Manx People - Notable Manx and People of Manx Descent

Notable Manx and People of Manx Descent

  • Bee Gees, Musical Supergroup
  • Thomas Edward Brown, often considered the Manx national poet.
  • Mark Cavendish, professional road and track cyclist; winner of 23 stages of the Tour de France, a British record.
  • Beckii Cruel
  • Illiam Dhone
  • Mona Douglas
  • Barry Gibb, C.B.E., Musician, Singer - Songwriter, Record Producer
  • Maurice Gibb, C.B.E., Musician, Singer - Songwriter, Record Producer
  • Robin Gibb, C.B.E., Musician, Singer - Songwriter, Record Producer
  • Nigel Kneale, TV & Film scriptwriter, notably the BBC Quatermass series.
  • Bryan Kneale, sculptor.
  • Archibald Knox, designer.
  • Anthony Quayle, actor, of Manx ancestry.
  • Dan Quayle, former Vice President of the United States.
  • William Abdullah Quilliam of Manx ancestry.
  • Hilary Robinson (author), children's author, of Manx ancestry.

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