Notable People
- Abraham Acton, VC, recipient of the Victoria Cross in World War I
- John Beck, best known as the keyboard player for It Bites
- John Benson (clockmaker)
- Scott Carson, English footballer
- Stephen Conroy, Australian politician and government minister
- Stuart Cummings (cricketer)
- Brian Higgins (producer)
- John Paul Jones American Naval Hero, started career in Whitehaven
- Brad Kavanagh, English actor and singer-songwriter
- Robert Salmon, maritime artist
- Jackie Sewell, English footballer
- Adam Summerfield Professional Ice Hockey Player for Manchester Phoenix
- Mildred Gale, grandmother of George Washington, lived and is buried in Whitehaven
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