Famous People Born In York

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Judi Dench
(English Actress Who is Regarded as One of the Britain's Best Actresses)
Judi Dench
39
Birthdate: December 9, 1934
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Height: 5'1" (155 cm)
 2 
Guy Fawkes
(Soldier)
Guy Fawkes
38
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: April 13, 1570
Sun Sign: Aries
Died: January 31, 1606
 3 
W. H. Auden
(One of the Greatest Authors of 20th Century)
W. H. Auden
2
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: February 21, 1907
Sun Sign: Pisces
Died: September 29, 1973
 4 
Mark Addy
(Actor Known for His TV Sitcoms: ‘The Thin Blue Line’, ‘Atlantis’ and ‘Still Standing’)
Mark Addy
4
Birthdate: January 14, 1964
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 5 
David Bradley
(Actor)
David Bradley
4
Birthdate: April 17, 1942
Sun Sign: Aries
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 6 
Steve McClaren
(Association football player, Association football manager)
Steve McClaren
5
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: May 3, 1961
Sun Sign: Taurus
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 7 
Vince Cable
(Political Leader)
Vince Cable
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: May 9, 1943
Sun Sign: Taurus
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 8 
Kate Atkinson
(Novelist)
Kate Atkinson
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: December 20, 1951
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
 9 
Martin Rees
(British Cosmologist and Astrophysicist)
Martin Rees
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: June 23, 1942
Sun Sign: Cancer
 10 
Alcuin
(Scholar, Clergyman and Poet)
Alcuin
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 0735 AD
Died: May 19, 0804
 11 
Jamie Hopcutt
(Footballer attacking midfielder)
Jamie Hopcutt
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: June 23, 1992
Sun Sign: Cancer
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 12 
Seebohm Rowntree
(British Sociologist and Philanthropist Known for His Studies of Poverty and Welfare)
Seebohm Rowntree
0
Birthdate: July 7, 1871
Sun Sign: Cancer
Died: October 7, 1954
 13 
Amlaíb Cuarán
(Warrior)
Amlaíb Cuarán
0
Birthdate: 0927 AD
Died: 0980 AD
 14 
Elizabeth Montagu
(British Social Reformer, Patron of the Arts, Salonnière, Literary Critic and Writer)
Elizabeth Montagu
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: October 2, 1718
Sun Sign: Libra
Died: August 25, 1800
 15 
Wally Herbert
(Explorer)
Wally Herbert
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: October 24, 1934
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Died: June 12, 2007
 16 
Johnny Leeze
(Actor)
Johnny Leeze
0
Birthdate: December 31, 1941
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Died: October 25, 2020
 17 
Sir William Harcourt
(Lawyer)
Sir William Harcourt
1
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: October 14, 1827
Sun Sign: Libra
Died: October 1, 1904
 18 
Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth
(Economist)
Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth
0
Birthdate: May 23, 1914
Sun Sign: Gemini
Died: May 31, 1981
 19 
Thomas Of Bayeux
(Archbishop)
Thomas Of Bayeux
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Died: November 18, 1100
 20 
Silvanus Phillips Thompson
(Electrical engineer)
Silvanus Phillips Thompson
1
Birthdate: June 19, 1851
Sun Sign: Gemini
Died: June 12, 1916
 21 
Peter Harrison
(British architect)
Peter Harrison
2
Listed In: Architects
Birthdate: June 14, 1716
Sun Sign: Gemini
Died: April 30, 1775
 22 
Mike Atkinson
(Footballer right-back or midfielder position)
Mike Atkinson
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: December 2, 1994
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 23 
John Earle
(Bishop)
John Earle
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 1601 AD
Died: November 17, 1665