List of people from Barnsley
This is a list of people from Barnsley, a town in South Yorkshire, England. This list is arranged alphabetically by surname:
A
- John Arden (1930–2012), playwright
- Maggie Atkinson, the Children's Commissioner for England [1]
B
- Josh Bates (speedway rider) (1996––), professional speedway rider
- Mark Beevers (1989––), footballer, Sheffield Wednesday F.C.
- Harold "Dickie" Bird (1933––), international cricket umpire
- Pete Brown, (1968––), beer writer and columnist
- Inga Brooksby (1988––) Actress, Starred in series 'Down to Earth'
- Dai Bradley, actor, Billy Casper in Ken Loach's film Kes
- Joseph Bramah (1748–1814), inventor, flushing water closet, Bramah lock and the beer pump
- Stan Burton (1912-1977), Former Wolverhampton Wanderers player, played in 1939 FA Cup Final
C
- Ed Clancy (1985–present), professional cyclist
- Wilf Copping (1909–1980), footballer, played for England 20 times
- Mark Crossley (b 1969), former Nottingham Forest, Fulham & Sheffield Wednesday goalkeeper, currently playing for Chesterfield in League Two
- Nick Crowe (b 1968), artist
D
- Shaun Dooley, actor
- Kenny Doughty, actor
- John Duttine (b 1949–present), actor
E
- Leonard Knight Elmhirst (1893–1974), philanthropist
- Air Marshal Sir Thomas Elmhirst (1895–1982), Commander-in-Chief Royal Indian Air Force, Lieutenant-Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Guernsey
- Joann Fletcher, Egyptologist
- Toby Foster, Radio Sheffield presenter, comedian and actor
F
- Toby Foster Comedian works for BBC Radio Sheffield possibly from Sheffield
G
- Brian Glover (1934–1997), actor
- Darren Gough (b 1970), cricketer
- Brian Greenhoff (1953-2013), footballer, Manchester United and Leeds United
- Jimmy Greenhoff (b 1946–present), footballer, Manchester United and Leeds United
H
- Joanne Harris (b 1964), novelist, Chocolat
- David Hirst (b 1967), England international footballer, played for Barnsley before joining Sheffield Wednesday
- Stephanie Hirst (1976–present) Radio presenter, former host of hit40uk on commercial radio throughout the UK
- Geoff Horsfield (1973–present) Professional footballer turned coach
- Geoffrey Howse (1955–present) actor, local historian and author, was a student at Barnsley School of Art 1973–75.
- Dorothy Hyman (1941–present) Sprinter
I
- Graham Ibbeson Sculptor, artist, responsible for statue outside NUM Head Offices, Barnsley and Eric Morecambe statue, Morecambe
J
- Ashley Jackson Artist
- Admiral of the Fleet, Sir Henry Bradwardine Jackson, GCB, FRS, 1855-1929. First Sea Lord, May 1915 to December 1916. Pioneer of ship to ship wireless technology was born in Barnsley the son of Henry Jackson, a leading linen manufacturer in the town.
- Mark Jones (1933–1958) One of the eight Manchester United players to be killed in the Munich air disaster
K
- Katherine Kelly (1980–present) Actress, played Becky Granger in ITV soap opera Coronation Street
L
- Ethel Lang (1900-2015), English supercentenarian
- Davey Lawrence (1985–present) Ice Hockey Netminder playing for the Sheffield Steelers
- Joseph Locke (1805–1860) civil engineer
- Stephen Lodge (1952–present) a former Premier League referee, who retired from top-flight officiating at the end of the 2000–01 season.
M
- Baron Mason of Barnsley, (1924–present) Former Northern Ireland Secretary.
- Thomas Masters (1899) founder of Thomas Masters Removals - Storage.
- John Mayock (1970–present) former 1500m runner, member of Team GB.
- Mick McCarthy (1959–present) Ex-professional footballer and manager of the football club Ipswich Town F.C.. Former manager of the Republic of Ireland national football team
- Paul McCue (1958–present) Author and military historian
- Ian McMillan (1956–present) The Bard of Barnsley
- CJ de Mooi Panellist on quiz show Eggheads.
- Chris Morgan, ex-professional football player. Morgan formally played for the town's football club and is now a coach at Sheffield United.
- Martyn Moxon (1960–present) Cricketer who played for Yorkshire and played in 10 test matches for England
- Jenni Murray (1950–present) Journalist and broadcaster, current presenter of 'Woman's Hour' on BBC Radio 4
- Patrick Murphy (1969–present) Artist and Independent Curator, founder of HIVE Gallery, Small World International Short Animation Festival (held at The Civic, Barnsley) and also founder of Northern Futures Award a cultural award for the North of England which is also based at The Civic in Barnsley
- Sam Nixon (1986–present) Came 3rd on Pop Idol 2003. Former catering student and ex-Holgate School pupil. Had a UK No. 1 hit with Mark Rhodes and their cover of With a Little Help from My Friends, originally performed by The Beatles. And co-host of Saturday morning BBC2 programme TMi with Mark Rhodes and Caroline Flack.
O
- Richard O'Dwyer University student, creator of TV Shack. Currently in the process of being extradited to the US on charges of conspiracy to commit copyright infringement and criminal infringement of copyright.
- Jon Owen Case Manager, Chester Socialite and part-time Folk Singer
P
- Jon Parkin (1981–present) Professional footballer, playing for Preston North End in the Championship and nicknamed 'The Beast'
- Michael Parkinson (1935–present) British talk show host, journalist and television presenter
- Paul Quinn 1976 present from the band Saxon
R
- Stan Richards (1930–2005) Actor
- Kate Rusby (1973–present) Folk singer
S
- Arthur Scargill, leader of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) from 1981 to 2000. He founded the Socialist Labour Party in 1996 and is currently the party's leader.
- Harry Leslie Smith (born 1923), author of Harry's Last Stand (2014) and autobiographical works.
T
- James Hudson Taylor (1832–1905) British Protestant Christian missionary to China, and founder of the China Inland Mission (CIM) (now OMF International).
- Tommy Taylor (1932–1958) Professional footballer, one of the 'Busby Babes' (or Manchester United under the management of Matt Busby) who was killed in the Munich air disaster
W
- Obadiah Walker (1616–1699) Academic and Master of University College, Oxford from 1676 to 1688
- Charlie Williams (1928–2006) Ex-professional footballer and stand-up comedian
- Harry Worth (1917-1989) Actor, comedian and ventriloquist.