List of people from Halifax, West Yorkshire

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 References

B

• 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

• 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

• Jon Driver, scientist^[13]
• George Dyson, composer^[14]

H

• 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

• Barrie Ingham, actor^[19]
• Chris Illingworth, pianist of the band Gogo Penguin

K

• John Kettley, weather forecaster^[20]

L

• Don Lang, musician^[21]
• John Lawton, singer in the band Uriah Heep^[22]
• Anne Lister, diarist and former owner of Shibden Hall^[11]

M

• John Mackintosh, created Mackintosh's Toffee, which became Rowntree Mackintosh^[23]

N

• Thomas Nettleton, local physician who carried out some of the earliest systematic programs of smallpox vaccination^[24]

P

• Wilfred Pickles – radio broadcaster, newsreader and host of Have a Go, born in Halifax^[25]
• Eric Portman – film and stage actor, born in Ackroydon, Halifax^[26]

S

• 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

• John E. Walker, biochemist, Nobel prizewinner^[29]

References

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.)
4. "Music interview '" Dubstar: '˜We're just people watchers'". The Yorkshire Post. 28 September 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
5. 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.)
6. Crabtree 1836, p. 258.
7. Crabtree 1836, p. 259.
8. Robinson, Andrew (9 May 2021). "The tragic life and death of speedway star 'King Kenny' Carter". Yorkshire Live. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
9. Wilson, Charles, ed. (23 May 1986). "Obituary: Kenny Carter". The Times. No. 62,464. p. 14. ISSN 0140-0460.
10. 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.)
11. Kellett, Abigail (9 March 2020). "Did you know that these 12 famous people lived in Calderdale?". The Halifax Courier. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
12. Westby, Nick (2 January 2021). "21 Yorkshire sports stars to watch in 2021". The Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
13. "Professor Jon Driver". The Times. 30 December 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
14. 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.)
15. Crabtree 1836, p. 269.
16. Godwin, Hugh (1 April 2014). "The bright new No 2 at No 10". The Independent. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
17. Larkin 1998, p. 4,123.
18. Hargreaves, John A. "Horner, Charles". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
19. Coveney, Michael (12 February 2015). "Barrie Ingham obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
20. . BBC. Archived from the original on 20 June 2009.
21. Larkin 1998, p. 3,124.
22. Mulvey, John, ed. (October 2021). "Real Gone". Mojo. No. 335. Peterborough: Bauer. p. 117. ISSN 1351-0193.
23. 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.)
24. Crabtree 1836, p. 278.
25. "Wilfred Pickles". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
26. . Archived from the original on 9 September 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
27. Crabtree 1836, p. 245.
28. "Oliver Smithies - Biographical". Nobelprize.org. Nobel Media. 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
29. "John E. Walker – Facts".

Sources

• 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.