Born in Wakefield

Wakefield

City in West Yorkshire, England

Wakefield as a birthplace has produced a number of famous personalities of various fields (e.g. British writer (1933-2017), English actress (1927-1986), American rower): David Storey, Janet Davies, Lisa Rohde and some more.

Celebrities from Wakefield

Where is Wakefield located? Wakefield: Current Local Time

Celebrities from Wakefield

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David Storey

British writer (1933-2017)

*July 13th, 1933 †March 27th, 2017, London

59

Janet Davies

English actress (1927-1986)

*September 14th, 1927 †September 22nd, 1986, Bromley

68

Lisa Rohde

American rower

*August 12th, 1955

64

Michael Cumpsty

British actor

*February 26th, 1960

Claire Cooper: Age & Birthday

45

Claire Cooper

British actress

*February 24th, 1979

Bobby Jurasin: Age & Birthday

59

Bobby Jurasin

Player of American and Canadian football

*August 26th, 1964

George Gissing: Age & Birthday

46

George Gissing

English novelist

*November 22nd, 1857 †December 28th, 1903, Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port

Dave Penney: Age & Birthday

59

Dave Penney

English football player and manager (born 1964)

*August 17th, 1964

68

William Brewster

American ornithologist

*July 5th, 1851 †July 11th, 1919, Cambridge

Nigel Boocock: Age & Birthday

77

Nigel Boocock

British speedway rider

*September 17th, 1937 †April 3rd, 2015, Queensland

John Galvin: Age & Birthday

86

John Galvin

United States Army general

*May 13th, 1929 †September 25th, 2015, Jonesboro

Jody Firth: Age & Birthday

42

Jody Firth

British racing driver.

*July 11th, 1981

53

Alan Hunte

English rugby league footballer and coach, and rugby union footballer

*July 11th, 1970

Chris Greenacre: Age & Birthday

46

Chris Greenacre

British footballer (born 1977)

*December 23rd, 1977

37

Nick Hegarty

British footballer (born 1986)

*June 25th, 1986

Anne Treisman: Age & Birthday

82

Anne Treisman

English psychologist

*February 27th, 1935 †February 9th, 2018, Manhattan

75

Bill Nelson

English artist and musician

*December 18th, 1948

64

John Healey

British politician (born 1960)

*February 13th, 1960

61

Jane McDonald

English singer and television presenter

*April 4th, 1963

72

Barbara Hepworth

English sculptor

*January 10th, 1903 †May 20th, 1975, St Ives

59

John Scott

English organist and choirmaster

*June 18th, 1956 †August 12th, 2015, New York City

81

Israel Horovitz

American writer

*March 31st, 1939 †November 9th, 2020, New York City

37

Luke Burgess

English rugby league footballer

*February 20th, 1987

51

John Lilley

American ice hockey player

*August 3rd, 1972

39

Ross Jarman

British drummer

*September 22nd, 1984

26

James Bree

English association football player (born 1997)

*October 11th, 1997

59

Carl Airey

Football player (born 1965)

*February 2nd, 1965

39

Martyn Bernard

British high jump athlete

*December 15th, 1984

61

Ramsay Gilderdale

English actor

*August 5th, 1962

96

Johnny Longden

American horse trainer and jockey (1907-2003)

*February 14th, 1907 †February 14th, 2003, Banning

88

David Dellinger

American activist

*August 22nd, 1915 †May 25th, 2004, Montpelier

58

David Topliss

English rugby league footballer and coach (1949-2008)

*December 29th, 1949 †June 16th, 2008, Crofton

Anne O'Hare McCormick: Age & Birthday

74

Anne O'Hare McCormick

American journalist

*May 16th, 1880 †May 29th, 1954, New York City

80

Richard Bentley

English classical scholar, critic and theologian and Master of Trinity College, Cambridge (1662-1742)

*January 27th, 1662 †July 14th, 1742, Cambridge

85

John Anthony Volpe

American politician (1908-1994)

*December 8th, 1908 †November 11th, 1994, Nahant

75

Philip Gambone

American writer

*July 21st, 1948

84

Ian McNaught-Davis

British television presenter

*August 30th, 1929 †February 10th, 2014

30

Anthony Fabiano

American football player (born 1993)

*July 13th, 1993

60

Mark Davey

English boxer

*February 14th, 1964

60

Karl Davey

English boxer

*February 14th, 1964

27

Olivia Scriven

Canadian film actor and actor

*February 28th, 1997

54

Mark Hobson

British quadruple murderer

*September 2nd, 1969

37

Joe Hirst

English rugby league footballer

*April 21st, 1987

40

Annabel Scholey

British actress

*January 8th, 1984

54

Rob Liley

English rugby union footballer

*April 3rd, 1970

51

Paul Mattison

English footballer (born 1973)

*April 24th, 1973

72

Carolyn Pickles

British actress

*February 8th, 1952

84

Margaret Harrison

English feminist and artist (born 1940)

*January 1st, 1940

47

Martyn Holland

English rugby league footballer

*March 21st, 1977

75

Yvonne Henderson

Australian politician

*May 16th, 1948

48

Michelle Hardwick

British actress

*February 26th, 1976

20

Fleur Lewis

British swimmer

*December 3rd, 2003

55

Andy Comyn

English footballer (born 1968)

*August 2nd, 1968

38

Hannah Claydon

Glamour model

*March 13th, 1986

34

Cara Theobold

British actress

*January 8th, 1990

30

Lily Jane Stead

British actress

*August 15th, 1993

54

Michele McPhee

American journalist

*April 8th, 1970

56

John Liley

English rugby union footballer

*August 21st, 1967

61

Suzanne Horner

British squash player

*February 23rd, 1963

34

Nick Petersen

Canadian ice hockey player

*May 27th, 1989

58

Paul Lyman

English rugby league footballer

*May 24th, 1965

68

Annie Hulley

English actress

*October 23rd, 1955

71

Ray Girardin

American actor

*January 23rd, 1953

23

Matty Wolfe

English association football player

*June 12th, 2000

52

David Mercer

English playwright and screenwriter (1928-1980)

*June 27th, 1928 †August 8th, 1980, Haifa

79

Rawdon Christopher Briggs

*October 8th, 1869 †December 20th, 1948

73

Andrew Burt

British actor (1945-2018)

*May 23rd, 1945 †November 16th, 2018

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