Editing Thornhill, West Yorkshire (section)

==Notable people==
[[File:George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax by Mary Beale.jpg|thumb|140px|[[George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax]]. {{circa|1675}}]]
* [[John Rudd (cartographer)|John Rudd]] (1498–1579), cartographer and Rector of Thornhill
* [[Christopher Saxton]] ({{circa|1540}}–{{circa|1610}}), cartographer and apprentice to [[John Rudd (cartographer)|John Rudd]]
* [[George Radcliffe (politician)|Sir George Radcliffe]] (1599–1657), politician and lawyer, born in Thornhill.<ref>{{cite EB1911|wstitle= Radcliffe, Sir George | volume= 22 | page = 784 |short= 1}}</ref>
* [[Sir William Savile, 3rd Baronet]] (1612–1644), politician and soldier, born in Thornhill
* [[George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax]] (1633–1695), statesman and writer, born in Thornhill.<ref>{{cite EB1911|wstitle= Halifax, George Savile, 1st Marquess of | volume= 12 |last= Yorke | first= Philip Chesney |author-link= | pages = 839–843 |short= 1}}</ref>
* [[John Michell]] (1724–1793), geologist, astronomer and Rector of Thornhill.<ref name="EB1911">{{cite EB1911|wstitle= Michell, John | volume= 18 | pages = 370–371 |short= 1}}</ref>
* [[Sir Francis Sykes, 1st Baronet]] (1732–1804), East India Company "Nabob" and politician, born in Thornhill
* [[John Baines (mathematician)|John Baines]] (1787–1838), mathematician taught at [[Thornhill Grammar School]]
* [[Barron Kilner]] (1852–1922), rugby union international and a Mayor of Wakefield, born in Thornhill
* [[Christopher Brooke (British Army officer)|Christopher Brooke]] (1869–1948) soldier and Conservative MP for Pontefract
* [[Edward J. Thomas]] (1869–1958) classicist, librarian and writer on the [[history of Buddhism]].
* [[Hector Munro Chadwick]] (1870–1947), philologist and historian, born in Thornhill
* [[Alex Smith (footballer, born 1947)|Alex Smith]] (born 1947) a former footballer with over 350 club caps