	Template:Citation needed

Politicians and activists

Harold Wilson, Labour Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1964 to 1970 and 1974 to 1976

William Wilberforce

Name	Place	Life	Comments	Reference
H. H. Asquith	born in Morley	1852–1928	Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 1908–16	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
William Bradford	born in Austerfield	1590–1657	Plymouth governor, pilgrim father	<ref name=50Yorkshire/>
Guy Fawkes	York	1570–1606	Yorkshire-born soldier, part of the Gunpowder Plot	<ref name=50Yorkshire/><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Roy Hattersley	born in Sheffield	1933–	British Labour politician, author and journalist
Elizabeth Smith Middleton	born in Yorkshire	1814–1898	British-born Canadian temperance leader	<ref name="Cherrington1928">Template:Cite book</ref>
William Wilberforce	born in Kingston upon Hull	1759–1833	social campaigner who brought about the abolition of slavery	<ref name=50Yorkshire/><ref> {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Harold Wilson	born in Huddersfield	1916–1995	Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 1964–70 and 1974–76	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Writers

The Brontë Sisters

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Anne Lister (1791–1840)

Name	Place	Life	Comments	Reference
Simon Armitage	born Huddersfield	1963–	Poet, writer	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
W. H. Auden	born York	1907– 1973	Poet, critic, essayist	<ref>[1] Edward Mendelson, Early Auden, Later Auden A Critical Biography (2017)</ref>
Alcuin of York	born near York	732–804	Early Middle Ages scholar, ecclesiastic, poet and teacher	<ref name=50Yorkshire/><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Alan Bennett	born in Leeds	1934–	playwright and actor	<ref name=50Yorkshire/>
Barbara Taylor Bradford	born in Leeds	1933–	best-selling British-American novelist, debut novel, A Woman of Substance	<ref name="YEPsix"/>
Anne Brontë	born in Thornton	1820–49	writer, author of The Tenant of Wildfell Hall	<ref name=Bronte>Template:Cite book</ref>
Branwell Brontë	born in Thornton	1817–48	writer and artist	<ref name=Bronte/>
Charlotte Brontë	born in Thornton	1816–55	writer, author of Jane Eyre	<ref name=Bronte/>
Emily Brontë	born in Thornton	1818–48	writer, author of Wuthering Heights	<ref name=50Yorkshire/><ref name=Bronte/>
Cædmon	born Whitby	657–684	Earliest English poet	Bede's Historia ecclesiastica.
Ian Clayton	born in Featherstone	1959–	Writer and broadcaster	Template:Citation needed
Margaret Drabble	born in Sheffield	1939–	literary Prize-winning writer	Template:Citation needed
Stanley Ellis	born in Bradford	1926–2009	English linguistics scholar, writer and broadcaster, English regional dialects.	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Helen Fielding	born in Morley, West Yorkshire	1958–	novelist and screenwriter, Bridget Jones's Diary (1996), The Edge of Reason (1999)	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Roger Hargreaves	born in Cleckheaton	1935–1988	writer of the Mr. Men and Little Miss books	Template:Citation needed
Joanne Harris	born in Barnsley	1964–	English author, award-winning novel Chocolat	Template:Citation needed
Tony Harrison	born in Leeds	1964–	Poet, translator, critic, dramatist	<ref name="YEPsix"/>
Susan Hill	born Scarborough, North Yorkshire	1942–	novels include The Woman in Black and I'm the King of the Castle, Somerset Maugham Award (1971). Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 2012	Template:Citation needed
Barry Hines	born Hoyland Common near Barnsley	1939–2016	Novelist, television script-writer. A Kestrel for a Knave (1968), Kes	Template:Citation needed
Richard Hoggart	born in Potternewton, Leeds	1918–2014	Writer on English literature, sociology and cultural studies	Template:Citation needed
Winifred Holtby	Rudston, East Riding of Yorkshire	1898 - 1935	Novelist of works based on 1920-1930 Yorkshire women's empowerment, her works include South Riding (novel), The Land of Green Ginger, A Crowded Street, Anderby Wold	Template:Citation needed
Ted Hughes	born in Mytholmroyd	1930–98	poet laureate of United Kingdom, 1984–1998.	<ref name=50Yorkshire/>
Anne Lister	born in Halifax, West Yorkshire	1791-1840	English landowner, diarist, and mountaineer.	<ref>Calderdale, West Yorkshire Archive Service. Catalogue Number SH. Lister Family of Shibden Hall, Family and Estate Records, Including Records of Anne Lister, Diarist. Diaries added to the UNESCO UK Memory of the World Register.</ref>
Andrew Marvell	born in Winestead-in-Holderness, East Riding of Yorkshire	1621–78	poet	<ref name=50Yorkshire/>
Ian McMillan	born in Darfield, South Yorkshire	1956–	poet
Julie O'Neill		1971–	author
J. B. Priestley	born in Bradford	1894–1984	writer, novelist and broadcaster	<ref name=50Yorkshire/>
Christopher Riley	born in Bridlington	1967–	Science and history writer and documentarian
Ray Robinson	born in Northallerton	1971–	English novelist and screenwriter, award-winning novel Electricity	Template:Citation needed
Sally Wainwright	born in Huddersfield, Yorkshire	1963–	English television writer, producer, and director: Scott & Bailey (2011–2016), Last Tango in Halifax (2012–2016), Happy Valley (2014–present), and Gentleman Jack (2019–2022).
Keith Waterhouse	born in Hunslet, Leeds	1929–2009	British novelist, newspaper columnist, many television series, novels: Billy Liar (1959)	<ref name="YEPsix"/>
Stanley Wells	born in Hull	1930–	Shakespearean scholar, writer, professor and editor who has been honorary president of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, professor emeritus at the University of Birmingham

Saints

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John Fisher

Name	Place	Life	Comments	Reference
Margaret Clitherow	born in York	1556–1586	saint, martyr	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Edwin of Northumbria	Not born in Yorkshire	585–633	saint, King of Northumbria	<ref name=50Yorkshire/>
John of Beverley	Harpham and Beverley	d. 721	bishop, founder and patron saint of Beverley	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
John Fisher	Beverley	1469–1535	bishop, cardinal, saint, martyr	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Hilda of Whitby		614–680	princess, nun, nurse, founding abbess of Whitby Abbey and patron saint of Whitby	<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Blessed Nicholas Postgate	Egton	1596–1679	martyr	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Entertainers

Actors and actresses

Name	Place	Life	Comments	Reference
Mark Addy	York		actor	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Julian Barratt	Leeds		actor, comedian	Template:Citation needed
Keith Barron	Mexborough		actor	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Sean Bean	Sheffield	1959–	actor	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Brian Blessed	Mexborough	1936–	actor	Template:Citation needed
Chuckle Brothers	Rotherham	1944–2018, 1947–	TV actors	Template:Citation needed
Sir Tom Courtenay	Hull, East Riding		actor	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Dame Judi Dench	York		actress	<ref name=50Yorkshire/>
Peter Firth	Bradford		actor	<ref name=50Yorkshire/>
James Frain	Leeds		actor	<ref name=50Yorkshire/>
Brian Glover	Sheffield (raised in Barnsley)		actor, comedian	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Charlie Heaton	Bridlington	1994–	actor	Template:Citation needed
Elizabeth Henstridge	Sheffield	1987-	actress, model, fashion designer, YouTuber, podcaster and director	Template:Citation needed
Ralph Ineson	Leeds		actor	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Gorden Kaye	Huddersfield	1941–2017	Actor, comedian	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Sir Ben Kingsley	Scarborough		actor	<ref name=50Yorkshire/>
Charles Laughton	Scarborough	1899–1962	actor, screenwriter, and director of the film The Night of The Hunter	<ref name=50Yorkshire/>
Matthew Lewis	Leeds		actor	Template:Citation needed
James Mason	Huddersfield	1909–1984	actor	Template:Citation needed
Michael Palin	Sheffield	1943–	actor, comedian	Template:Citation needed
Andrew-Lee Potts	Bradford		actor	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Dame Diana Rigg	Doncaster	1938–2020	actress	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Jack Shepherd	Leeds		actor	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Peter O'Toole	Leeds		actor	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Sir Patrick Stewart	Mirfield		actor	<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
Laura White	Yorkshire	1996–	actress	<ref>Template:Cite instagram</ref>
Liz White	Rotherham	1979–	actress	Template:Citation needed
Jodie Whittaker	Skelmanthorpe		actress	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Tom Wilkinson	Leeds		actor	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Television performers

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Jeremy Clarkson

Name	Place	Life	Comments	Reference
Jeremy Clarkson	Doncaster		presenter and former host of BBC TV's Top Gear	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Angela Crow	Wharfedale	1938–	actress	Template:Citation needed
Rodney Bewes	Bingley, Bradford	1937–2017	comedian, actor	Template:Citation needed
Roy Castle	Scholes	1932–1994	comedian, singer, actor, television presenter	<ref>GRO Register of Births: DEC 1932 9a 303 HUDDERSFIELD – Roy Castle, mmn = Swallow</ref>
Paul Daniels	South Bank, Middlesbrough	1938–2016	illusionist, quiz show host	Template:Citation needed
Adrian Edmondson	Bradford	1957–	comedian, actor	Template:Citation needed
Leigh Francis (Keith Lemon)	Beeston, Leeds	1973–	comedian, entertainer	Template:Citation needed
Frankie Howerd	York	1917–1992	comedian	Template:Citation needed
Gorden Kaye	Huddersfield	1941–2017	actor	Template:Citation needed
Bob Mortimer	Acklam, Middlesbrough	1959–	comedian, entertainer	Template:Citation needed
Wendy Richard	Middlesbrough	1943–2009	actress	Template:Citation needed
Paul Shane	Thrybergh, Rotherham	1940–2013	comedian, actor	Template:Citation needed
Mollie Sugden	Keighley	1922–2009	actress	Template:Citation needed
Dame Penelope Wilton	Scarborough	1946–	actress	Template:Citation needed
Ernie Wise	Bramley	1925–1999	comedian	Template:Citation needed

Musicians and bands

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Mel B

Name	Place	Life	Comments	Reference
Danny Sapko	Bradford	1993-	Musician and YouTuber	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Arctic Monkeys	formed in Sheffield		indie band	citation	CitationClass=web }}Template:Dead link</ref>
James Arthur	born in Middlesbrough	1988–	singer	Template:Citation needed
Asking Alexandria	formed in York		metalcore band	<ref name=YorkshireMisc/>
Mel B	Leeds		member of the Spice Girls	<ref name=YorkshireMisc/>
Dame Janet Baker			opera singer	<ref name=YorkshireMisc>Template:Cite book</ref>
John Barry	York		best known for his soundtracks for James Bond films and Midnight Cowboy	<ref name=YorkshireMisc/>
The Beautiful South	formed in Hull		popular music band	<ref name=YorkshireMisc/>
Bring Me the Horizon	formed in Sheffield		metalcore band	<ref name=YorkshireMisc/>
Arthur Brown			rock singer	<ref name=YorkshireMisc/>
Tony Christie	Conisbrough		singer	<ref name=YorkshireMisc/>
Joe Cocker	Sheffield		rock singer	<ref name=YorkshireMisc/>
David Coverdale	born in Saltburn-by-the-Sea		lead vocalist for Deep Purple and Whitesnake	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
The Cribs	formed in Wakefield		indie band	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Kiki Dee	Bradford		singer-songwriter	<ref name=YorkshireMisc/>
Def Leppard	formed in Sheffield		hard rock group	<ref name=YorkshireMisc/>
Frederick Delius			composer	<ref name=YorkshireMisc/>
Gang of Four	formed in Leeds		post-punk group	<ref name=YorkshireMisc/>
Vin Garbutt	born in South Bank, Middlesbrough		folk singer	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Lesley Garrett	Doncaster		opera singer	<ref name=YorkshireMisc/>
Gareth Gates	born in Bradford		singer	<ref name=YorkshireMisc/>
Heaven 17			80s band	<ref name=YorkshireMisc/>
The Human League	formed in Sheffield		synthpop band	<ref name=YorkshireMisc/>
Kaiser Chiefs	formed in Leeds		indie band	<ref name=YorkshireMisc/>
Zayn Malik	born in Bradford		Singer-songwriter and former member of boy band One Direction	Template:Citation needed
Jane McDonald	born in Wakefield		singer	Template:Citation needed
John McLaughin	born in Doncaster	1942–	jazz guitarist	<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
John Newman	born in Settle	1990–	soul singer	Template:Citation needed
Robert Palmer	Batley	1949–2003	singer	<ref name=YorkshireMisc/>
Pulp	formed in Sheffield		popular music band	<ref name=YorkshireMisc/>
Corinne Bailey Rae	born in Leeds		singer	<ref name=YorkshireMisc/>
Chris Rea	born in Middlesbrough		singer	<ref name=YorkshireMisc/>
Paul Rodgers	born in Middlesbrough	1949–	rock singer-songwriter, best known for his success in the 1970s as a member of Free and Bad Company	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Kate Rusby			folk singer	<ref name=YorkshireMisc/>
Shed Seven	formed in York		indie-rock band	<ref name=YorkshireMisc/>
Ed Sheeran	born in Hebden Bridge		singer	Template:Citation needed
Benson Taylor	born in Bradford		Composer	Template:Citation needed
Kimberley Walsh	born in Bradford		member of pop group Girls Aloud	Template:Citation needed
Christopher Wolstenholme	born in Rotherham		bassist of Muse	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Louis William Tomlinson	born in Doncaster		Singer-songwriter and member of boy group One Direction, currently solo	Template:Citation needed
Dominic Harrison	born in Doncaster		Singer Yungblud	Template:Citation needed
Saxon (band)	formed in Barnsley		Heavy Metal band part of the NWOBHM	Template:Citation needed

Sport

Name	Place	Life	Comments	Reference
David Bairstow	born in Bradford, Yorkshire	1951 – January 1998	cricketer	Template:Citation needed
Jonathan Bairstow	born in Bradford	1989–	Yorkshire CCC and England cricketer and son of David. (Above)	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Gordon Banks	born in Sheffield	1937-2019	Goal keeper, England World Cup Winner 1966
Geoffrey Boycott	born in Fitzwilliam	1940–	Yorkshire CCC and England cricketer	<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Alistair Brownlee	born in Dewsbury	1988–	Olympic gold medalist, world champion in triathlon	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Jonathan Brownlee	born in Leeds	1990–	Olympic silver medalist, world champion in triathlon	<ref name=2012olympictriathlon/>
Brian Clough	born in Middlesbrough	1935–2004	footballer and football manager	<ref name=50Yorkshire/>
Jessica Ennis	born in Sheffield	1986–	Olympic gold medalist, world champion in heptathlon	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Lewis Cook	born in York	1997–	footballer, midfielder for AFC Bournemouth and England	Template:Citation needed
Josh Coburn	born in Bedale	2002-	footballer, formerly for Sunderland Football Club, current forward for Middlesbrough Football Club
Ben Godfrey	born in York	1997–	footballer, defender/midfielder for Norwich City	Template:Citation needed
Darren Gough	born in Barnsley	1970–	cricketer	<ref name=50Yorkshire/>
Alan Hinkes		1954–	mountaineer, first Briton to climb world's highest 14 peaks	<ref name=50Yorkshire/>
Len Hutton	born in Pudsey	1916–90	cricketer, Ashes-winning captain	<ref name=50Yorkshire/>
Innes Ireland	born in Mytholmroyd		Formula One driver	Template:Citation needed
Kevin Keegan	born in Doncaster	1951–	footballer, 2 x European footballer of the year	<ref name=50Yorkshire/>
Harry Maguire	born in Sheffield	1993 –	football player for Manchester United and England
Steve McClaren	born in York	1961–	football manager and former player	Template:Citation needed
Gerard Jones (football coach)	born in York	1989–	football manager and entrepreneur	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Jamie Reeves	born in Sheffield	1962–	world champion strength athlete, World's Strongest Man of '89	Template:Citation needed
Joe Root	Sheffield	1990	Cricketer for Yorkshire CCC and England	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
David Seaman	born in Rotherham	1963	footballer, goalkeeper for Arsenal and England	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
John Stones	born in Barnsley	1994–	footballer, Centre back, for Manchester City and England	Template:Citation needed
Jane Tomlinson		1964–2007	amateur athlete and cancer charity fundraiser	<ref>Template:Cite newsTemplate:Dead linkTemplate:Cbignore</ref>
Fred Trueman		1931 – July 2006	cricketer	<ref name=50Yorkshire/>
Jamie Vardy	born in Sheffield	1987–	footballer, striker for Leicester City and England	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Danny Willett	born in Sheffield	1987–	golfer, second Englishman to win The Masters	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Tom Pidcock	born in Leeds	1999–	cyclist, olympic champion

Artists and sculptors

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Furniture maker Robert Thompson's trademark mouse

Name	Place	Life	Comments	Reference
Gertrude Spurr Cutts	Scarborough	1858–1941	painter	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
John Atkinson Grimshaw	Leeds	1836–1893	painter	<ref name=50Yorkshire/>
Barbara Hepworth	Wakefield	1903–1975	artist	<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Alexander Keighley	Keighley	1861–1947	photographer	<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
David Hockney	Bradford	1937–	artist	<ref name=50Yorkshire/>
Henry Moore	Castleford	1898–1986	sculptor	<ref name=50Yorkshire/>
Robert Thompson	Kilburn	1876–1955	carpenter, furniture maker recognised for his mouseman furniture, exclusively using Yorkshire Oak	<ref name=50Yorkshire/>
Andy Goldsworthy	Cheshire, raised in Leeds	1956–	British sculptor, photographer and environmentalist producing site-specific sculpture and land art situated in natural and urban settings	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
William Etty	York	1787–1849	English artist best known for his history paintings containing nude figures	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Damien Hirst	grew up in Leeds	1965–	artist	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Patrick Heron	Leeds	1920–1999	artist	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Trevor Bell	Leeds	1930–2017	artist	Template:Citation needed
Norman Ackroyd	Leeds	1938–	artist	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Ian Berry	Huddersfield	1984–	artist	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Joash Woodrow	Leeds	1927–2006	artist	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Jacob Kramer	Leeds based	1892–1962	artist	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Matthew Krishanu	Bradford	1980–	artist	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Pete McKee	Sheffield	1960–	artist	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Crime

Name	Place	Life	Comments	Reference
Mary Bateman	born in Asenby, worked in Thirsk	1768–1809	"Yorkshire Witch"; convicted of fraud and murder, hanged	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
John Christie	born in Illingworth	1899–1953 (Hanged)	serial killer, known as "The Rillington Place Strangler"	<ref>Simpson, Keith (1978). Forty Years of Murder: An Autobiography. London: Harrap. Template:ISBN.</ref>
Stephen Griffiths	born in Dewsbury	1969–	serial killer, known as "The Crossbow Cannibal"	<ref>"Stephen Griffiths charged with murder of three prostitutes – Telegraph". The Daily Telegraph (London). 27 May 2010. Retrieved 28 May 2010.</ref>
Mark Hobson	born in Wakefield	1969–	'spree killer' who murdered four people	Template:Citation needed
Donald Neilson	born in Dewsbury	1936–2011	armed robber, serial killer, known as "The Black Panther"	<ref>Black Panther murderer Donald Neilson dying from Motor Neurone Disease – mirror.co.uk</ref>
Jimmy Savile	born in West Riding	1926–2011	Prolific sex abuser of both adults and children, TV presenter, celebrity, charity fund-raiser	<ref>"West Yorkshire police to publish findings of Jimmy Savile report". The Guardian (London). Press Association. 9 May 2013. Retrieved 10 May 2013.</ref>
Edward Simpson	born in Sleights	1815–?	infamous forger of prehistoric flint tools, sold to many notable museums	<ref>Locker, R. 2011 Flint Jack: Prince of Forgershttp://whitbypopwatch.blogspot.co.uk/2011/09/flint-jack-prince-of-counterfeiters.html</ref>
Peter Sutcliffe	born in Bingley	1946–2020	serial killer, known as "The Yorkshire Ripper"	<ref>"1981: Yorkshire Ripper jailed for life", BBC On This Day, 22 May</ref>

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<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• 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.<ref name="standard_amazon">Template:Cite book</ref><ref name="collectors-amazon">Template:Cite book</ref>
• Robinson Crusoe: The title character from the novel by Daniel Defoe is from York
• Robin Ellacott, Cormoran Strike's detective partner in the Cormoran Strike series by Robert Galbraith, was raised in Masham, North Yorkshire

Others

• Thomas Wedders, circus sideshow performer.

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

External links

• Yorkshire-Icons.com – covering the most notable Yorkshire people