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*Sir [[Patrick Duffy (British politician)|Patrick Duffy]], former [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] MP for [[Sheffield Attercliffe (UK Parliament constituency)|Sheffield Attercliffe]] and [[Colne Valley (UK Parliament constituency)|Colne Valley]], grew up in [[Rossington]] and |
*Sir [[Patrick Duffy (British politician)|Patrick Duffy]], former [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] MP for [[Sheffield Attercliffe (UK Parliament constituency)|Sheffield Attercliffe]] and [[Colne Valley (UK Parliament constituency)|Colne Valley]], grew up in [[Rossington]] and in Doncaster |
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*[[Michael Dugher]], former Labour MP for [[Barnsley East (UK Parliament constituency)|Barnsley East]] and Vice-Chair of the Labour Party |
*[[Michael Dugher]], former Labour MP for [[Barnsley East (UK Parliament constituency)|Barnsley East]] and Vice-Chair of the Labour Party |
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Notable people from Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England
This is a list of people from Doncaster, in South Yorkshire, England, and includes people from the town of Doncaster and the wider Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, which encompasses Mexborough, Conisbrough, Thorne and Finningley. This list is arranged alphabetically by surname.
- Douglas Bader, fighter pilot who continued to fly after losing his legs (born in London but brought up in Sprotborough)
- Jessica Baglow, actress who played Lucy Snow in Where the Heart Is and Karla Bentham on BBC drama series Waterloo Road
- Lee Beevers, Walsall F.C. professional footballer, ex-Lincoln City F.C., Boston United F.C. and Colchester United F.C. player
- John Francis Bentley, church architect, most famous for Westminster Cathedral[1]
- Rodney Bickerstaffe, past leader of UNISON and former president of the Pensioners’ National Convention; brought up and educated in Doncaster
- Brian Blessed (born 1936), Mexborough-born TV and film actor
- Liam Botham, rugby player and cricketer; son of cricketer Ian Botham
- Billy Bremner, professional international footballer for Scotland and manager; born in Stirling (Scotland), but later lived and died in Doncaster[2]
- Chris Brown (born 1984), professional footballer
- Steve Burton (born 1983), professional footballer
- Andy Butler, professional footballer
- Anthony Card, first-class cricketer
- Emma Chambers, TV, film and stage actress[3]
- Tony Christie, singer and musical performer; born in Conisbrough, outside Doncaster[4]
- Roy Clarke, scriptwriter, Keeping Up Appearances, Open All Hours and Last of the Summer Wine[3]
- Jeremy Clarkson, journalist and television presenter[4]
- Thomas Crapper, credited with popularising the modern flush toilet[5]
- William Hague, “Iron Hague”, Mexborough-born champion boxer
- Kelly Harrison, actress from BBC Casualty series
- Mike Hawthorn, Formula One World Champion
- Joe Harvey, Edlington-born player and manager of Newcastle United F. C.
- Darius Henderson, born in Sutton, London, but raised in Doncaster, professional footballer
- Sam Hird, ex-Doncaster Rovers and current Chesterfield FC player
- Thomas Howes, actor, best known as William in ITV’s Downton Abbey[3]
- Kevin Hughes (died 2006), member of Parliament
- Benjamin Huntsman, inventor and steel manufacturer
- Brett Hutton, cricketer
- Graham Hyde, professional footballer and manager
- Ricky Ravenhill, professional footballer
- Diana Rigg, actress best known for ITV series The Avengers, the HBO series Game of Thrones, and as Bond girl in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
- Graham Rix, professional football manager and former England international footballer
- William Rokeby (died 1521), archbishop of Dublin; born and died in Kirk Sandall
- Dennis Rollins, jazz trombonist who lived in Doncaster from an early age and joined Doncaster Youth Jazz Orchestra at 14[4]
- Danny Rose, professional footballer
- Mitch Rose, professional footballer
- John Ryan, previous chairman of Doncaster Rovers F.C.
- Mark Ryan, actor, known for roles in the ITV series Robin of Sherwood, the Starz series Black Sails, and various voices in the Transformers (film series)
- Charles Verity (1814–1899), stone mason, building contractor and mayor of Doncaster
- Steve Wade, executioner
- Ian Wardle, professional footballer
- Simon Weaver, professional footballer
- Roger Webster, musician
- Andrew White, presenter and producer of Walks Around Britain and writer of The Walker Mysteries novels.
- Len White (born 1930), professional footballer
- Mick Whitnall, lead guitarist with Babyshambles
- Dean Winstanley, darts player
- Chloe Wilburn, winner of Big Brother 16 (UK) and biggest prize fund in Big Brother UK history[3]
- Bruce Woodcock, heavyweight boxing champion of Great Britain and the Empire
- ^ Howell, Peter (23 September 2004). “Bentley, John Francis”. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/30721. (Subscription, Wikipedia Library access or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Russell, Dave (23 September 2004). “Bremner, Wiliam John (Billy)”. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/68792. (Subscription, Wikipedia Library access or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ a b c d e f g h Ball, Lucy (5 February 2020). “12 famous people who are all from Doncaster”. Doncaster Free Press. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ a b c d Shields, Rachel (4 April 2010). “Doncaster wants to be called something else”. The Independent. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ McConnell, Anita (27 May 2010). “Crapper, Thomas”. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/55389. (Subscription, Wikipedia Library access or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Blow, John (6 January 2020). “Doncaster-born Queer Eye star Tan France signs up for Great British Bake Off”. The Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ Simpson, Paul. “India Jordan”. AllMusic. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- ^ “Premier League football: Kevin Keegan factfile”. The Guardian. 5 September 2008. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ “South Yorkshire Olympic taekwondo medallist becomes freeman”. BBC News. BBC. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
