Famous People Born In Leeds

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 1 
Peter O'Toole
(Stage and Film Actor)
Peter O'Toole
20
Birthdate: August 2, 1932
Sun Sign: Leo
Died: December 14, 2013
Marco Pierre White
15
Listed In: Food Experts
Birthdate: December 11, 1961
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
 3 
Charlie Heaton
(Actor and Musician Known for His Role as ‘Jonathan Byers’ in the TV Series ‘Stranger Things’)
Charlie Heaton
47
Birthdate: February 6, 1994
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 4 
Mel B
(Singer)
Mel B
39
Birthdate: May 29, 1975
Sun Sign: Gemini
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 5 
Tom Wilkinson
(English Actor Known for His Films: ‘The Full Monty’, ‘Michael Clayton’ and ‘In the Bedroom’)
Tom Wilkinson
6
Birthdate: December 12, 1948
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
 6 
James Milner
(English Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Midfielder)
James Milner
19
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 4, 1986
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 7 
Matthew Lewis
(Actor)
Matthew Lewis
28
Birthdate: June 27, 1989
Sun Sign: Cancer
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 8 
Kalvin Phillips
(Football player)
Kalvin Phillips
13
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: December 2, 1995
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 9 
Christopher Tolkien
(Editor, Illustrator, Academic and the Son of Author J. R. R. Tolkien)
Christopher Tolkien
8
Birthdate: November 21, 1924
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Died: January 16, 2020
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 10 
Gabby Logan
(Welsh Television Presenter and a Former Rhythmic Gymnast)
Gabby Logan
5
Birthdate: April 24, 1973
Sun Sign: Taurus
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 11 
Gemma Whelan
(Actress)
Gemma Whelan
6
Birthdate: April 23, 1981
Sun Sign: Taurus
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 12 
Alan Smith
(English Footballer)
Alan Smith
5
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: October 28, 1980
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 13 
Corinne Bailey Rae
(Singer-Songwriter Best Known for Her 2006 Single ‘Put Your Records On')
Corinne Bailey Rae
6
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: February 26, 1979
Sun Sign: Pisces
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
 14 
John Simm
(Actor)
John Simm
4
Birthdate: July 10, 1970
Sun Sign: Cancer
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 15 
Julian Barratt
(Actor, Comedian, Composer)
Julian Barratt
2
Birthdate: May 4, 1968
Sun Sign: Taurus
 16 
James Frain
(Actor)
James Frain
3
Birthdate: March 14, 1968
Sun Sign: Pisces
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 17 
Chris Moyles
(Television presenter, Autobiographer, Disc jockey)
Chris Moyles
2
Birthdate: February 22, 1974
Sun Sign: Pisces
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 18 
Jimmy Savile
(DJ, Television & Radio Personality)
Jimmy Savile
46
Birthdate: October 31, 1926
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Died: October 29, 2011
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 19 
Vic Reeves
(Comedian, Autobiographer, Singer)
Vic Reeves
4
Birthdate: January 24, 1959
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 20 
Paul Hunter
(English Professional Snooker Player)
Paul Hunter
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: October 14, 1978
Sun Sign: Libra
Died: October 9, 2006
 21 
Jeremy Paxman
(Journalist, Television presenter, Writer, Radio personality)
Jeremy Paxman
2
Birthdate: May 11, 1950
Sun Sign: Taurus
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
 22 
Nile Wilson
(Former British Artistic Gymnast and Olympic Bronze Medalist)
Nile Wilson
8
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 17, 1996
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 23 
Beryl Burton
(English Racing Cyclist)
Beryl Burton
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: May 12, 1937
Sun Sign: Taurus
Died: May 5, 1996
 24 
Royston Langdon
3
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: May 1, 1972
Sun Sign: Taurus
 25 
Ralph Ineson
(Actor who is known for playing the role of Chris Finch in the BBC television series The Office)
Ralph Ineson
6
Birthdate: December 15, 1969
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 26 
Angela Griffin
(Actress)
Angela Griffin
2
Birthdate: July 10, 1976
Sun Sign: Cancer
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 27 
Jason Robinson
(English Former Dual-Code International Rugby League and Rugby Union Footballer)
Jason Robinson
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: July 30, 1974
Sun Sign: Leo
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 28 
Josh Warrington
(British Professional Boxer)
Josh Warrington
3
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: November 14, 1990
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 29 
Jonny Brownlee
(British Professional Triathlete and Olympic Gold Medalist)
Jonny Brownlee
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: April 30, 1990
Sun Sign: Taurus
 30 
Reg Park
(English Bodybuilder, Businessman and Actor)
Reg Park
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: June 7, 1928
Sun Sign: Gemini
Died: November 22, 2007
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 31 
Sophie Wilson
(computer scientist)
Sophie Wilson
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: 1957 AD
 32 
Stevie Wright
(Australian Musician, Songwriter and Lead Singer of the Rock-and-Roll Band 'The Easybeats')
Stevie Wright
2
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: December 20, 1947
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Died: December 27, 2015
 33 
Matty Lee
(British Diver and Olympic Gold Medalist)
Matty Lee
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: March 5, 1998
Sun Sign: Pisces
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 34 
Tony Harrison
(Boxer)
Tony Harrison
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: September 6, 1990
Sun Sign: Virgo
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 35 
Nicola Adams
(British Former Professional Boxer)
Nicola Adams
13
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: October 26, 1982
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 36 
Arthur Ransome
(Author)
Arthur Ransome
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: January 18, 1884
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Died: June 3, 1967
 37 
Beverley Callard
(Actress)
Beverley Callard
4
Birthdate: March 28, 1957
Sun Sign: Aries
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 38 
Nell McAndrew
(Model)
Nell McAndrew
1
Listed In: Fashion
Birthdate: November 6, 1973
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 39 
Philip Wicksteed
(British Economist, Classicist, Literary Critic and Theologian)
Philip Wicksteed
0
Birthdate: October 25, 1844
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Died: March 18, 1927
 40 
Sally Timms
(Singer, Singer-songwriter)
Sally Timms
1
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: November 29, 1959
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
 41 
Michael Halliday
(Linguist who developed the internationally influential systemic functional linguistics (SFL) model of language)
Michael Halliday
1
Birthdate: April 13, 1925
Sun Sign: Aries
Died: April 15, 2018
 42 
Christian Cooke
(Actor)
Christian Cooke
3
Birthdate: September 15, 1987
Sun Sign: Virgo
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 43 
John Atkinson Grimshaw
(Painter)
John Atkinson Grimshaw
0
Birthdate: September 6, 1836
Sun Sign: Virgo
Died: October 13, 1893
 44 
Brenda Hale, Baroness Hale of Richmond
(British Judge Who Served as President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom)
Brenda Hale, Baroness Hale of Richmond
1
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: January 31, 1945
Sun Sign: Aquarius
 45 
Danny Care
(English Rugby Union Player)
Danny Care
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 2, 1987
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 46 
Angela Morley
(Composer)
Angela Morley
2
Birthdate: March 10, 1924
Sun Sign: Pisces
Died: January 14, 2009
 47 
Thomas Byles
(Priest)
Thomas Byles
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 26, 1870
Sun Sign: Pisces
Died: April 15, 1912
 48 
Francesca Jones
(British Tennis Player)
Francesca Jones
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: September 19, 2000
Sun Sign: Virgo
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 49 
Charles Stross
(British Writer of Science Fiction and Fantasy)
Charles Stross
2
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: October 18, 1964
Sun Sign: Libra
 50 
William Congreve
(Playwright, Poet, Writer, Translator)
William Congreve
4
Listed In:
Birthdate: January 24, 1670
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Died: January 19, 1729