Notable People
- For a fuller list, see Category:People from Batley
The following people were born in Batley:
- Joseph Priestley (1733-1804), cleric and chemist often credited with the discovery of oxygen; born in neighbouring Birstall where there is a statue of him in the town centre.
- Louis Hall (1852-1915), cricketer for Yorkshire.
- Robert Palmer (1949-2003), pop singer famous for the 1986 hit, "Addicted to Love".
- Arthur Roche (b. 1950), ninth and current Bishop of Leeds.
- Larry Hirst (b. 1951), chairman of IBM Europe, Middle East and Africa between 2008 and 2010.
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