Famous People From Yorkshire - Statistics

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Year Born	Place of Birth	Occupation	Answer	% Correct
1570	York	Gunpowder plotter	Guy Fawkes	94%
1728	Middlesbrough	Explorer	James Cook	52%
1759	Hull	Abolitionist	William Wilberforce	49%
1818	Thornton	Novelist	Emily Bronte	46%
1934	York	Actress	Dame Judi Dench	41%
1069	Selby	King of England	Henry I	40%
1916	Huddersfield	Politician	Harold Wilson	39%
1898	Castleford	Sculptor	Henry Moore	36%
1903	Hull	Aviatrix	Amy Johnson	32%
1959	Sheffield	Actor	Sean Bean	30%
1934	Leeds	Playwright	Alan Bennett	24%
1960	Doncaster	Broadcaster	Jeremy Clarkson	22%
1930	Mytholmroyd	Poet	Ted Hughes	21%
1940	Mirfield	Actor	Sir Patrick Stewart	18%
1963	Sheffield	Astronaut	Helen Sharman	15%
1803	York	Cab inventor	Joseph Hansom	14%
1937	Doncaster	Actor	Brian Blessed	10%
1733	Birstall	Scientist	Joseph Priestley	10%
1955	Doncaster	Singer	Lesley Garrett	10%
1925	Leeds	Comedian	Ernie Wise	9%
1938	Doncaster	Actress	Dame Diana Rigg	8%
1943	Scarborough	Actor	Sir Ben Kingsley	8%
1961	Rotherham	Politician	William Hague	7%
1907	York	Poet	Wystan Hugh Auden	7%
1938	Barnsley	Politician	Arthur Scargill	6%
1884	Leeds	Novelist	Arthur Ransome	2%
1939	Sheffield	Novelist	Margaret Drabble	1%
1932	Sheffield	Novelist	Sir Malcolm Bradbury	1%

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