Workington - Notable People

Notable People

  • Freddie Cairns (1863-?) - The self-styled Duke of Workington. A good-natured rag and bone man and 'constructor of paper jumping jacks and windmills', which he sold on the streets from a basket hung around his neck. Freddie featured on Victorian black and white postcards as a significant Workington character. An endearing story of his wedding day adventures made the newspaper in 1895, indicating the level of local affection for the 'Duke'.
  • Dale Campbell-Savours, Baron Campbell-Savours (1943-) - Labour politician and Member of Parliament (MP) for Workington from 1979 to 2001.
  • Thomas Cape M.B.E (1868–1947) - Labour politician and Member of Parliament (MP) for Workington from 1918 to 1945.
  • Mark Cueto - English international rugby union player.
  • Scott Dobie - Carlisle United and Scotland international footballer
  • Troy Donockley - Renowned Workington born player of uilleann pipes.
  • Sir Joseph Brian Donnelly (UK diplomat) KCMG, KBE, CMG - Son of Workington steelworker, educated at Workington Grammar School and Oxford University.
  • James Duffield (1835–1914) and Josiah Purser (1848–1928) - Responsible for moving the entire Dronfield steelworks (opened in 1873) to Workington in 1882. Both later served as Aldermen on Workington Borough Council.
  • Kathleen Ferrier CBE (1912–1953) - Won the prestigious Gold Cup at the 1938 Workington Musical Festival.
  • Ethel Fisher MBE Writer and poet, particularly of humorous verse in Cumbrian dialect.
  • Colonel Darren Greene (1860–1941)
  • Harold Goodall and Herbert Stubbs - World War 2 railwaymen notable for risking their lives to stop a burning ammunition wagon destroying a 57 vehicle train.
  • Fred Peart, Baron Peart Member of Parliament for Workington from 1945 to 1976. Fred was made a life peer in 1976, and served as Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal.
  • Gordon Preston (1925-) - Mathematician
  • Bishop Desmond Sibbald
  • James Alexander Smith VC (1881–1968) - Workington born soldier of the 3rd Battalion, Border Regiment during World War I.
  • Joseph 'Joey' Thompson - English Senior Amateur Billiards Champion 1936, 1947 and 1948.
  • Workington Steelworkers of 1878 - Gold medal winners at the Exposition Universelle (1878) or Paris World's Fair. The exhibits for Haematite pig iron, 'Bessemer' steel ingots (produced by the Bessemer process), castings, railway tracks and plates all won gold medals. This success led to international recognition and a significant increase in export orders.
  • Paul Dale (1970-), the first CTO to be appointed to the management board at ITV plc, biggest commercial television network in the UK.

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