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York York is a cathedral city with Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. It is the historic county town of Yorkshire. The city has many historic buildings and other structures, such as a ...

, a city in

North Yorkshire North Yorkshire is the largest ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county (lieutenancy area) in England, covering an area of . Around 40% of the county is covered by National parks of the United Kingdom, national parks, including most of ...

, England.

Actors and performers

Mark Addy Mark Ian Addy (born 14 January 1964) is an English actor. His roles in British television include Detective Constable Gary Boyle in the sitcom '' The Thin Blue Line'' (1995–1996) and Hercules in the fantasy drama series ''Atlantis'' (2013–2 ...

(born 1964) * Taj Atwal (born 1987) * Rob Auton (living) * David Bradley (born 1942) * Michael Burns (born 1952) *

Judi Dench Dame Judith Olivia Dench (born 9 December 1934) is an English actress. Regarded as one of Britain's best actresses, she is noted for her versatile work in various films and television programmes encompassing several genres, as well as for her ...

(born 1934) *

Keith Drinkel Keith Drinkel (born 14 November 1944) is an English actor. Drinkel was born in York, educated at St Michael's College, Leeds, and is now based in Brighton. His notable appearances in film and television include ''A Family at War'' (1970), ...

(born 1944) * Dustin Gee (1942–1986) *

Frankie Howerd Francis Alick Howard (6 March 1917 – 19 April 1992), better known by his stage-name Frankie Howerd, was an English actor and comedian. Early life Howerd was born the son of soldier Francis Alfred William (1887–1934)England & Wales, Deat ...

(1917–1992) *

Ian Kelsey Ian Kelsey (born 17 December 1966) is an English actor. He is known for his roles as Dave Glover in the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'', Patrick Spiller in the BBC medical drama '' Casualty'', DI Richard Mayne in the ITV crime drama '' Blue Mur ...

(born 1966) *

Janet McTeer Janet McTeer (born 5 August 1961"Ms Janet McTeer, OBE"
. ''Derbrett's P ...

(born 1961) *

Eille Norwood Eille Norwood (born Anthony Edward Brett; 11 October 1861 – 24 December 1948) was an English stage actor, director, and playwright best known today for playing Sherlock Holmes in a series of silent films. Early life He was born 11 October 18 ...

(1861–1948) *

Peter Woodthorpe Peter Woodthorpe (25 September 1931 – 13 August 2004) was an English actor who supplied the voice of Gollum in the 1978 Bakshi version of ''The Lord of the Rings'' and BBC's 1981 radio serial. He also provided the voice of Pigsy in the cul ...

(1931–2004)

Arts

* Mary Ellen Best (1809–1891), painter * Nathan Drake (1728–1778), artist, a fellow of the Society of Artists *

William Etty William Etty (10 March 1787 – 13 November 1849) was an English artist best known for his history paintings containing nude (art), nude figures. He was the first significant British painter of nudes and still lifes. Born in York, h ...

(1787–1849), painter. *

John Flaxman John Flaxman (6 July 1755 – 7 December 1826) was a British sculptor and draughtsman, and a leading figure in British and European Neoclassicism. Early in his career, he worked as a modeller for Josiah Wedgwood's pottery. He spent several ye ...

(1755–1826), sculptor and draughtsman. * Patrick Hall (1906–1992), artist *

Albert Joseph Moore Albert Joseph Moore (4 September 184125 September 1893) was an English painter, known for his depictions of languorous female figures set against the luxury and decadence of the classical world. Life Moore was born at York on 4 September 1841 ...

(1841–1893), painter. *

Francis Place Francis Place (3 November 1771 in London – 1 January 1854 in London) was an English social reformer. Early life He was an illegitimate son of Simon Place and Mary Gray. His father was originally a journeyman baker. He then became a Marshalse ...

(1647–1728), artist *

Henry Scott Tuke Henry Scott Tuke (12 June 1858 – 13 March 1929), was an English visual artist; primarily a painter, but also a photographer. His most notable work was in the Impressionist style, and he is best known for his paintings of nude boys and you ...

(1858–1929), painter Joseph rowntree old

Confectioners

Benjamin Seebohm Rowntree Benjamin Seebohm Rowntree, CH (7 July 1871 – 7 October 1954) was an English sociological researcher, social reformer and industrialist. He is known in particular for his three York studies of poverty conducted in 1899, 1935, and 1951. The fi ...

(1871–1954),

chocolatier A chocolatier is a person or company who makes confectionery from chocolate. Chocolatiers are distinct from chocolate makers, who create chocolate from cacao beans and other ingredients. Education and training Traditionally, chocolatiers, ...

and reformer * Joseph Rowntree (1836–1925), chocolatier and philanthropist *

Joseph Terry Sir Joseph Terry (7 January 182812 January 1898) was a British confectioner, industrialist and Conservative politician who served as Lord Mayor of York on three occasions. He had previously served as a deputy mayor through his role as town s ...

(1828–1898), confectioner

Musicians

* Joseph Barnby (1838–1896) composer and conductor. * John Barry (1933–2011) *

Findlay Brown Findlay Brown is a Yorkshire-born, Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter and producer. His music is melodic, gentle and intimate, drawing on influences from the rural settings where he grew up. His songs are metaphoric, often using nature's imagery t ...

(born 1975) * Syd Dale (1924–1994) *

Iestyn Davies Iestyn Davies (born 16 September 1979) is a British classical countertenor. Education and background Davies was born in York, England and first studied piano and recorder, mentored in his early years by his father Ioan, the founding cellist ...

(born 1979) *

Troy Donockley Troy Donockley (born 30 May 1964) is an English composer and multi-instrumentalist most known for his playing of Uilleann pipes. Having performed with many artists as a session player, he is most notable as a member of Finnish symphonic metal ba ...

(born 1964) *

Helen Grime Helen Grime (born 1981) is a Scottish composer whose work, ''Virga'', was selected as one of the best ten new classical works of the 2000s by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Though she was born in York, England, Grime's parents returned ...

(born 1981) *

Beaumont Hannant Beaumont Hannant (born c. 1970) is a British musician, producer and DJ from York, England. His work includes ambient techno, IDM, hip hop and indie rock. Hannant has received positive critical reviews, and he was named one of "The Faces of ...

(born 1970) *

Låpsley Holly Lapsley Fletcher (born 7 August 1996), known by the stage name Låpsley, is an English singer, songwriter, musician and producer. Her debut album '' Long Way Home'' was released on 4 March 2016. Early life Låpsley was born in York. Her m ...

(born 1996) *

Benjamin Francis Leftwich Benjamin Francis Leftwich (born 4 September 1989) is an English singer-songwriter from York. Leftwich released his first album '' Last Smoke Before the Snowstorm'' in 2011 which peaked at #35 on the UK charts. In February 2016 he announced his n ...

(born 1989) *

Rusko Rusko () is a municipality of Finland. It is located in Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipali ...

(born 1985) * The Thrillseekers (born 1973) *

Trevor Watts Trevor Charles Watts (born 26 February 1939) is an English jazz and free-improvising alto and soprano saxophonist. Biography Watts was born in York, England. He is largely self-taught, having taken up the cornet at age 12 then switched to s ...

(born 1939) * Trevor Wishart (born 1946)

Groups

Asking Alexandria Asking Alexandria are a British Rock music, rock band from York, North Yorkshire, consisting of guitarists Ben Bruce and Cameron Liddell, drummer James Cassells, lead vocalist Danny Worsnop, and bassist Sam Bettley. Initially formed in 2006 ...

* The Batfish Boys *

Glamour of the Kill Glamour of the Kill (sometimes abbreviated as GOTK) were an English post-hardcore band from York. They had a Kerrang! video of the week with the track "Feeling Alive". History "Glamour of the Kill" were formed in January 2007. They take thei ...

Elliot Minor Elliot Minor are an English rock band from York, England. The band currently consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Alex Davies, vocalist and guitarist Ed Minton, drummer Dan Hetherton, bassist Ed Hetherton and keyboardist Ali Paul. The band ...

Mostly Autumn Mostly Autumn are an English rock band. The group formed in 1995 and have built their reputation through constant touring, never signing to a major label. They produce music heavily influenced by 1970s progressive rock. According to the BBC, ...

* The Redskins * Rick Witter & The Dukes * RSJ * The Seahorses *

Shed Seven Shed Seven are a alternative rock band, formed in York in 1990. One of the groups which contributed to the Britpop music scene of the 1990s, they continue to write, record and release music over thirty years later. They originally comprised sin ...

The Smoke The Smoke were an English pop group from York. They consisted of Mick Rowley (lead vocals), Mal Luker (lead guitar), John "Zeke" Lund (bass) and Geoff Gill (drums and compositor). The band originally performed around Yorkshire as The Moons ...

St. Christopher Saint Christopher ( el, Ἅγιος Χριστόφορος, ''Ágios Christóphoros'') is venerated by several Christian denominations as a martyr killed in the reign of the 3rd-century Roman emperor Decius (reigned 249–251) or alternatively u ...

* With One Last Breath

Historians

* Francis Drake (1696–1771), historian of York, ''Eboracum'' 1736 *

William Arthur Evelyn William Arthur Evelyn (4 October 1860 – 6 January 1935) was a distinguished historian of York, England. He championed the preservation and conservation of the city’s architectural and archaeological heritage. He also gathered an extensive coll ...

(1860–1935), historian *

Sir Thomas Herbert, 1st Baronet Sir Thomas Herbert, 1st Baronet (1606–1682), was an English traveller, historian and a gentleman of the bedchamber of King Charles I while Charles was in the custody of Parliament (from 1647 until the king's execution in January 1649). Biogr ...

(1606–1682), traveller, historian and writer. * John Edward Christopher Hill (1912–2003), Marxist historian * William Hepworth Thompson (1810–1886), classical scholar.

Politicians and rulers

Constantine's head at capitoline - Flickr - cking

John Aislabie John Aislabie or Aslabie (; 4 December 167018 June 1742), of Studley Royal, near Ripon, Yorkshire, was a British politician who sat in the English and British House of Commons from 1695 to 1721. He was of an independent mind, and did not stick r ...

(1670–1742), politician. * Vincent Cable (born 1943) * Nicholas Clarevaux (late 13th c.) *

Constantine the Great Constantine I ( , ; la, Flavius Valerius Constantinus, ; ; 27 February 22 May 337), also known as Constantine the Great, was Roman emperor from AD 306 to 337, the first one to convert to Christianity. Born in Naissus, Dacia Mediterran ...

(AD 272–337), Roman Emperor acclaimed in

Eboracum Eboracum () was a fort and later a city in the Roman province of Britannia. In its prime it was the largest town in northern Britain and a provincial capital. The site remained occupied after the decline of the Western Roman Empire and ultimat ...

(York) * David Davis (born 1948) *

Frank Dobson Frank Gordon Dobson (15 March 1940 – 11 November 2019) was a British Labour Party politician. As Member of Parliament (MP) for Holborn and St. Pancras from 1979 to 2015, he served in the Cabinet as Secretary of State for Health from 1997 t ...

(1940–2019) *

Richard Hotham Sir Richard Hotham (5 October 1722 – 13 March 1799) was an East India merchant, property developer and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1780 to 1784. He is especially noted for his development of the Sussex village of Bognor in ...

(1722–1799) *

George Hudson George Hudson (probably 10 March 1800 – 14 December 1871) was an English railway financier and politician who, because he controlled a significant part of the railway network in the 1840s, became known as "The Railway King"—a title conferr ...

(1800–1871) railway financier and politician. *

Septimius Severus Lucius Septimius Severus (; 11 April 145 – 4 February 211) was Roman emperor from 193 to 211. He was born in Leptis Magna (present-day Al-Khums, Libya) in the Roman province of Africa. As a young man he advanced through the customary suc ...

(193–211 in York), Roman Emperor.

Religion

* Aaron of York (c. 1190 – c. 1253), financier and Chief Rabbi of England *

Alcuin Alcuin of York (; la, Flaccus Albinus Alcuinus; 735 – 19 May 804) – also called Ealhwine, Alhwin, or Alchoin – was a scholar, clergyman, poet, and teacher from York, Northumbria. He was born around 735 and became the student o ...

(c. 735–804), Christian scholar. * John Ball (c. 1338–1381), Lollard priest and rebel. *

Margaret Clitherow Margaret Clitherow (1556 – 25 March 1586) was an English saint and martyr of the Roman Catholic Church, known as "the Pearl of York". She was pressed to death for refusing to enter a plea to the charge of harbouring Catholic priests. She was ...

(died 1586), Catholic saint and martyr * John Earle (c.1601–1665), bishop and writer on social customs. *

Guy Fawkes Guy Fawkes (; 13 April 1570 – 31 January 1606), also known as Guido Fawkes while fighting for the Spanish, was a member of a group of provincial English Catholics involved in the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605. He was born and educated ...

(1570–1606), Roman Catholic revolutionary. * Josce of York (died 1190), Jewish martyr * Francis Mason (1799–1874), American missionary. * Thomas Morton (1564–1659), bishop. *

Matthew Poole Matthew Poole (1624–1679) was an English Non-conformist theologian and biblical commentator. Life to 1662 He was born at York, the son of Francis Pole, but he spelled his name Poole, and in Latin Polus; his mother was a daughter of Alderman T ...

(1624–1679), theologian. * Beilby Porteus (1731–1809), successively

Bishop of Chester The Bishop of Chester is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Chester in the Province of York. The diocese extends across most of the historic county boundaries of Cheshire, including the Wirral Peninsula and has its see in the ...

and of

London London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary dow ...

. * Richard Sterne (c. 1596–1683), Archbishop of York (1664–83), revised the 1662 ''Book of Common Prayer''. *

William of York William of York (late 11th century – 8 June 1154) was an English priest and twice Archbishop of York, before and after a rival, Henry Murdac. He was thought to be related to King Stephen of England, who helped to secure his election to the ...

(1110–1154), archbishop,

patron saint A patron saint, patroness saint, patron hallow or heavenly protector is a saint who in Catholicism, Anglicanism, or Eastern Orthodoxy is regarded as the heavenly advocate of a nation, place, craft, activity, class, clan, family, or perso ...

of York

Sciences and architecture

Official portrait of Lord Rees of Ludlow crop 2

Jocelyn Bell Dame Susan Jocelyn Bell Burnell (; Bell; born 15 July 1943) is an astrophysicist from Northern Ireland who, as a postgraduate student, discovered the first radio pulsars in 1967. The discovery eventually earned the Nobel Prize in Physics in ...

(born 1943),

radio astronomer Radio astronomy is a subfield of astronomy that studies celestial objects at radio frequencies. The first detection of radio waves from an astronomical object was in 1933, when Karl Jansky at Bell Telephone Laboratories reported radiation coming ...

and discoverer of

pulsars A pulsar (from ''pulsating radio source'') is a highly magnetized rotating neutron star that emits beams of electromagnetic radiation out of its magnetic poles. This radiation can be observed only when a beam of emission is pointing toward E ...

(c. 1675–1734), architect *

John Goodricke John Goodricke FRS (17 September 1764 – 20 April 1786) was an English amateur astronomer. He is best known for his observations of the variable star Algol (Beta Persei) in 1782. Life and work John Goodricke, named after his great-grandfath ...

(1764–86), astronomer *

Joseph Hansom Joseph Aloysius Hansom (26 October 1803 – 29 June 1882) was a British architect working principally in the Gothic Revival style. He invented the Hansom cab and founded the eminent architectural journal, '' The Builder'', in 1843. Career ...

(1803–1882), architect and inventor. * Peter Harrison (1716–1775), architect *

George Hennet George Hennet (1799–1857) was an English railway engineer and contractor. He undertook many contracts for Isambard Kingdom Brunel's broad gauge railways in the South West of England and funded the provision of extra facilities on the South D ...

(1799–1857), railway contractor and entrepreneur *

Ivar the Boneless Ivar the Boneless ( non, Ívarr hinn Beinlausi ; died c. 873), also known as Ivar Ragnarsson, was a Viking leader who invaded England and Ireland. According to the ''Tale of Ragnar Lodbrok'', he was the son of Ragnar Loðbrok and his wife Asl ...

(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 William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse (17 June 1800 – 31 October 1867), was an Irish astronomer, naturalist, and engineer. He was president of the Royal Society (UK), the most important association of naturalists in the world in the nineteenth ...

(1800–1867), astronomer. *

Martin Rees Martin John Rees, Baron Rees of Ludlow One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from the royalsociety.org website where: (born 23 June 1942) is a British cosmologist and astrophysicist. He is the fifteenth Astronomer Royal, ...

(born 1942), Lord Rees of Ludlow, current

Astronomer Royal Astronomer Royal is a senior post in the Royal Households of the United Kingdom. There are two officers, the senior being the Astronomer Royal dating from 22 June 1675; the junior is the Astronomer Royal for Scotland dating from 1834. The post ...

* George Russell (1857–1951), horticulturalist who developed Russell hybrid lupins * John Snow (1813–1858), physician

Sports

Football

* Pawel Abbott (born 1982) * Tom Allan (born 1994) * Reg Baines (1907–1974) * Ron Benson (1925–1997) * Albert Bonass (1911–1945) *

Sam Byram Samuel Mark Byram (born 16 September 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right back for Championship club Leeds United. Club career Byram was born in Thurrock, Essex, before moving north, where he attended Ralph Butte ...

(born 1993) * Cliff Calvert (born 1954) * Walter Camidge (1912–1987) * Jack Clarke (born 2000) * Lewis Cook (born 1997) * Nick Culkin (born 1978) * Andy Dawson (born 1979) *

Richard Dawson Richard Dawson (born Colin Lionel Emm; 20 November 1932 – 2 June 2012) was a British-born American actor, comedian, game-show host and panelist in the United States. Dawson was well known for playing Corporal Peter Newkirk in ''Hogan's Heroe ...

(born 1962) * Michael Duckworth (born 1992) * Iain Dunn (born 1970) * Bernard Fisher (born 1934) * Gary Ford (born 1961) * Martin Fowler (born 1957) * Martin Garratt (1980–2014) *

Ben Godfrey Benjamin Matthew Godfrey (born 15 January 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Everton and the England national team. Early and personal life Godfrey was born in York, North Yorkshire, and attended ...

(born 1998) * Neil Grayson (born 1964) * Ross Greenwood (born 1985) * John Hawksby (born 1942) * Nick Hendry (1887–1949) * Simon Heslop (born 1987) * Jamie Hopcutt (born 1992) * Russell Howarth (born 1982) * Will Jarvis (born 2002) * Mike Johnson (1933–2004) *

Matthew Kilgallon Matthew Shaun Kilgallon (born 8 January 1984) is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Kilgallon began his career at Leeds United, where he came through the youth set up before becoming a fixture in their first ...

(born 1984) * George Lee (1919–1991) *

Steve McClaren Stephen McClaren (born 3 May 1961) is an English former professional footballer and coach who currently serves as an assistant coach for Premier League club Manchester United, in his second spell at the club. McClaren began his coaching caree ...

(born 1961), also manager * Max McMillan (born 2002) *

George Maskill George Maskill (4 October 1906 – 28 November 1969) was an English amateur footballer who played as a half-back in the Football League for York City York City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the ...

(1906–1969) *

Tommy Maskill Thomas Maskill (2 May 1903 – July 1956) was an English professional Association football, footballer who played as a Formation (association football)#2–3–5 (Pyramid), full back and a Midfielder, half-back in the Football League for Covent ...

(1903–1956) * Cliff Mason (1929–2013) *

Alexander Mein Colonel Alexander Lechmere Mein (15 July 1854 – 30 November 1927) was a British Army officer who served with the Royal Engineers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, spending the majority of his career in India. The only active service t ...

(1854–1927) * Albert Meysey-Thompson (1848–1894) *

Charles Meysey-Thompson Revd. Charles Maude Meysey-Thompson (5 December 1849 – 11 September 1881) was an English clergyman who, as an amateur footballer, won the FA Cup in 1873 with the Wanderers. He also played in the 1876 FA Cup Final for the Old Etonians and for ...

(1849–1881) * Andrew Milne (born 1990) *

Les Milner Leonard Milner (15 September 1917 – 25 June 1944), known as Les Milner, was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward in the Football League for York City. Personal life Milner was married. He served as a sergeant in ...

(1917–1944) * Bobby Mimms (born 1963) * Cammy Palmer (born 2000) *

Alf Patrick Alfred Patrick (25 September 1921 – 2 November 2021) was an English association football, footballer, who played in the English Football League, Football League for York City F.C., York City and in the Midland Football League, Midland League ...

(1921–2021) *

Shaun Pearson Shaun Mark Pearson (born 28 April 1989) is an English professional Association football, footballer who plays as a centre-back for EFL League Two side Grimsby Town F.C., Grimsby Town. Pearson began his career at Spalding United F.C., Spalding U ...

(born 1989) *

Jack Pinder John James Pinder (1 December 1912 – 19 August 2004) was an English professional footballer who played as a full-back. Career Born in Acomb, Pinder spent his whole career at York City York City Football Club is a professional ...

(1912–2004) *

Brian Pollard Brian Edward Pollard (born 22 May 1954) is an English former professional footballer who played as a winger. Career Born in York, Pollard started his career with hometown club York City as an amateur, before signing a professional contract in M ...

(born 1954) * Peter Popely (born 1943) * John Powell (1936–2017) * Harvey Rodgers (born 1996) * George Sharpe (1912–1984) * Reg Stockill (1913–1995) * Gary Swann (born 1962) * Barry Tait (born 1938) *

Chris Tate Chris Tate is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, ''Emmerdale'', played by Peter Amory. The character made his first appearance on 14 November 1989, when he arrived in the village alongside the rest of the Tate family – h ...

(born 1977) * Charlie Taylor (born 1993) * Marc Thompson (born 1982) * Steve Tutill (born 1969) * Rory Watson (born 1996) * Eric Weightman (1910–2002) *

Michael Woods Michael Woods may refer to: * Michael Woods (Australian politician) (1857–1934), member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly * Michael Woods (comics), American writer/editor of comic books * Michael Woods (cyclist) (born 1986), Canadian cyclist ...

(born 1990) *

Neil Woods Neil Stephen Woods (born 30 July 1966) is an English football manager and former professional footballer who is academy manager at Grimsby Town. As a player, he was a striker from 1983 to 2000 for Doncaster Rovers, Rangers, Ipswich Town, Bra ...

(born 1966) and * Lucy Staniforth (born 1992)

Rugby

* Peter Fox, (born 1984)

Wakefield Trinity Wakefield Trinity is a professional rugby league club in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, that plays in the Super League. One of the original twenty-two clubs that formed the Northern Rugby Football Union in 1895, between 1999 and 2016 the ...

* Rob Webber, (born 1986) Bath Rugby

Cricket

* David Alleyne (born 1976) * Henry Badger (1900–1975) * Tom Bartram (born 1986) *

Scott Boswell Scott Anthony John Boswell (born 11 September 1974 in Fulford, York, North Yorkshire, England) is an English cricketer, who until his retirement specialised as a medium-fast bowler. In his youth, Boswell played both cricket and rugby for the f ...

(born 1974) * Philip Bower (1898–1978) * Andrew Brewster (born 1977) * Stephen Coverdale (born 1964) * Leonard Day (1859–1943) * Harry Dewse (1836–1910) * Matthew Fisher (born 1997) * Paul Gibb (1913–1977) * Charles Hall (1906–1976) *

John Hicks Sir John Richards Hicks (8 April 1904 – 20 May 1989) was a British economist. He is considered one of the most important and influential economists of the twentieth century. The most familiar of his many contributions in the field of economi ...

(1850–1912) * Tom Loten (born 1999) * John Nuttall (born 1967) * Manfred Palmes (1887–1968) * Charles Prest (1841–1875) * William Prest (1832–1885) *

Thomas Pride Colonel Thomas Pride (died 23 October 1658) was a Parliamentarian commander during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, best known as one of the regicides of Charles I and as the instigator of Pride's Purge. Personal details Thomas Pride was bor ...

(1864–1919) * Joseph Sullivan (1890–1932) * Steven Taylor (born 1963) * Nick Thornicroft (born 1985) * Lauren Winfield (born 1990) * Tim Walton (born 1972)

Motor sport

* Steve Webster MBE (born 1960)

Basketball

Isaac Fotu Isaac Fotu (born 18 December 1993) is a New Zealand professional basketball player for Utsunomiya Brex of the Japanese B.League. He also represents the New Zealand national team in international competition. Early life Born in York, England to ...

(born 1993)

Writers

* Kate Atkinson (born 1951), novelist and playwright *

W. H. Auden Wystan Hugh Auden (; 21 February 1907 – 29 September 1973) was a British-American poet. Auden's poetry was noted for its stylistic and technical achievement, its engagement with politics, morals, love, and religion, and its variety in ...

(1907–1973), poet and essayist * Nathan Drake (1766–1836), essayist and physician. *

Matt Haig Matt Haig (born 3 July 1975) is an English author and journalist. He has written both fiction and non-fiction books for children and adults, often in the speculative fiction genre. Early life Haig was born on 3 July 1975 in Sheffield. He went ...

(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 Fiona Mozley (born 1988)''Vogue'' interview, 16 October 201Retrieved 24 May 2018./ref> is an English novelist and medievalist. Her debut novel, ''Elmet'', was shortlisted for the 2017 Man Booker prize. Life and literature Fiona Mozley was born ...

(born 1988), novelist *

Laurence Sterne Laurence Sterne (24 November 1713 – 18 March 1768), was an Anglo-Irish novelist and Anglican cleric who wrote the novels ''The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman'' and '' A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy'', publishe ...

(1713–1768), author of ''

The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman ''The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman'', also known as ''Tristram Shandy'', is a novel by Laurence Sterne, inspired by '' Don Quixote''. It was published in nine volumes, the first two appearing in 1759, and seven others follow ...

''. * 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

Elizabeth Montagu by Wilson Lowry (1762-1824) engraving published April 1787

Benedict of York Benedict of York (died 1189) was a moneylender and a leading member of the 12th century Jewish community in York, England. Benedict was considered the second greatest moneylender in York after Josce of York. Benedict acquired several lands as a r ...

(died 1189), money lender *

Jon Champion Jonathan Martin Champion (born 23 May 1965) is a British sports commentator currently working as the lead association football commentator for ESPN (US). Champion is a well-established and experienced commentator who has also worked for the BBC ...

(born 1965), broadcaster * William B. Franklin (1823–1903) a career

US Army The United States Army (USA) is the land service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the eight U.S. uniformed services, and is designated as the Army of the United States in the U.S. Constitution.Article II, section 2, cla ...

officer. *Captain Christopher Levett (1586–1630), explorer of

New England New England is a region comprising six states in the Northeastern United States: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. It is bordered by the state of New York (state), New York to the west and by the Can ...

, first settler of

(present-day Portland),

Maine Maine () is a state in the New England and Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and ...

Elizabeth Montagu Elizabeth Montagu (née Robinson; 2 October 1718 – 25 August 1800) was a British social reformer, patron of the arts, salonnière, literary critic and writer, who helped to organize and lead the Blue Stockings Society. Her parents were both ...

(1718–1800) social reformer and patron of the arts. *

Guy Mowbray Guy Nicholas Mowbray (born 16 February 1972) is an English football commentator, who primarily appears on the BBC and BT Sport. While working for Eurosport at the 1998 World Cup, he became the youngest ever television commentator on a World Cup ...

(born 1972), football commentator * Laura Sayers (born 1978), radio producer and diarist *

Siward, Earl of Northumbria Siward ( or more recently ) or Sigurd ( ang, Sigeweard, non, Sigurðr digri) was an important earl of 11th-century northern England. The Old Norse nickname ''Digri'' and its Latin translation ''Grossus'' ("the stout") are given to him by near-c ...

(died 1055), army commander. *

James Hack Tuke James Hack Tuke (13 September 1819 – 13 January 1896) was an English philanthropist. Life Born at York, England in into a Quaker family, he was the son of Samuel Tuke and his wife Priscilla Hack; their seventh child, he had Daniel 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 William Tuke (24 March 1732 – 6 December 1822), an English tradesman, philanthropist and Quaker, earned fame for promoting more humane custody and care for people with mental disorders, using what he called gentler methods that came to be ...

(1732–1822), social campaigner.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:List Of people From York

People from York A person ( : people) is a being that has certain capacities or attributes such as reason, morality, consciousness or self-consciousness, and being a part of a culturally established form of social relations such as kinship, ownership of propert ...