List of people from Wakefield

This is a list of people from the City of Wakefield, a local government district in West Yorkshire, England. This list includes notable people from Wakefield, and the wider district, and so includes people from Normanton, Pontefract, Featherstone, Castleford and Knottingley and other areas. This list is arranged alphabetically by surname:

Table of contents:

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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  • Harry Earnshaw (1915–1985), racing cyclist
  • Monica Edwards, children's novelist
  • Mick Exley, rugby league footballer of the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s, for Great Britain, England, Yorkshire, and Wakefield Trinity[5]

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  • Bob Haigh, rugby league footballer, and coach, of the 1960s and 1970s, for Great Britain, England, Yorkshire, and Wakefield Trinity[7]
  • John George Haigh, 1940s serial killer known as the Acid Bath Murderer
  • Michelle Hardwick, Soap actress best known for playing vet Vanessa Woodfield in Emmerdale since 2012 and hospital receptionist Lizzie Hopkirk in the ITV drama series The Royal.[8]
  • John Harrison, clockmaker who solved the longitudinal problem, leading to sea power and GMT
  • Chanelle Hayes, Big Brother 8 contestant, now a glamour model
  • John Healey, politician and the former Financial Secretary to the Treasury
  • Barbara Hepworth DBE, sculptor
  • Nichi Hodgson, author, journalist and broadcaster
  • Keith Holliday, rugby league footballer of the 1950s and 1960s for Great Britain, Yorkshire, and Wakefield Trinity[9]
  • Reenie Hollis, bassist in indie band The Long Blondes
  • David Hope KCVO PC, former Archbishop of York

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  • Bill Nelson, founder, lead guitarist and singer of 1970s progressive rock band Be-Bop Deluxe (founded in Wakefield) and of the New Wave and synthpop group Red Noise; solo music artist
  • Ian Nelson, musician and member of synthpop band Fiat Lux; member of 1970s progressive rock band Be-Bop Deluxe; younger brother of Bill
  • Paul Newlove, former rugby league player; current school teacher

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  • Mike Tindall MBE, England and Gloucester Rugby Union player
  • Jane Tomlinson CBE, athlete and cancer charity fundraiser (from Rothwell in Leeds, on Wakefield border)
  • Derek Turner, 1960 Rugby League World Cup winning rugby league footballer of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s, for Great Britain, England, Hull Kingston Rovers, Oldham, and Wakefield Trinity[20]

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See also

References

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  2. ↑ Family detective: Geoffrey Boycott, Telegraph, 16 Jun 2007, retrieved 11 November 2013
  3. ↑ Wingers Ryan Hall and Tom Briscoe give England speed and strength, London: The Guardian, 11 November 2011, retrieved 11 November 2013
  4. ↑ Calls grow to honour hero, Pontefract and Castleford Express, 6 May 2012, retrieved 11 November 2013
  5. ↑ Mick Exley, freebmd, retrieved 13 November 2013
  6. ↑ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  7. ↑ Robert Haigh, rugbyleagueproject, retrieved 13 November 2013
  8. ↑ Pocklington, Rebecca (2015-04-05). "Pictured: Emmerdale actress Michelle Hardwick marries partner Rosie Nicholl". mirror. Retrieved 2018-09-06.
  9. ↑ Edgar, Harry (2007). Rugby League Journal Annual 2008 [Page-110]. Rugby League Journal Publishing. ISBN 0-9548355-3-0
  10. ↑ Ossett church tells the story of its community, superleaguefans, 8 May 2012, retrieved 13 November 2013
  11. ↑ cyril knowles - fact file, mehstg, retrieved 13 November 2013
  12. ↑ Peter Knowles, football-england, retrieved 13 November 2013
  13. ↑ Albert Lamb Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2004; accessed 17 June 2012
  14. ↑ Ledgard James A. Saxton, 2.freebmd, retrieved 13 November 2013
  15. ↑ L Marson, rugbyleagueproject, retrieved 13 November 2013
  16. ↑ Trevor Royle (2009), The Cameronians: A Concise History, Mainstream Publishing, retrieved 13 November 2013
  17. ↑ David Peace, author of Red Riding and The Damned United: profile, Daily Telegraph, retrieved 13 November 2013
  18. ↑ Harold Poynton Trinity Great, superleaguefans, 1 Mar 2011, retrieved 13 November 2013
  19. ↑ Robinson Donald Elliott, 2.freebmd, retrieved 13 November 2013
  20. ↑ Derek Turner, rugbyleagueproject, retrieved 13 November 2013
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