Editing Brigg (section)

==Notable residents==
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* [[Thomas Ball (New Zealand politician)|Thomas Ball]], member of the [[4th New Zealand Parliament|Parliament of New Zealand from 1866 to 1870]], was born in Brigg in 1809. The son of a bookseller, Ball practised as a pharmacist in the town until 1859, when he led a party of 137 local people to settle in [[New Zealand]].<ref name="Henthorn1987" /> Most of the party settled near [[Taipa-Mangonui|Mangonui]] on the [[North Auckland Peninsula]] of the [[North Island]].
* [[Gervase Elwes]], concert and oratorio singer, had a family home at Brigg Manor in Bigby Street, where he would sometimes reside. North Lincolnshire Music and Drama Festival was founded by Elwes and his wife Winifrede in 1900. They twice hosted their friend [[Percy Grainger]], who collected a number of early folksongs at the festival.
* [[Mat Dickie]], independent video game developer, was born and raised in Brigg.
* [[Richard Enraght|Revd Richard Enraght]], who later became known as a religious controversialist, served as curate for St John's Church in Brigg from 1866 to 1867.
* [[Malcolm Flemyng]], a Scottish physiologist, practised medicine in the town in the 1750s. While resident, Flemyng published his ''Introduction to Physiology'' and conducted research into amniotic fluid and obesity.
* [[Joseph Kitchen]] English Footballer, who played as a striker for the FA cup winning [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] team in 1939 resided at The Gables, 91 Scawby Road and later owned the Wheatsheaf pub in Barton upon Humber.
* [[John Osborne (writer)|John Osborne]], writer and creator of Sky 1 show ''[[After Hours (2015 British TV series)|After Hours]]'', as well as several storytelling shows for BBC Radio 4 grew up in Brigg, attending Sir John Nelthorpe school from 1993 to 1998 and Brigg Sixth Form (1998-2000).
* [[Joan Plowright]], actress and wife of [[Laurence Olivier]], was born on Central Square in 1929. Her brother [[David Plowright|David]], a television executive, was born a year later. Their father William was a local journalist and newspaper editor. The Plowright Theatre in nearby [[Scunthorpe]] is named after her.
* [[Matt Sparrow|Matthew Sparrow]], footballer, playing for [[Scunthorpe United F.C.|Scunthorpe United]] and Brighton and Hove Albion grew up in Brigg, where he played football for Sir John Nelthorpe school from 1993 to 1998. He carried on living in Brigg while playing for Scunthorpe United.
* [[David Yelland (journalist)|David Yelland]], journalist and editor of ''The Sun'' from 1998 to 2003, was a student at Sir John Nelthorpe School from 1976 to 1981.