Notable People
- Due to the placement of Dewsbury and District Hospital, many notable people have been born in the town. For a fuller list, see Category:People from Dewsbury
The following people were born in Dewsbury:
- John Rudd (c. 1498-c. 1579) and his apprentice Christopher Saxton (c. 1540-c. 1610), both clerics and cartographers who would be the first to complete the map of England, the latter finishing the job after the former's death.
- Sir Thomas Clifford Allbutt (1836–1925), physician; inventor of the medical thermometer.
- Sir Owen Willans Richardson (1879–1959), physicist, won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1928 for his work of thermionic emission.
- Eddie Waring (1910–1986), rugby league coach, commentator and television presenter famous for hosting the BBC game show, It's a Knockout. Managed Dewsbury RLFC (now the Dewsbury Rams) during World War II, leading them to their second Challenge Cup victory in 1943.
- Tom Kilburn (1921–2005), computer engineer; co-inventor of the first stored-program computer.
- Betty Lockwood, Baroness Lockwood (born 1924), politician and activist for women's rights; was the first chair of the Equal Opportunities Commission from 1975 to 1983, and served as Chancellor of the University of Bradford from 1997 to 2005.
- Betty Boothroyd, Baroness Boothroyd (born 1929), politician; first female Speaker of the House of Commons between 1992 and 2000.
- Mike "Stevo" Stephenson (born 1947), Sky Sports commentator and former rugby league footballer; captained Dewsbury to their only championship success in 1973.
- Mary Tamm (1950-2012), actress famous for her role as "Romana" in Doctor Who from 1978-1979.
- Andrew Morton (born 1953), writer, journalist and biographer of royalty and celebrities such as Tom Cruise, Angelina Jolie and Diana, Princess of Wales. His work is often met with controversy.
- Kazia Pelka (born 1960), actress famous for roles in soap-operas such as Brookside, Heartbeat and Coronation Street.
- Tim Fountain (born 1967), playwright and author, whose plays (often centered on sex or genitalia) have often been the cause of controversy.
- Victoria O'Keefe (1969–1990), actress best known for playing Jane Beckett, laconic survivor of a nuclear attack on nearby Sheffield, in the made-for-TV nuclear warfare drama "Threads".
- Sayeeda Warsi, Baroness Warsi of Dewsbury (born 1971), Conservative politician.
- Joel Graham (born 1977), bassist for thrash metal band Evile.
- Leigh Bromby (born 1980), footballer for Leeds United.
- Bob Hardy (born 1980), bassist for popular Scottish post-punk revival band, Franz Ferdinand.
- Matt Diskin (born 1982), rugby league footballer for the Bradford Bulls; his career began at the amateur Dewsbury Moor ARLFC.
- Andrew Gale (born 1983), cricketer and captain for Yorkshire.
- Gary Sykes (born 1984), former super featherweight boxing champion.
- Current and former members of My Dying Bride.
- Edmund Kilburn (born 1856) Mayor of Dewsbury multiple times between 1880 and 1910. A charity worker who's family also helped in the building and opening of a school. Also part owner and auctioneer of textile mills alongside uncle, Benjamin Eastwood.
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