Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county in northern England. It's known for its Roman and Viking heritage, as well as its Norman castles, medieval abbeys, Industrial Revolution-era cities and 2 national parks. The county town of York, founded by the Romans, is home to 13th-century cathedral York Minster, Tudor houses and medieval walls. The interactive Jorvik Viking Centre recalls the area's 9th-century Norse occupation.
People born in Yorkshire (First 49 people) - Page 5
Ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron
Politician
Christine Evans
Poet
Chris Chapman
Jill Kemp
British actor
Rachael McShane
Musical artist
Jan Bell
Singer-songwriter
Judy Wilson
English actress
Peter Wood, 3rd Earl of Halifax
British Politician
Thomas Bradbury
Minister
Caspar Jopling
Art dealer ‧ Ellie Goulding's husband
Michael Price
Composer
Louis Rigg
Engineer
Jeff Wooller
Financier
Frank Hawking
Author ‧ Stephen Hawking's father
Agnes Doreen Sellers
Entertainer ‧ Peter Sellers' mother
Frazer Hadfield
William Rolleston
Former Minister of Justice of New Zealand
Yvonne Buckingham
Actress
Robert Wintour
Mark Haworth-Booth
British curator
Keith Hale
English songwriter
David Bellwood
Lionel Braham
British actor
Henry Clifford, 5th Earl of Cumberland
English Politician
Adrian Beecroft
Businessperson
Alasdair Middleton
British librettist
Christine Rae
Author
Godfrey Sykes
English painter
Sophie Baker
Actress
Jonathan Broadbent
Actor
Allan Mallinson
English author
William Wentworth, 2nd Earl of Strafford
Jason Goodall
Tennis player
John Laycock
Lawyer
Nicholas Jopling
Caspar Jopling's father
Katherine Schofield
Actress
Harry Godwin
Botanist
Robert Simms
Member of the Legislative Council of South Australia
Jason Horsley
Author
Patrick Wolfe
Historian
Robbie Cotton
Football player
Ben Sowrey
Rugby union player
Denise P. Barlow
British molecular geneticist
Barbara Robb
British psychotherapist
Edward Royle
Author
Martin Connell
Senior officer
David Blair
British film director
