1. Leigh Bromby (1980)

Footballer

Retired defender who played with Sheffield Wednesday and Leeds United. He is currently Head of Football Operations for Huddersfield Town. 

2. Francis Maloney (1894)

Politician

After serving Connecticut's third district in the United States House of Representatives, this Democratic Party politician became a United States Senator from Connecticut.

3. Betty Boothroyd (1929)

British Politician And Life Peer

Notable as the first female Speaker of the United Kingdom's House of Commons, Boothroyd served the West Bromwich West constituency as a Member of Parliament from 1974 until 2000 and...

4. Joel Graham (1977)

British Musician

Thrash metal bassist who performed with the bands Evile and Rise to Addiction. He has also been a contributing writer for Bass Guitar Magazine.

5. Caroline Goodall (1959)

English Actor And Screenwriter

English actress and screenwriter who appeared in Hook in 1991, Schindler's List in 1993, and The Princess Diaries in 2001.

6. George Burgess (1992)

Rugby Player

English rugby league prop who won the 2014 NRL Premiership in his second season with the South Sydney Rabbitohs. He was selected to the English national team in 2013 and...

7. Tom Burgess (1992)

Rugby Player

Rugby footballer known as a standout player for teams like the Bradford Bulls and South Sydney Rabbitohs. He represented England in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup.

8. Andy Bolton (1970)

British Strength Athlete

English strongman who won the WPC World Powerlifting Championships in 2000, 2001 and 2008. He is most famous for being the first strongman ever to lift one thousand pounds in...

9. Danny Brough (1983)

Scottish Rugby League Player

Halfback and five-eighth who played internationally for England in 2012 and for Scotland from 2004 to 2013; won the Man Of Steel while playing for the Huddersfield Giants.

10. Andrew Gale (1983)

English Cricketer

English first-class cricketer who joined Yorkshire in 2001 and became captain of the squad.

11. Sam Burgess (1988)

British Rugby League Player

Rugby back-row and prop who made his professional debut in 2006 for the Bradford Bulls. He then played for South Sydney from 2010 to 2014. He also represented England in...

12. Alistair Brownlee (1988)

Triathlete

British triathlete who is an Olympic triathlete champion and a two-time Triathlon World Champion. He won gold at both the 2012 and 2016 Olympics in the triathlon event, and became...

13. Jack Wolfe (1995)

Movie Actor

Actor known for his upcoming leading roles as Tim Walker and Prince Tamino in the upcoming musical film The Magic Flute. The film is based on a piece by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and set...

14. Gary Brook (1964)

Footballer

Gary Brook is an English former footballer. He played for Frickley Athletic Newport County Scarborough Blackpool Notts County and Ossett TownAt Ossett Town he was player/manager and later manager over...

15. Iain Wardlaw (1985)

English County Cricketer

Iain Wardlaw is an English-born first-class cricketer who plays international cricket for Scotland. A right-arm medium pacer and right-handed batsman Wardlaw was contracted to Yorkshire County Cricket Club to the...

16. Dean Lawford (1977)

British Rugby League Player

Dean Lawford is a rugby league half back for Dewsbury Rams. Born in Dewsbury Lawford has played for Sheffield Eagles Leeds Rhinos Bramley Buffaloes Huddersfield Giants Halifax Widnes Vikings Dewsbury...

17. Rebecca Callard (1977)

Actress

Rebecca Jayne Callard is an English actress from Leeds. She is the daughter of Coronation Street actress Beverley Callard.

18. Walter Grimshaw (1832)

British Chess Composer

Grimshaw was a 19th-century British composer of chess problems. In 1854 he won the first ever chess problem solving competition in London. He is perhaps best known for giving his...

19. Alex Walmsley (1990)

English Rugby League Player

Alex Walmsley is a rugby league player for the St Helens RLFC in the European Super League. Previously he played for Dewsbury Celtic Leeds Met Carnegie and Batley Bulldogs.

20. Matt Diskin (1982)

English Rugby League Player

Matt Diskin is an English professional rugby league footballer for the Bradford Bulls of Super League. A Great Britain and England international representative Hooker he played ten years with Leeds...

21. Joe Chandler (1988)

British Rugby League Player

Joe Chandler born 11 February 1989 in Dewsbury West Yorkshire England is a rugby league player for the Batley Bulldogs in the Championship. He plays as a prop. he was...

22. Richard Pyrah (1982)

English County Cricketer

Richard Michael Pyrah known as 'Rich' is an English first-class cricketer who currently plays for Yorkshire County Cricket Club. Educated at Ossett School this 6-foot-tall right-hand batsman and right-arm medium...

23. Eric Boocock (1945)

British Speedway Rider

Eric Boo* is a former Speedway rider who appeared in three Speedway World Championship finals.

24. Francis Stephenson (1976)

British Rugby League Player

s Stephenson 20 January 1976) is an English former rugby league footballer and was the Operations Director at Wakefield Trinity Wildcats. He retired from playing during the 2007 close season.

25. Stuart Thom (1976)

English Footballer

Stuart Thom is a former English footballer who played in the Football League for Mansfield Town Oldham Athletic and Scunthorpe United.

26. Ismail Dawood (1976)

English County Cricketer

Ismail Dawood is a former professional first-class cricketer currently playing with Cheshire County Cricket Club. He has previously played first-class cricket for Northamptonshire Worcestershire Glamorgan and Yorkshire. Dawood is a...

27. Francis Cummins (1976)

British Rugby League Player

s Cummins is an English professional rugby league coach and former player. He has been head coach of Super League team Bradford Bulls since 2013. A Great Britain and England...

28. Nigel Stephenson (1950)

English Rugby League Player And

Nigel Stephenson 12 October 1950) born in Dewsbury is an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1960s '70s and '80s and coach of the 1980s and '90s playing at...

29. Kevan Broadhurst (1959)

Professional Footballer Football

Kevan Broadhurst is an English former professional footballer coach and football manager. Broadhurst was born in Dewsbury West Yorkshire. He played 173 games for Birmingham City in all competitions and...

30. Simon Woodhead (1962)

English Footballer

Simon Woodhead is a former English footballer who played in the Football League for Mansfield Town.

31. Tymal Mills (1992)

Cricketer

Tymal Solomon Mills is an English cricketer who currently plays for Essex. He was educated at Mildenhall College of Technology in Mildenhall Suffolk. Mills made his first-class debut against the...

32. David Busfield (Unknow)

English Rugby League Player And

David Dave 'Buzzy' Busfield 25 November 1953) born in Earlsheaton is an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1970s and '80s and coach of the 1980s playing at club...

33. Jeff Lee (American football) (1955)

American Football Player

Jeffrey Leroy Lee is a former wide receiver in the National Football League. He played with the St. Louis Cardinals during the 1980 NFL season. Mr. Jeff Lee is currently...

34. Steve Thornber (1965)

English Footballer

Stephen John Thornber is an English former professional footballer and current youth team manager of Bradford City. Thornber a midfielder began his career as a junior with Halifax Town in...

35. Valentine Pelka (1956)

British Actor

Valentine Pelka is an English actor who has starred in film and on television.

36. Anton Otulakowski (1956)

English Footballer

Anton Otulakowski is a former footballer who played in The Football League for Barnsley Crystal Palace Millwall Southend United and West Ham United. Otulakowski started his League career at Barnsley...

37. Franny Firth (1956)

English Footballer

s Martin Franny Firth is a former professional footballer born in Dewsbury West Yorkshire who played as a winger for Huddersfield Town Halifax Town and Bury in the Football League...

38. Kazia Pelka (1960)

Actress

39. Victoria O'Keefe (1969)

British Actor

Victoria O'Keefe was a British actress. Her first role was in the 1983 television series Nanny. She also played Letty in the 1984 mini-series of the same name. She is...

40. Gary Ramsden (1983)

English County Cricketer

Gary Ramsden is an English first-class cricketer who played in one first-class match and one one day match for Yorkshire County Cricket Club in 2000. He played another one day...

41. Jon Worthington (1983)

English Footballer

Jonathan Alan Spencer Jon Worthington is an English footballer who currently plays for FC Halifax Town. He previously played in the Football League for Oldham Athletic Huddersfield Town Yeovil Town...

42. Andre Compton (1977)

British Speedway Rider

Andre Compton is a speedway rider. He is the older brother of Benji Compton.

43. Lee Gilmour (1978)

British Rugby League Player

Lee Gilmour is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays for Super League's Castleford Tigers. He has previously played for English clubs Wigan Warriors Bradford Bulls St Helens and...

44. Rob Womack (1971)

Paralympic Track And Field Athle

Robin Rob Womack is a Paralympian athlete from England competing mainly in category F55 throwing events. In 2012 he qualified as a member of the Great Britain team for the...

45. Chris Annakin (1991)

English Rugby League Player

Chris Annakin is an English professional rugby league player for Wakefield Trinity Wildcats of Super League.

46. Tom Hemingway (1986)

English Rugby League Player

Tom Hemingway is an English professional rugby league player with Blackpool Panthers. He started out with Super League side Huddersfield Giants before going on loan to the Batley Bulldogs. Tom...

47. Rebecca Sowden (1975)

Association Footballer

Rebecca Sowden is an association football player who represented New Zealand at international level. Sowden made her Football Ferns début in a 0-2 loss to China on 22 February 2004...

48. Danny Maun (1981)

British Rugby League Player

Danny Maun is an English rugby league player. Maun plays for Hunslet Hawks in the Co-operative Championship 1. He previously played at Wigan Featherstone Rovers and Dewsbury Rams. Danny Maun's...

49. Simon Trevitt (1967)

Professional Footballer

Simon Trevitt is an English former professional footballer born in Dewsbury West Yorkshire who played in the Football League as a defender for Huddersfield Town Hull City and Swansea City....