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==Notable people== *[[Ann Ellis (strike leader)|Ann Ellis]] (1843–1919) was the leader of the 1875 weavers strike in west Yorkshire.<ref>{{cite dictionary |last=Reynolds |first=Melanie |title=Ellis [née Waite], Ann (1843–1919), trade unionist and power- loom weaver |date=13 June 2024 |dictionary=Oxford Dictionary of National Biography |url=https://www.oxforddnb.com/display/10.1093/odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-90000382494 |access-date=17 June 2024 |publisher=Oxford University Press |doi=10.1093/odnb/9780198614128.013.90000382494 |isbn=978-0-19-861412-8}}</ref> *[[Walter Fawkes]], [[Writer]] and [[Member of parliament|Member of Parliament]] *[[Frank Parkinson]], notable [[Electrical engineering|Electrical Engineer]] *[[Andy Haldane]], Chief Economist at the [[Bank of England]] '''Sports''' *[[Jack Brumfitt]], English first-class cricketer *[[Hugh Claughton]], English first-class cricketer *[[John Alan Claughton]], English first-class cricketer *[[Peter Pullan]], English first-class cricketer *[[Jack van Geloven]], English first-class Cricketer *[[Josh Windass]], English Footballer '''Entertainment''' *[[Burt Rhodes]], Music Director *[[Harry Corbett]], known for his children's television [[glove puppet]] character [[Sooty]] stage act, lived with his parents in the town.<ref name="Observer">McIntyre, Annette; [http://www.wharfedaleobserver.co.uk/mostpopular.var.2238100.0.guiseley_chip_shop_wraps_up_place_in_tv_show.php "Guiseley chip shop wraps up place in TV show"], ''[[Gazette & Observer|Wharfedale and Aireborough Observer]]'', 30 April 2008. Retrieved 11 June 2008</ref> *[[Matthew Corbett]], Entertainer *[[Tasmin Archer]], whose co-written song "[[Sleeping Satellite]]" reached number one in the UK charts, and Maurice Lee of [[The Grumbleweeds]] lived in the town.<ref>{{cite news |date=17 June 2016 |title=Otley author – and son of a Grumbleweed – receiving rave reviews for debut novel |work=[[Gazette & Observer|Wharfedale and Aireborough Observer]] |url=http://www.wharfedaleobserver.co.uk/news/14564582.Otley_author_-_and_son_of_a_Grumbleweed_-_receiving_rave_reviews_for_debut_novel/ |access-date=16 September 2018}}</ref> *[[Craig McKay (actor)|Craig McKay]], actor *[[Glenda McKay]], actor *[[Belinda O'Hooley|Belinda O’Hooley]], Singer-Songwriter and pianist *[[Peter Grant (singer)|Peter Grant]], Jazz singer
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