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 40 people) - Page 6
Ellie Kildunne
Rugby union player
Franky Wah
Musical artist
C. H. B. Kitchin
British novelist
Peter Millican
Author
Samantha Teasdale
Lou Teasdale's sister
Gertrude Spurr Cutts
Canadian artist
Geoff Crowther
British travel writer
John Harbin
Australian sports coach
Walter Burley
Philosopher
Matthew Dobson
Physician
Maud le Vavasour, Baroness Butler
Henry Phipps, 1st Earl of Mulgrave
Former Master General of Ordnance of Pakistan
Thomas Wintour
Donna Preston
Kari Wells
Actress
Andy Goodway
Lawrence Wager
British geologist
John Kaye Cooper
Executive producer
Benjamin Francis Leftwich
Singer
Thomas Somers
Sprinter
Ryan Wigglesworth
Composer
Laureen Sylvestre
Cabaret artist
Peter Beverley
American Politician
Mary Rosse
Amateur astronomer
Robert Beverley
Major
Angela Sykes
Sculptor and cartoonist
William Cecil Slingsby
English mountain climber
Jasper Yeates
Former Representative of the Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly
William le Vavasour
Susanna Innes-Ker, Duchess of Roxburghe
Courtier
Martin Bladen
Politician
Marion Bidder
Physiologist
William Garforth
English cricketer
William Crompton-Stansfield
Former Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom
Marmaduke Tunstall
Ornithologist
Carolyn Browne
Former British Ambassador to Kazakhstan
John Hall-Stevenson
Writer
Alfred Fell
Merchant
Alastair Humphreys
English author
