This is a list of people from Halifax, a town in West Yorkshire, England. They include actors, comedians, artists, television presenters, footballers and rugby players. A native of Halifax is referred to as a Haligonian, a demonym shared with Halifax in Novia Scotia.[1][2] 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 |
B
edit- Tom Bailey, singer with Thompson Twins
- Richard Bedford, singer
- Phyllis Bentley, novelist[3]
- Sarah Blackwood, singer with Dubstar[4]
- Bramwell Booth, former Salvation Army General[5]
- Harry "Hbomberguy" Brewis, leftist internet personality
- John Briercliffe, apothecary[6]
- Henry Briggs, mathematician[7]
C
edit- Alan Carter, Road racer 250cc. Youngest ever winner of a Grand Prix. Le Mans (1983)[8]
- Kenny Carter, Speedway Rider. British Champion 1984 1985. World Pairs champion 1983[9]
- John Reginald Halliday Christie, the murderer from 10 Rillington Place[10]
- Hannah Cockroft, athlete/double Paralympic gold medallist[11][12]
- Shirley Crabtree, wrestler professionally known as 'Big Daddy'[11]
D
edit- Jon Driver, scientist[13]
- George Dyson, composer[14]
H
edit- David Hartley, philosopher[15]
- Charlie Hodgson, rugby union fly half for England and Saracens[16]
- Nick Holmes, singer of the band Paradise Lost[17]
- Charles Horner, jeweller and inventor of the Dorcas thimble[18]
I
edit- Barrie Ingham, actor[19]
- Chris Illingworth, pianist of the band Gogo Penguin
K
edit- John Kettley, weather forecaster[20]
L
edit- Don Lang, musician[21]
- John Lawton, singer in the band Uriah Heep[22]
- Anne Lister, diarist and former owner of Shibden Hall[11]
M
edit- John Mackintosh, created Mackintosh's Toffee, which became Rowntree Mackintosh[23]
N
edit- Thomas Nettleton, local physician who carried out some of the earliest systematic programs of smallpox vaccination[24]
P
edit- Wilfred Pickles – radio broadcaster, newsreader and host of Have a Go, born in Halifax[25]
- Eric Portman – film and stage actor, born in Akroydon, Halifax[26]
S
edit- Sir Richard Saltonstall, colonist[27]
- Percy Shaw, inventor of Cat's Eyes, used on public roads[11]
- Ed Sheeran, singer-songwriter, born in Halifax[11]
- Oliver Smithies, geneticist, physical biochemist; Nobel prizewinner[28]
W
edit- John E. Walker, biochemist, Nobel prizewinner[29]
References
edit- ^ Eaton, Thomas (30 December 2017). "What links Glinski's hexagonal, Displacement, Transcendental and Fischer random? The Weekend quiz - From a dictator to Dennis the Menace, test your knowledge with the Weekend quiz". The Guardian. p. 62. ISSN 0261-3077.
- ^ Chrystal, Paul (2017). The Place Names of Yorkshire; Cities, Towns, Villages, Rivers and Dales, some Pubs too, in Praise of Yorkshire Ales (1 ed.). Catrine: Stenlake. p. 40. ISBN 9781840337532.
- ^ Mullin, Katherine. "Bentley, Phyllis Eleanor". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/30810. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Music interview '" Dubstar: '˜We're just people watchers'". The Yorkshire Post. 28 September 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ Lamb, D C. "Booth, (William) Bramwell". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/31969. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Crabtree 1836, p. 258.
- ^ Crabtree 1836, p. 259.
- ^ Robinson, Andrew (9 May 2021). "The tragic life and death of speedway star 'King Kenny' Carter". Yorkshire Live. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ Wilson, Charles, ed. (23 May 1986). "Obituary: Kenny Carter". The Times. No. 62,464. p. 14. ISSN 0140-0460.
- ^ Kennedy, Ludovic. "Christie, John Reginald Halliday". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/37280. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ a b c d e Kellett, Abigail (9 March 2020). "Did you know that these 12 famous people lived in Calderdale?". The Halifax Courier. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ Westby, Nick (2 January 2021). "21 Yorkshire sports stars to watch in 2021". The Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ "Professor Jon Driver". The Times. 30 December 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ Foreman, Lewis. "Dyson, Sir George". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/32950. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Crabtree 1836, p. 269.
- ^ Godwin, Hugh (1 April 2014). "The bright new No 2 at No 10". The Independent. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ Larkin 1998, p. 4,123.
- ^ Hargreaves, John A. "Horner, Charles". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Coveney, Michael (12 February 2015). "Barrie Ingham obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ "John Kettley". BBC. Archived from the original on 20 June 2009.
- ^ Larkin 1998, p. 3,124.
- ^ Mulvey, John, ed. (October 2021). "Real Gone". Mojo. No. 335. Peterborough: Bauer. p. 117. ISSN 1351-0193.
- ^ Fitzgerald, Robert. "Mackintosh, John". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/38422. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Crabtree 1836, p. 278.
- ^ "Wilfred Pickles". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
- ^ "Star Archive- Eric Portman (1903–1969)". Archived from the original on 9 September 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
- ^ Crabtree 1836, p. 245.
- ^ "Oliver Smithies - Biographical". Nobelprize.org. Nobel Media. 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ "John E. Walker – Facts".
Sources
edit- Crabtree, John (1836). A concise History of the parish and vicarage of Halifax, in the county of York. Halifax: Hartley & Walker. OCLC 458968481.
- Larkin, Colin (1998). The encyclopedia of popular music (3 ed.). London: MUZE. ISBN 1561592374.