Famous People Born In West Yorkshire

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Jodie Whittaker

(Best Known for Her Role as Beth Latimer in the TV Series 'Broadchurch')

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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: June 17, 1982

Sun Sign: Gemini

Height: 5'6" (168 cm)

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Matthew Lewis

(Actor)

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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: June 27, 1989

Sun Sign: Cancer

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

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Jane McDonald

(Singer)

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Listed In: Singers

Birthdate: April 4, 1963

Sun Sign: Aries

Recommended Lists:

London, England

Liverpool, England

Manchester, England

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Sophie McShera

(Actress)

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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: January 1, 1985

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Height: 5'3" (160 cm)

Recommended Lists:

Birmingham, England

Hertfordshire, England

Surrey, England

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James Frain

(Actor)

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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: March 14, 1968

Sun Sign: Pisces

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

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Christian Cooke

(Actor)

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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: September 15, 1987

Sun Sign: Virgo

Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

Recommended Lists:

Lancashire, England

Bristol, England

Kent, England

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Sally Wainwright

(Creator of the 2019 HBO and BBC One Television Series 'Gentleman Jack')

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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: 1963 AD

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Bill Nelson

(Singer)

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Listed In: Musicians

Birthdate: December 18, 1948

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Recommended Lists:

Leeds, England

Essex, England

Sheffield, England

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Roger Hargreaves

(Author)

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Listed In: Writers

Birthdate: May 9, 1935

Sun Sign: Taurus

Died: September 11, 1988

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Danielle Brown

(British Competitive Archer and Children’s Author)

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Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: April 10, 1988

Sun Sign: Aries

Recommended Lists:

Oxford, England

Yorkshire, England

Leicester, England

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Vic Feather

(General Secretary)

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Listed In: Leaders

Birthdate: April 10, 1908

Sun Sign: Aries

Died: July 28, 1976

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Yammy Xox

(British YouTuber and Gamer)

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Listed In: YouTubers

Birthdate: June 22, 1994

Sun Sign: Cancer

Recommended Lists:

Nottingham, England

Westminster, England

Hampshire, England

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Hector Munro Chadwick

(Historian)

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Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics

Birthdate: October 22, 1870

Sun Sign: Libra

Died: January 2, 1947