1. Richard Bentley (1662)

British Scholar

Late 17th and early 18th-century English academic and literary critic. He headed Trinity College, Cambridge and had an acclaimed career as a classical scholar.

2. Ryan Jarman (1980)

British Singer

Founding member of the English indie rock group The Cribs, known for his high pitched and catchy guitar rifts.

3. Johnny Longden (1907)

Horse Jockey

English born American horse jockey who is in the American Horse Racing Hall of Fame and was a founding member of the Jockeys' Guild.

4. David Storey (1933)

British Writer

English playwright, screenwriter, and novelist who won multiple awards for his novel Flight into Camden.

5. Ron Barber (1945)

U.s. House Of Representatives (d

Politician who was elected to represent Arizona in the US House of Representatives in 2012 following the assassination attempt on Representative Gabrielle Gifford.

6. Chris Greenacre (1977)

Footballer

Former striker who scored 58 goals in three seasons with Mansfield Town and another 53 goals in four seasons with the Tranmere Rovers.

7. Carolyn Pickles (1952)

British Actor

Perhaps most well known for her portrayal of Shelly Williams on the British soap opera Emmerdale, she is also notable for her recurring roles on Doctors, Land Girls, and Broadchurch.

8. Michelle Hardwick (1976)

British Actor

Famous for her role as Vanessa Woodfield on the popular British soap opera Emmerdale, Hardwick is also well known for her portrayal of Lizzie Hopkirk on the ITV medical drama The...

9. Cara Theobold (1990)

TV Actress

First known for her role as Ivy Stuart in the hit series Downton Abbey, she went on to score recurring roles in The Syndicate, Together, Crazyhead, and Absentia. She also famously voices Tracer...

10. Matt Goodenough (1994)

Pop Singer

Singer, songwriter, and one out of the five members of the band Concept. They are best known for auditioning for ITV's The X-Factor in 2014 but were eliminated before getting...

11. Ross Jarman (1984)

British Drummer

English professional drummer who is best recognized for his work with the indie rock band The Cribs. With the band, he has released music through Warner Bros. Records, Wichita, and Universal Records.

12. Claire Cooper (1980)

Soap Opera Actress

British actress known for her role as Jacqui in the British soap opera Hollyoaks. 

13. Annabel Scholey (1984)

TV Actress

Actress who is famous for her career throughout prestige British TV, including on the BBC Three supernatural drama Being Human as Lauren Drake. She has also starred on the Italian-British...

14. Derek Lane (1974)

English Cricketer

Derek Mark Lane is a former English cricketer. Lane was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Wakefield Yorkshire. Lane made his debut for Hertfordshire in...

15. Warren Jowitt (1974)

Rugby League Player

Jowitt 9 September 1974) is a professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s and current coach playing at club level for Stanley Rangers ARLFC Bradford Bulls Wakefield Trinity...

16. Uriah Duffy (1975)

American Musician

Uriah Duffy is an American bassist. He is best known as the former bassist of Whitesnake.

17. Adam Lockwood (1981)

English Footballer

Adam Brian Lockwood is an English football defender who plays for Oldham Athletic.

18. Macgraff Leuluai (1990)

New Zealand Rugby League Player

Macgraff David E. Leuluai is a New Zealand rugby league player who currently plays for Widnes. His father James and his brother Thomas both have represented New Zealand and he...

19. Luke Patel (1990)

English Cricketer

Luke Adam Patel is an English cricketer. Patel is a left-handed batsman who bowls right-arm off break. He was born in Wakefield Yorkshire and was educated at Outwood Grange Academy....

20. Lewis Pickles (1932)

English Cricketer

Lewis Pickles born at Wakefield Yorkshire on 17 September 1932 was a cricketer who played as an opening batsman for Somerset for just over three seasons in the mid-1950s. Somerset's...

21. Anne Treisman (1935)

English Psychologist

Anne Marie Treisman is a psychologist currently at Princeton University's Department of Psychology. She researches visual attention object perception and memory. One of her most influential ideas is the feature...

22. John Radcliffe (1540)

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23. Terry Caldwell (1938)

Professional Footballer

Terence Terry Caldwell is an English former professional footballer who made nearly 400 appearances in the Football League playing as a defender for Huddersfield Town Leeds United Carlisle United and...

24. Oli Johnson (1987)

Footballer

Oliver Tobias M. Oli Johnson is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Guiseley A. F. C.

25. John Travers Wood (1878)

American Physician

John Travers Wood was a physician and one-term congressman from northern Idaho.

26. Adam Milner (1991)

English Rugby League Player

Adam Milner 19 December 1991) born in Wakefield is a rugby league footballer playing for Stanley Rangers ARLFC and Castleford Tigers in the European Super League as a Hooker. Milner...

27. Will Hodson (1982)

English Cricketer

Greig Hodson is an English cricketer. Hodson is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm off break. He was born in Wakefield Yorkshire. While studying for his degree at Durham University...

28. John Finnigan (1976)

English Footballer

John Francis Finnigan is an retired English footballer. He has previously featured in the Football League for Lincoln City and Cheltenham Town after starting his career with Nottingham Forest. Finnigan...

29. James Bree (1923)

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James Bree 20 July 1923 – 1 December 2008) was a British actor who played many supporting roles in both film and television. Bree was educated at Radley College near...

30. Ramsay Gilderdale (1962)

British Actor

Ramsay Gilderdale is an English actor who played Guy of Gisbourne in BBC comedy Maid Marian and Her Merry Men.

31. Jane Tomlinson (1964)

British Activist

Jane Emily Tomlinson CBE was an amateur English athlete who raised £1. 85 million for charity by completing a series of athletic challenges despite suffering from terminal cancer. Having had...

32. Colin Maskill (1964)

Rugby League Footballer

Colin Maskill 15 March 1964) is a professional rugby league footballer of the 1980s and '90s playing at club level for Wakefield Trinity Leeds Doncaster Castleford and Featherstone Rovers as...

33. Wayne Goodison (1964)

English Footballer And Manager

Goodison is an English former professional footballer who made over 200 appearances in the Football League as a right back.

34. Alan M. Taylor (1964)

American Economist

Alan M. Taylor is a professor of economics and finance at the University of California Davis. He is also a Research Associateat the National Bureau of Economic Research and a...

35. Annie Hulley (1955)

English Actress

Annie Hulley is an English television and stage actress who has appeared in the British soap-operas Emmerdale as Karen Moore and Coronation Street. She trained at Bristol Old Vic Theatre...

36. Steve McNicholas (1955)

Director And Composer

Steve McNicholas is an English director composer actor and co-founder of dance percussion act Stomp. McNicholas has worked with Cliff Hanger Theatre Co. 7:84 Covent Garden Community Theatre Pookiesnackenburger Buskers...

37. Stephen Mumford (1965)

British Philosopher

Stephen Dean Mumford is a British philosopher who is currently Dean of the Faculty of Arts at The University of Nottingham and Professor of Metaphysics in the Department of Philosophy....

38. Martin Creed (1968)

British Artist

Martin Creed is a British artist and musician. He won the Turner Prize in 2001 for Work No. 227: The lights going on and off which was an empty room...

39. Philip Adrian Wright (1956)

English Musician

Philip Adrian Wright is an English musician also known as Adrian Wright. Wright had studied film making at Sheffield Art College and was a friend of Philip Oakey. In 1978...

40. John Healey (1960)

British Politician

John Healey is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Wentworth and Dearne since 1997 and former Minister of State for Housing and Planning....

41. Ian Sampson (1968)

English Footballer And Manager

Ian Sampson is an English former footballer. He played as a defender for Goole Town Sunderland Northampton Town and Tottenham Hotspur. Following his retirement Sampson rejoined Northampton initially working in...

42. Roy Southernwood (1968)

Rugby League Player

Roy Southernwood 23 June 1968) is a professional rugby league footballer of the 1980s '90s and 2000s playing at club level for Castleford Halifax and Wakefield Trinity playing at Scrum-half...

43. Thomas Gargrave (1495)

English Politician

Sir Thomas Gargrave was a Yorkshire Knight who served as High Sheriff of Yorkshire in 1565 and 1569. His principal residence was at Nostell Priory one of many grants of...

44. Mark Hobson (1969)

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Mark Richard Hobson is a British spree killer who killed four people in North Yorkshire England in July 2004. He was arrested after an eight-day nationwide manhunt involving more than...

45. James Child (1983)

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James Child is a Super League referee. He was born in Dewsbury. He is one of the Rugby Football League's Full Time Match Officials.

46. Timothy Heap (1969)

Cricket Player

Timothy Michael Heap is a former English cricketer. Heap was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium. He was born in Wakefield Yorkshire. Heap made his debut for Staffordshire in...

47. Carol Ann Lee (1969)

Writer

Carol Ann Lee is an English author. She is a biographer and has written extensively on Anne Frank the Holocaust and on the crimes of Moors Murderers Myra Hindley and...

48. Chris Westwood (1959)

Footballer

Christopher John Chris Westwood is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Conference Premier side Alfreton Town.

49. Simon Twigg (1977)

English Cricketer

Simon Alexis Twigg is a former English cricketer. Twigg was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Wakefield Yorkshire. Twigg made his debut in county...

50. Jayne Sharp (1977)

British Television Personality

Jayne Sharp is an English broadcaster who is a former host of Bingo Night Live on ITV1.