List of people from Doncaster

This is a list of people from Doncaster, in South Yorkshire, England, and includes people from the town of Doncaster and the wider Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, which encompasses Mexborough, Conisbrough, Thorne and Finningley. This list is arranged alphabetically by surname:

A

• Dave Allen – boxer
• Mark Atkins – footballer
• Thomas Aldham – early Quaker
• Louise Armstrong – feminist author

B

• Douglas Bader – fighter pilot who continued to fly after losing his legs (born in London but brought up in Sprotborough when his mother remarried after the death of his natural father)
• Jessica Baglow – actress who played Lucy Snow in Where the Heart Is and Karla Bentham on BBC drama series Waterloo Road
• Lee Beevers – Walsall F.C. footballer, ex-Lincoln City F.C., Boston United F.C. and Colchester United F.C. player
• John Francis Bentley – church architect, most famous for Westminster Cathedral
• Rodney Bickerstaffe – past leader of UNISON and former president of the Pensioners' National Convention; brought up and educated in Doncaster
• Brian Blessed (born 1936) – Mexborough-born TV and film actor
• Liam Botham – rugby player and cricketer; son of cricketer Ian Botham
• Billy Bremner – Doncaster Rovers F.C. manager; born in Stirling (Scotland) but lived later and died in Doncaster
• Chris Brown (born 1984) – Doncaster Rovers forward
• Steve Burton (born 1983) – footballer
• Andy Butler – footballer

C

• Emma Chambers – TV, film and stage actress
• Tony Christie – singer and musical performer; born in Conisbrough, outside Doncaster
• Roy Clarke – scriptwriter, Keeping Up Appearances, Open All Hours and Last of the Summer Wine
• Jeremy Clarkson – journalist and television presenter
• Thomas Crapper – credited with popularising the modern flush toilet

D

• Richard Dawson – England test cricket player
• Neil Dudgeon – television actor
• Michael Dugher – Labour MP for Barnsley East and Vice-Chair of the Labour Party

F

• John Field – ballet dancer, choreographer and director with Royal Ballet; founder artistic director of Birmingham Royal Ballet
• David Firth – animator, best known for his work using Flash animation tools, e.g. in the Salad Fingers series
• Caroline Flint – Don Valley Labour MP and minister of state for Europe; lives in Sprotborough
• Tan France – English fashion designer and television personality

G

• Lesley Garrett – singer from Thorne, Doncaster
• Margo Gunn – actress in Taggart, Doctor Finlay and Coronation Street

H

• William Hague – "Iron Hague", Mexborough-born champion boxer
• Kelly Harrison – actress from BBC Casualty series
• Joe Harvey – Edlington-born player and manager of Newcastle United F. C.
• Darius Henderson – current Nottingham Forest player; ex-Watford Sheffield United F.C. footballer
• Sam Hird – ex-Doncaster Rovers and current Chesterfield FC player
• Thomas Howes – actor, best known as William in ITV's Downton Abbey
• Kevin Hughes (died 2006) – member of Parliament
• Benjamin Huntsman – inventor and steel manufacturer
• Brett Hutton – cricketer
• Graham Hyde – Sheffield Wednesday F. C. ex-footballer
• Dominic Harrison (Yungblud) – alternative rock musician

K

• Kevin Keegan – Armthorpe-born international and Liverpool F.C. footballer, England coach and Newcastle United F.C. manager
• Lindsey Kelk – writer of the "I heart" chick lit series

L

• Shelley Longworth – comedy actress, known for playing Sam in Series 4–5 of the ITV comedy drama Benidorm
• Richard Lumb – First-class cricketer
• Carl Lygo – Vice-Chancellor of BPP University; Director of Doncaster Rovers Belles

M

• Julia Mallam – Emmerdale actress
• John McLaughlin (born 1942) – guitarist born Kirk Sandall, co creator (with Miles Davis) of the jazz/rock genre in the late 1960s and leader of Mahavishnu Orchestra and Shakti "fusion" bands
• Alan Menter – Doncaster-born rugby union player for South Africa; dermatologist
• Danny Mitchell – Ufc & Bellator Fighter
• Mary Millar – actress known as Rose in Keeping Up Appearances
• David Moffett (born 1947) – Doncaster-born business manager for Sport England, Welsh Rugby Union and other sports
• Derek "Mo" Moore – bassist for the progressive rock band Nektar

P

• John Parr – singer of St Elmo's Fire
• David Pegg – Manchester United F. C. player, victim of Munich air disaster
• Jonti Picking ("Weebl") – author of the web cartoon Weebl & Bob
• George Porter – Nobel Prize-winning physical chemist
• Marguerite Porter – ballerina and actress
• Dennis Priestley – darts player

R

• Ricky Ravenhill – Bradford City footballer
• Diana Rigg – actress best known for ITV series The Avengers and as Bond girl in On Her Majesty's Secret Service
• Graham Rix – Doncaster-born Arsenal F.C. and England footballer
• William Rokeby (died 1521) – archbishop of Dublin; born and died in Kirk Sandall
• Dennis Rollins – jazz trombonist who lived in Doncaster from an early age and joined Doncaster Youth Jazz Orchestra at 14
• Danny Rose – Tottenham Hotspur footballer
• Mitch Rose – Rotherham United footballer
• John Ryan – previous chairman of Doncaster Rovers F.C.
• Mark Ryan – actor, known for roles of Robin of Sherwood, King Arthur, Transformers (voice of Bumblebee)

S

• Danny Schofield – footballer with Millwall F.C. and previously Huddersfield Town F.C. and Yeovil Town F.C.
• Brian Shenton – sprinter representing England and Britain in the 1950s
• Sarah Stevenson – bronze medallist in Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing^[1]

T

• Lady Juliet Tadgell – Countess Fitzwilliam
• Lawrence Taylor – lead vocalist with metal band While She Sleeps
• Louis Tomlinson – former member of the band One Direction, singer-songwriter
• James Toseland (born 1980) – Doncaster-born MotoGP motorcycle racer, 2004 and 2007 Superbike World Champion
• Anna Tunnicliffe – Olympic sailor]]
• Gordon Turner (1930-1976) - Luton Town footballer, who still holds the record for most goals scored for the club

W

• Steve Wade – executioner
• Simon Weaver – footballer
• Roger Webster – musician
• Len White (born 1930) – Skellow-born centre forward for Newcastle United F.C.
• Mick Whitnall – lead guitarist with Babyshambles
• Dean Winstanley – darts player
• Chloe Wilburn – winner of Big Brother 16 (UK) and biggest prize fund in Big Brother UK history
• Bruce Woodcock – heavyweight boxing champion of Great Britain and the Empire

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