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Revision as of 21:27, 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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- Edward Victor Appleton – physicist and Nobel prizewinner [1]
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- Rodney Bewes – television actor and writer. BobFerris in the "Likely Lads". Born in Bingley. [2]
- Anne Brontë - novelist born in Thornton [3]
- Charlotte Brontë – novelist born in Thornton [4]
- Emily Brontë - novelist born in Thornton [5]
C
- Harry Corbett – TV puppeteer [6]
D
- Kiki Dee – Singer (born Pauline Matthews) in Little Horton [7]
- Frederick Delius – composer [8]
E
- Adrian Edmondson – actor, comedian and writer [9]
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- Samson Fox – engineer, industrialist and philanthropist [10]
- Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron – "Black Tom", Parliamentary commander-in-chief during civil war. Born Denton hall, Otley.[11]
- Peter Firth – Film and TV actor, appeared in "Double Deckers" [12]
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- Gareth Gates – Singer [13]
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- David Hockney – artist [14]
- Fred Hoyle – astronomer and mathematician known for the steady state theory of creation. Born in Gilstead, Bingley. [15]
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J
- Joe Johnson – professional snooker player, 1986 world snooker champion [16]
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- Jim Laker – Surrey and England cricketer [17]
- Samuel Lister – inventor and industrialist [18]
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- Adrian Moorhouse – Olympic swimmer [19]
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O
P
- J.B. Priestley - novelist and playwright [20]
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- Michael Rennie – film actor. Born in Idle. [21]
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- Abraham Sharp – mathematician and astronomer. Calculated pi to 72 places of decimals. Born at Little Horton. [22]
- Mollie Sugden – comedy actress, Mrs Slocum in Are You being Served?. Born in Keighley. [23]
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- Alan Titchmarsh – gardener, broadcaster and novelist. Born in Ilkley. [24]
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V
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- Kimberley Walsh – singer with Girls Aloud. [25]
- Timothy West – film,stage and television actor. [26]
See also
References
- ^ "Sir Edward Appleton (1892 - 1965)". BBC. Retrieved 2011-03-13.
- ^ "West Yorkshire Thespians". Bingley Little Theatre. Retrieved 2011-03-14.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Michael Rennie". CBS. Retrieved 2011-03-14.
- ^ "Abraham Sharp". Retrieved 2011-03-14.
- ^ "West Yorkshire Thespians". Bingley Little Theatre. Retrieved 2011-03-14.
- ^ "All about Alan - My Childhood". Spun Gold tv. Retrieved 2011=03-14.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "Kimberley Walsh fansite". Retrieved 2011-03-14.
- ^ [[cite web | url= http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0922367/%7C title = Timothy West| publisher= IMDb | accessdate= 2011-03-14}}