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Famous People From Yorkshire
Guess the Yorkshire-born men and women according to the clues.
Including unitary authorities.
Using lists from the Times Atlas of Britain.
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Year Born
Place of Birth
Occupation
Answer
1069
Selby
King of England
Henry I
1570
York
Gunpowder plotter
Guy Fawkes
1728
Middlesbrough
Explorer
James Cook
1733
Birstall
Scientist
Joseph Priestley
1759
Hull
Abolitionist
William Wilberforce
1803
York
Cab inventor
Joseph Hansom
1818
Thornton
Novelist
Emily Bronte
1884
Leeds
Novelist
Arthur Ransome
1898
Castleford
Sculptor
Henry Moore
1903
Hull
Aviatrix
Amy Johnson
1907
York
Poet
Wystan Hugh Auden
1916
Huddersfield
Politician
Harold Wilson
1925
Leeds
Comedian
Ernie Wise
1930
Mytholmroyd
Poet
Ted Hughes
1932
Sheffield
Novelist
Sir Malcolm Bradbury
1934
Leeds
Playwright
Alan Bennett
1934
York
Actress
Dame Judi Dench
1937
Doncaster
Actor
Brian Blessed
1938
Doncaster
Actress
Dame Diana Rigg
1938
Barnsley
Politician
Arthur Scargill
1939
Sheffield
Novelist
Margaret Drabble
1940
Mirfield
Actor
Sir Patrick Stewart
1943
Scarborough
Actor
Sir Ben Kingsley
1955
Doncaster
Singer
Lesley Garrett
1959
Sheffield
Actor
Sean Bean
1960
Doncaster
Broadcaster
Jeremy Clarkson
1961
Rotherham
Politician
William Hague
1963
Sheffield
Astronaut
Helen Sharman
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