List of people from Kirklees explained
This is a list of people from Kirklees, a metropolitan district in West Yorkshire, England. This list includes people from Batley, Birstall, Cleckheaton, Denby Dale, Dewsbury, Heckmondwike, Holmfirth, Huddersfield, Kirkburton, Marsden, Meltham, Mirfield and Slaithwaite. The list is arranged alphabetically by surname:
Table of contents: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
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- James Berry – executioner who hanged 131 people, born in Heckmondwike[2]
- Tracy Brabin – television writer, television, film & theatre actor, politician; born in Batley and attended Heckmondwike Grammar School.
- Sharon Brogden – (1966–) – voice actor, author and businesswoman, born in Mirfield[3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
- Sir David Brown (1904–1993) – managing director of David Brown Ltd, owner of Aston Martin Ltd, born in Huddersfield[8]
- Jeff Butterfield – international rugby union player; British Lion, 1955; born in Heckmondwike[9]
C
- Roy Castle - versatile stage and TV entertainer, born in Scholes, Holmfirth[10]
- Alan Chesters (1989–2003) – Bishop of Blackburn, born in Huddersfield[11]
- Paul Copley (25 November 1944–) – English actor and voice-over artist born in Denby Dale[12]
- Albert Craig – known as the "Surrey Poet", wrote poems on cricket and football, born and raised in Meltham.[13]
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- Derek Ibbotson – athlete, set new world record for running a mile in 1957, born in Huddersfield[18]
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- Ryan Sidebottom – cricketer for Yorkshire and England, born in Huddersfield[23]
- Patrick Stewart – film, stage and television actor, Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation, born in Mirfield[24]
- Frank Sykes – international rugby union player, born in Batley[25]
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- Jodie Whittaker – film and television actor, born in Skelmanthorpe; attended Scissett Middle School and Shelley High School.
- Harold Wilson – politician, Labour Prime Minister 1964–1970 and 1974–1976, born in Huddersfield[26]
Notes and References
- Web site: Simon Armitage. Simon Armitage. 28 March 2011.
- Web site: AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE HANGMAN. 1 June 2012.
- Web site: I found my voice, now I find others . https://web.archive.org/web/20170312031122/http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/business/small_business/article1046383.ece. dead. 12 March 2017. The Sunday Times. 8 March 2017.
- Web site: Amazon.co.uk: sharon brogden. www.amazon.co.uk. 8 March 2017.
- News: Voices across the ocean – Workingmums.co.uk. 27 December 2012. Workingmums.co.uk. 8 March 2017.
- Web site: Ross Parry Agency UK news from our base in Leeds, West Yorkshire Ross Parry Agency Ltd. rossparry.co.uk. 8 March 2017.
- Web site: Website quiz proves making of the voice of Morrisons. Yorkshire Post. 8 March 2017.
- Web site: Brown, Sir David (1904–1993), industrialist. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 29 October 2012.
- News: Obituary-Jeff Butterfield. The Guardian. 1 June 2012. London. Barry. Newcombe. 6 May 2004.
- Web site: Roy Castle. . 9 March 2022.
- Web site: A farewell Eucharist for Bishop Alan. Church of England. 28 March 2011.
- News: Huddersfield actor Paul Copley appears in ITV drama smash Downton Abbey. Huddersfield Examiner. 15 October 2017.
- News: New bid to fight diabetes . Huddersfield Examiner. 28 March 2011.
- Web site: Edward Ramsden Hall . https://web.archive.org/web/20200222040846/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/search/athlete_search.cgi?search=edward+hall+. dead. 22 February 2020. Sports Reference. 15 March 2011.
- Web site: Hargreaves, (Charles) Roger. Oxford DNB. 15 March 2011.
- News: Obituary: Sir Harold Himsworth . The Independent. 15 March 2011. London. John. Gray. 9 November 1993.
- Web site: George Hirst: A legend of the Golden Age – Almanack. 10 May 2019 . wisden.com. 5 March 2022.
- Web site: Derek Ibbotsobn. Kirklees Council. 15 March 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20090107192612/http://www.kirklees.gov.uk/community/leisure/sport/sportinggreats/derekibbotson.asp. 7 January 2009. dead.
- Web site: Gorden Kaye. IMDb . 14 March 2011.
- Web site: James Mason . IMDb. 15 March 2011.
- Web site: Joseph Priestley. Oxford DNB. 14 March 2011.
- Web site: Wilfred Rhodes: A career that 'read like a fairytale' – Almanack . 8 July 2020 . wisden.com. 5 March 2022.
- Web site: Ryan Sidebottom. Cricinfo. 15 March 2011.
- Web site: Patrick Stewart network : Biography . Patrick Stewart network . 15 March 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110727164716/http://www.patrickstewart.org/psn/biography.asp . 27 July 2011 .
- Web site: England / Players & Officials/ Frank Sykes . ESPNscrum. 13 August 2012.
- News: Lord Wilson of Rievaulx. https://web.archive.org/web/20100526033640/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/7623253/Lord-Wilson-of-Rievaulx.html. dead. 26 May 2010. The Telegraph. 15 March 2011. London. 25 May 1995.