Wakefield
For other uses of the word, see Wakefield (disambiguation).
Famous people born in or near Wakefield
- Andrew Phillips - Intellectual
- Anne Elizabeth McCormick - Journalist, first woman to win the Pulitzer prize
- Barbara Hepworth - Sculptor
- Charles Waterton - Naturalist
- David Mercer - Playwright
- David Storey - Novelist and playwright
- Denis Parkinson - Grand Prix winner and commentator
- George Gissing - Novelist and misanthrope
- Henry Moore - Sculptor
- John Harrison - Clockmaker, the genius who solved the longitudinal problem
- John Radcliffe - Scientist and founder of the eponymous library in Oxford
- Jonty Parkin - Rugby Player, England Captain
- Kenneth Leighton - Composer
- Martin Frobisher - Explorer
- Noel Gay - Popular Composer
- Robin Hood - Outlaw, his fight with the Pinder of Wakefield being commemorated in the song "George a Green"
- Walter Hampson - Dialect Author & Poet
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| ► | Introduction |
| ► | History |
| ► | Famous people born in or near Wakefield |
| ► | Famous songs regarding Wakefield |
| ► | Sport |
| ► | Prisons |
| ► | External links |
| ► | References |
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