Bradford

:This article discusses the city Bradford, in West Yorkshire, England. Bradford gives its name to the metropolitan borough named the City of Bradford Metropolitan District, discussed in a separate article, which also takes in many towns and villages in the surrounding area.

Famous Bradfordians

• John Braine Writer
• The Brontë sisters, Anne, Emily, and Charlotte were born in Thornton on the outskirts of Bradford.
• Ian Clough — mountaineer
• Frederick Delius — Composer
• Adrian Edmondson — actor and comedian, most notably Young Ones and Bottom
• W.E. Forster Politician — commemorated by statue, and is the namesake of Forster Square.
• Gareth Gates — Pop Idol runner up
• Edward Garvey — Garda Commissioner
• David Hockney — Artist
• Allan Holdsworth — Guitarist
• Samuel Lister — Industrialist and inventor
• J. B. Priestley — Writer, commemorated by a statue.
• Sooty — glove puppet
• Richard Whiteley — Television Presenter
• Sir Walter Womersley, World War II minister representing Grimsby.

Wm Morrison Supermarkets originated in Bradford. Bradford is the birthplace of rock bands Terrorvision and The Mission; techno outfit Unique 3, an important part of the Yorkshire Bleeps and Bass scene of the early 1990s; and Asian hip hop group Fun-Da-Mental.

Related Topics:
Wm Morrison Supermarkets - Terrorvision - The Mission - Techno - Unique 3 - Yorkshire Bleeps and Bass - Hip hop - Fun-Da-Mental

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