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)
- Taj Atwal (born 1987)
- David Bradley (born 1942)
- Michael Burns (born 1952)
- 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
- Henry Scott Tuke (1858–1929), painter
Confectioners
- Benjamin Seebohm Rowntree (1871–1954), chocolatier and reformer
- Joseph Rowntree (1836–1925), chocolatier and philanthropist
- Sir Joseph Terry (1828–1898), confectioner
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 (1940–2019)
- 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
- 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
- Christopher Hill (1912–2003), historian of 17th-century England and Master of Balliol College, Oxford
- 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
Premier League footballer Ben Godfrey, born and brought-up in York
Football
- 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)
- Jack Clarke (born 2000)
- 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 (1980–2014)
- 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)
- Jamie Hopcutt (born 1992)
- 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 (1936–2017)
- 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 (1921–1987)
- 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)
Basketball
- Isaac Fotu (born 1993)
Writers
- Kate Atkinson (born 1951), novelist and playwright
- W. H. Auden (1907–1973), poet and essayist
- John Earle (c. 1601–1665), bishop and writer on social customs
- Matt Haig (born 1975), novelist and journalist
- Justin Hill (born 1971), novelist
- Alison Hume (living), television writer
- Sheelagh Kelly (born 1948), novelist
- Andrew Martin (born 1962), novelist and journalist
- Fiona Mozley (born 1988), novelist
- Laurence Sterne (1713–1768), author of The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman
- J. E. Harold Terry (1885–1939), novelist, playwright and critic
- Silvanus P. Thompson (1851–1916), author and electrical engineer
- Charles Whiting (1926–2007), novelist and military historian
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
- Laura Sayers (born 1978), radio producer and diarist
- Siward, Earl of Northumbria (died 1055), army commander
- 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
References
- "Player profile: Tim Walton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
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