List of people from York
This is a list of notable people associated with York, a city in North Yorkshire, England.
Actors and performers
- Mark Addy (born 1964)
- David Bradley (born 1942)
- Michael Burns (living)
- Judi Dench (born 1934), born in Heworth, York
- Keith Drinkel (born 1944)
- Dustin Gee (1942–1986)
- Frankie Howerd (1917–1992)
- Ian Kelsey (born 1966)
- Janet McTeer (born 1961)
Arts
- Mary Ellen Best (1809–1891), painter
- Nathan Drake (1728–1778), artist, a fellow of the Society of Artists
- William Etty (1787–1849), painter
- John Flaxman (1755–1826), sculptor and draughtsman
- Patrick Hall (1906–1992), artist
- Albert Joseph Moore (1841–1893), painter
- Francis Place (1647–1728) artist
Musicians
- Joseph Barnby (1838–1896)
- John Barry (1933–2011)
- Syd Dale (1924–1994)
- Troy Donockley (born 1964)
- Benjamin Francis Leftwich (born 1989)
- Rusko (born 1985)
- Trevor Wishart (born 1946)
Groups
Politicians and rulers
- John Aislabie (1670–1742)
- Vincent Cable (born 1943)
- Nicholas Clarevaux (late 13th c.)
- Constantine the Great (AD 272–337), Roman Emperor acclaimed in Eboracum (York)
- David Davis (born 1948)
- Frank Dobson (born 1940)
- Richard Hotham (1722–1799)
- George Hudson (1800–1871)
- Septimius Severus (AD 193–211), Roman Emperor
Religion
- Aaron of York (c. 1190 – c. 1253), financier and Chief Rabbi of England
- Alcuin (c. 735–804), Christian scholar
- John Ball (c. 1338–1381), Lollard priest and rebel
- Margaret Clitherow (died 1586), Catholic saint and martyr
- Nathan Drake (1766–1836), essayist, physician
- Guy Fawkes (1570–1606), Roman Catholic revolutionary
- Josce of York (died 1190), Jewish martyr
- Francis Mason (1799–1874), missionary
- Thomas Morton (1564–1659), clergyman
- Matthew Poole (1624–1679), theologian
- Richard Sterne (c. 1596–1683), Archbishop of York (1664–83), revised 1662 Book of Common Prayer
- Henry Scott Tuke (1858–1929), painter
- William of York (1110–1154), archbishop, patron saint of York
Sciences and architecture
- Jocelyn Bell (born 1943), radio astronomer and discoverer of pulsars
- William Etty (c. 1675–1734), architect
- John Goodricke (1764–86), astronomer
- Joseph Hansom (1803–1882), architect and inventor
- Peter Harrison (1716–1775), architect
- George Hennet (1799–1857), railway contractor and entrepreneur
- Ivar the Boneless (794–872), Viking chieftain
- John Middleton (1820–1885), architect
- William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse (1800–1867), astronomer
- Martin Rees (born 1942), current Astronomer Royal
- George Russell (1857–1951), horticulturalist who developed Russell hybrid lupins
- John Snow (1813–1858), physician
Sports
Football
Lewis Cook is a product of the Leeds United Academy. He played for England in the 2018 FIFA World Cup friendlies
Also born in York, Ben Godfrey was brought through the York City Academy, and now plays for Norwich City
- Pawel Abbott (born 1982)
- Tom Allan (born 1994)
- John Andrews (born 1950)
- Robert Bainbridge (born 1931)
- Reg Baines (1907–1974)
- Ron Benson (1925–1997)
- Albert Bonass (1911–1945)
- Charles Bradley (1922–1984)
- Paul Brough (born 1965)
- Sam Byram (born 1993)
- Cliff Calvert (born 1954)
- Walter Camidge (1912–1987)
- Lewis Cook (born 1997)
- George Craven (born 1917)
- Nick Culkin (born 1978)
- Chris Dale (born 1950)
- Andy Dawson (born 1979)
- Gary Ford (born 1961)
- Martin Fowler (born 1957)
- John Gargan (1928–2007)
- Martin Garratt (born 1980)
- Ben Godfrey (born 1998)
- Lee Grant (born 1985)
- Neil Grayson (born 1964)
- Ross Greenwood (born 1985)
- John Harrison (born 1961)
- Robbie Haw (born 1986)
- John Hawksby (born 1942)
- Nick Hendry (1887–1949)
- Simon Heslop (born 1987)
- Ben Hirst (born 1997)
- Russell Howarth (born 1982)
- Mike Johnson (1933–2004)
- Matthew Kilgallon (born 1984)
- John Lawson (1925–1990)
- Andy Leaf (born 1962)
- George Lee (1919–1991)
- Simon Line (born 1971)
- Tommy Maskill (1903–1956)
- Steve McClaren (born 1961), also manager
- Andrew Milne (born 1990)
- Bobby Mimms (born 1963)
- Tony Moore (born 1943)
- Alf Patrick (born 1921)
- Jeff Pears (1920–2003)
- Shaun Pearson (born 1989)
- Jack Pinder (1912–2004)
- Brian Pollard (born 1954)
- Peter Popely (born 1943)
- John Powell (born 1936)
- Ben Rhodes (born 1983)
- George Sharpe (1912–1984)
- Elliott Simpson (born 1976)
- Neil Smallwood (born 1966)
- Ron Smith (1929–2010)
- David Spofforth (born 1969)
- Lucy Staniforth (born 1992)
- Reg Stockill (1913–1995)
- Gary Swann (born 1962)
- Barry Tait (born 1938)
- Peter Tait (1936–1990)
- Chris Tate (born 1977)
- Charlie Taylor (born 1993)
- Marc Thompson (born 1982)
- Steve Tutill (born 1969)
- Terry Walker (born 1921)
- Charlie Ware (born 1931)
- Rory Watson (born 1996)
- Michael Woods (born 1990)
- Neil Woods (born 1966)
Rugby
- Peter Fox (born 1984), Wakefield Trinity
- Rob Webber, Bath Rugby (born 1986)
Cricket
- Tim Walton (born 1972), former cricketer[1]
- Steve Webster MBE (born 1960)
Writers
- Kate Atkinson (born 1951)
- W. H. Auden (1907–1973)
- John Earle (c. 1601–1665)
- Matt Haig (born 1975)
- Justin Hill (born 1971)
- Alison Hume (living)
- Sheelagh Kelly (living)
- Andrew Martin, novelist and journalist
- Fiona Mozley (born 1988)
- Laurence Sterne (1713–1768)
- J. E. Harold Terry (1885–1939)
- Silvanus P. Thompson (1851–1916), author and electrical engineer
- Charles Whiting (1926–2007)
Others
Joseph Rowntree born in York, was a philanthropist and a well-known pioneer in the confectionery industry
- Benedict of York (died 1189), money lender
- Jon Champion (born 1965), broadcaster
- Francis Drake (1696–1771), historian of York, Eboracum 1736
- William Arthur Evelyn (1860–1935), historian
- John Edward Christopher Hill (1912–2003), Marxist historian
- Captain Christopher Levett (1586–1630), explorer of New England, first settler of York (present-day Portland), Maine
- Guy Mowbray (born 1972), football commentator
- Benjamin Seebohm Rowntree (1871–1954), chocolatier, reformer
- Joseph Rowntree (1836–1925), chocolatier and philanthropist
- Laura Sayers (born 1978), radio producer and diarist
- Siward, Earl of Northumbria (died 1055), army commander
- Sir Joseph Terry (1828–1898), confectioner
- William Hepworth Thompson (1810–1886), classical scholar
- James Hack Tuke (1819–1896), social campaigner
- Daniel Hack Tuke (1827–1895), social campaigner
- Henry Tuke (1755–1814), social campaigner
- Samuel Tuke (1784–1857), social campaigner
- William Tuke (1732–1822), social campaigner
See also
References
- ↑ "Player profile: Tim Walton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
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