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* [[J.B. Priestley]] - novelist and playwright <ref> {{cite web | url= http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Jpriestley.htm| title= J.B.Priestley| publisher= Spartacus schoolnet| accessdate= 2011-03-14}} </ref> |
* [[J.B. Priestley]] - novelist and playwright <ref> {{cite web | url= http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Jpriestley.htm| title= J.B.Priestley| publisher= Spartacus schoolnet| accessdate= 2011-03-14}} </ref> |
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* [[Abraham Sharp]] – mathematician and astronomer. Calculated pi to 72 places of decimals. Born at Little Horton. <ref> {{cite web | url= http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Biographies/Sharp.html| title= Abraham Sharp| accessdate= 2011-03-14}} </ref> |
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Revision as of 20:10, 14 March 2011
This is a list of people from Bradford, a city in West Yorkshire, England. This list includes people from the historic settlement, and the wider metropolitan borough, and thus may include people from Keighley, Shipley, Bingley and Ilkley and other areas of the city. This list is arranged alphabetically by surname:
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A
- Edward Victor Appleton – physicist and Nobel prizewinner [1]
B
- Anne Brontë - novelist born in Thornton [2]
- Charlotte Brontë – novelist born in Thornton [3]
- Emily Brontë - novelist born in Thornton [4]
C
- Harry Corbett – TV puppeteer [5]
D
- Kiki Dee – Singer (born Pauline Matthews) [6]
- Frederick Delius – composer [7]
E
- Adrian Edmondson – actor, comedian and writer [8]
F
- Samson Fox – engineer, industrialist and philanthropist [9]
- Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron – "Black Tom", Parliamentary commander-in-chief during civil war. Born Denton hall, Otley.[10]
- Peter Firth – Film and TV actor, appeared in "Double Deckers" [11]
G
- Gareth Gates – Singer [12]
H
- David Hockney – artist [13]
- Fred Hoyle – astronomer and mathematician known for the steady state theory of creation. Born in Gilstead, Bingley. [14]
I
J
- Joe Johnson – professional snooker player, 1986 world snooker champion [15]
K
L
- Jim Laker – Surrey and England cricketer [16]
- Samuel Lister – inventor and industrialist [17]
M
- Adrian Moorhouse – Olympic swimmer [18]
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O
P
- J.B. Priestley - novelist and playwright [19]
Q
R
S
- Abraham Sharp – mathematician and astronomer. Calculated pi to 72 places of decimals. Born at Little Horton. [20]
See also
References
- ^ "Sir Edward Appleton (1892 - 1965)". BBC. Retrieved 2011-03-13.
- ^ "biography-Ann Brontë".
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{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|acessdate=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - ^ "biography-Emily Brontë".
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|acessdate=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - ^ "Sooty: Bradford's favourite bear is 60!". BBC. Retrieved 2011-03-13.
- ^ Roberts, David (2003). British Hit Singles & Albums (16th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 149. ISBN 085112-190-X.
- ^ "The Delius Birthplace". jstor. Retrieved 2011-03-14.
- ^ "Edmondson, Adrian (1957-)". Screenonline. Retrieved 2011-03-14.
- ^ "Originating in Leeds". my Learning. Retrieved 2011-03-13.
- ^ "Sir Thomas Fairfax". historylearning site. Retrieved 2011-03-13.
- ^ "Pter firth". IMDb. Retrieved 2011-03-13.
- ^ "Pop singer Gareth Gates to marry". BBC. Retrieved 2011-03-14.
- ^ "David Hockney". Paul Getty Trust. Retrieved 2011-03-14.
- ^ "Fred Hoyle". The Guardian. Retrieved 2011-03-14.
- ^ "Golden moments at the Crucible". The Times. Retrieved 2011-03-14.
- ^ "Jim Laker".
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|accessdarte=ignored (help) - ^ "Samuel Cunliffe Lister, 1st baron Masham". Classic Encyclopaedia. Retrieved 2011-03-14.
- ^ "Yorkshire Icons – Adrian Moorhouse". The Yorkshire Foundation. Retrieved 2011-03-14.
- ^ "J.B.Priestley". Spartacus schoolnet. Retrieved 2011-03-14.
- ^ "Abraham Sharp". Retrieved 2011-03-14.