List of Manx people

The Manx (Manx: Ny Manninee) are an ethnic group coming from the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea in northern Europe. They are often described as a Celtic people, though they have had a mixed background including Norse and English influences.

Actors

• Samantha Barks, actor, musician
• Anthony Quayle, actor of Manx ancestry
• Jamie Blackley, actor of screen, television and stage

Arts

• Rayner Hoff, sculptor
• Bryan Kneale, sculptor
• Archibald Knox, designer

Musicians

• Barry Gibb, musician, The Bee Gees
• Robin Gibb, musician, The Bee Gees
• Maurice Gibb, musician, The Bee Gees
• Davy Knowles, musician, Back Door Slam
• Harry Manx, Canadian musician

Politicians

• Illiam Dhone (William Christian in English), nationalist and politician
• Robert Quayle Kermode, 19th century Tasmanian politician and then richest Manxman in the world
• Sir Miles Walker, politician

Scholars

• Martin Bridson, mathematician
• Edward Forbes, naturalist professor
• Sir Frank Kermode, professor of English

Sportspeople

• Jonathan Bellis, professional cyclist
• Mark Cavendish, professional cyclist
• Mark Christian, professional cyclist
• Conor Cummins, motorbike racer
• Zoe Gillings, snowboarder
• Darryl Hill professional snooker player
• Nina Hunt, Latin American dance coach and choreographer
• David Lyon (1943-), cricketer
• Peter Kennaugh, professional cyclist
• David Knight enduro motorcyclist

Writers

• Lillian Beckwith, writer
• T. E. Brown, poet, scholar and theologian
• Hall Caine, novelist and playwright
• Mona Douglas, poet and folklorist
• Caro Fraser, novelist
• Eliza S. Craven Green, poet
• Jane Holland, poet, performer and novelist
• Sarah Holland, writer, actress and singer
• John Kelly, lexicographer and Bible translator into Manx
• Josephine Kermode (Cushag), poet and playwright
• Nigel Kneale, screenwriter
• Charlotte Lamb (Sheila Holland née Coates), romantic novelist
• Sophia Morrison, folklorist
• Esther Nelson, poet
• Randolph Quirk, Lord Quirk, linguistics scholar
• Hilary Robinson, children's author
• Christopher R. Shimmin, playwright and politician
• Thomas Shimmin, poet and rag-gatherer
• Brian Stowell, writer, broadcaster and translator into the Manx language
• George Waldron, topographer and poet

Others

• Robert Henry Cain, Victoria Cross recipient
• George Q. Cannon, Mormon apostle
• Fletcher Christian, mutineer on HMS Bounty
• Richard Costain, founder of Costain Group
• William Garrett (1842-1916), Medal of Honor recipient in the American Civil War^[1]
• Peter Heywood, mutineer on HMS Bounty, later a naval post captain
• Abdullah Quilliam, Victorian Muslim of Manx ancestry

See also

• List of residents of the Isle of Man
• Lists of people by nationality
• Manx people

References