Keighley - Notable People With Keighley Links

Notable People With Keighley Links

See also: Category:People from Keighley

The following people were born in Keighley, have lived there in the past or are currently resident in the town.

  • Simon Beaufoy, (1967-), An Oscar, Bafta and Golden Globe award-winning British screenwriter who was born in Keighley
  • Gordon Bottomley, (1874–1948), poet was born and educated in Keighley
  • Asa Briggs, (1921-), renowned historian and academic, born in Keighley
  • Brontë Sisters, lived in the village of Haworth, which is two miles (3 km) south of Keighley
    • Anne. (1820–1849), Novelist
    • Charlotte, (1816–1855), Novelist
    • Emily, (1818–1848), Novelist
  • Alastair Campbell, (1957-), former Labour party spin doctor who was born in Keighley
  • John Tiplady Carrodus, (1836–1895), violinist
  • Kiki Dee, (1947-), successful singer-songwriter, originally from Bradford, whose career spanned 40 years
  • Ian Dewhirst, Former librarian of Keighley MBE local historian
  • Peter Hartley, (1960-), former county cricketer for Warwickshire and Hampshire
  • Denis Healey, (1917-), a prominent Labour party politician who has previously served as Chancellor of the Exchequer and Secretary of State for Defence
  • Mike Hellawell, (1938-), professional footballer who made two appearances for England and also played for Birmingham City, Queens Park Rangers and Sunderland
  • Trevor Hockey, (1943-1987), Welsh international footballer, who also played with Bradford City and Birmingham City
  • Sir Isaac Holden, 1st Baronet, (1807–1897), inventor and manufacturer, known for lucifer matches, and served as Liberal MP for Keighley 1888–1895
  • Lesley Horton, Crime novelist and author of the detective inspector John Handford series lives in Keighley
  • Paul Hudson, (1971-), local television weather forecaster was born in the town
  • Saima Hussain, (1979-), first Asian female rugby player to represent Great Britain
  • Keith Jessop, (1933-2010), salvage diver and successful marine treasure hunter
  • Peter Judson, (1970-), a former boxer who challenged for the British featherweight title in the 1990s
  • Henry de Keighley, (-1313), granted the first charter to hold a market in Keighley on 17 October 1305 by King Edward I
  • John Kilcoyne, a star of the television programme Brainiac: Science Abuse was born and raised in Keighley
  • Dougie Lampkin, (1976-), born Silsden is an internationally renowned motorcycle trials rider
  • Tommy Lee, (1986-), footballer who is a goalkeeper for Chesterfield
  • Leigh Marklew, (1968-), of Bradford rock band Terrorvision, is a native of Keighley
  • Peter Mayhew, (1944-), British actor who played Chewbacca in the Star Wars films, lived in Keighley between 1987 and 2000
  • Reynold Alleyne Nicholson,(1868-1945) was an eminent English orientalist, scholar of both Islamic literature and Islamic mysticism, and widely regarded as one of the greatest Rumi scholars and translators in the English language.
  • George Nicholson, (1760–1825), printer born in Keighley
  • Eric Pickles, (1952-), Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and a former Chairman of the Conservative Party was born in the town
  • Claire Rayner, (1931–2010), a television agony aunt who lived in Keighley as an evacuee during the Second World War
  • Michael Sams, (1941-), murderer
  • Geoff Smith, (1928-), former Bradford City goalkeeper, lives in Keighley
  • Michelle Smith, (1983-), Rifle Shooter who won Silver at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, IND.
  • Philip Snowden, (1864-1937), The first Labour Chancellor of the Exchequer was born in the Colne Valley. He was also the editor of the Keighley Labour Journal and in 1906 became the MP for Blackburn.
  • Mollie Sugden, (1922–2009), television comedy actress
  • Sir John Taylor, Baron Ingrow, Lord Ingrow, (1917–2002), a soldier and politician. From 1985 to 1992 he was Lord Lieutenant of West Yorkshire
  • Timothy Taylor, local brewer who opened the Timothy Taylor Brewery in 1858
  • Percy Vear, (1911–1983), a British Professional Boxer during the 1920s and 1930s
  • Ricky Wilson, (1978), musician and part of Leeds five-piece Kaiser Chiefs, is a native of Keighley
  • Margaret Wintringham, (1879–1955), the second woman to take a seat in the House of Commons
  • Frank Whitcombe, (1913–1958), Bradford Northern & Great Britain International Rugby League player
  • Frank Whitcombe Jr, (1936–2010), Bradford RFC Yorkshire RUFC & North Eastern Counties RUFC
  • Martin Whitcombe, (1961-), Leicester Tigers, Yorkshire RUFC & England 'B' International Rugby Union player.
  • Jake Wright, (1986-), professional footballer who plays for Oxford United

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