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==Notable people== Notable people from Shipley, England, educated there, or otherwise associated with the town. === Academics === * [[Douglas Mawson|Sir Douglas Mawson]], born in Shipley in 1882. Along with [[Roald Amundsen]], [[Robert Falcon Scott]], and [[Ernest Shackleton]], a key [[Antarctic]] expedition leader. * [[Joseph Wright (linguist)|Joseph Wright]], author of the ''[[English Dialect Dictionary]]'' and one of the earliest users of [[phonetic]] notation, was born in Thackley but grew up in Windhill (now east Shipley). He wrote ''A Grammar of the Dialect of Windhill''. === Arts and entertainment === * [[Helen Clare (singer)|Helen Clare]] (1916β2018), singer who broadcast on [[BBC Radio]] and performed with [[British dance bands]] in the 1930s and 1940s<ref name="telegraph">{{cite web |last1=Obituaries |first1=Telegraph |title=Helen Clare, singer β obituary |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2018/09/25/helen-clare-singer-obituary/ |website=The Telegraph |access-date=21 March 2021 |date=25 September 2018}}</ref> * [[Harry Corbett]] (1918β1989), creator of the long running [[Sooty]] glove puppet character, was born in the area. * [[Laura Groves]] (born 1988) singer and songwriter was born in Shipley and now lives in London. * [[Steven Hartley]] (born 1960), actor, born in Shipley * [[Bryan Mosley]] (1931β1999), actor, known for playing [[Alf Roberts]] in ''[[Coronation Street]]'', who was born in Leeds but lived in Shipley for many years until his death.<ref>{{cite news |title=That idea is right up our street |url=http://www.thurrockgazette.co.uk/news/8058910.print/ |newspaper=[[Thurrock Gazette]] |date=3 February 2000 |access-date=22 May 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Alf statue appeal brings in just Β£9 |url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Alf+statue+appeal+brings+in+just+pounds+9.-a068497509 |newspaper=[[Daily Record (Scotland)|Daily Record]] |date=28 December 2000 |access-date=22 May 2013}}</ref> * [[Tony Richardson]] (1928β1991), film director was born in Shipley. He is known for directing films including, ''[[Look Back in Anger (1959 film)|Look Back in Anger]]'' in 1959, ''[[The Entertainer (1960 film)|The Entertainer]]'' in 1960, ''[[A Taste of Honey (film)|A Taste of Honey]]'' in 1961 and ''[[The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (film)|The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner]]'' in 1962.<ref>{{cite book | chapter=Richardson, Cecil Antonio [Tony] (1928β1991)|last=Parkinson|first= David| title=Oxford Dictionary of National Biography| publisher=Oxford University Press| chapter-url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/49940?docPos=1| access-date=13 August 2011}}</ref> *[[Rebecca Storm]] (born 1957), musical theatre actress and singer known for her roles in [[Blood Brothers (musical)|Blood Brothers]] [[Evita (musical)|Evita]] and [[Les Miserables]] *[[Marie Studholme]] (1872β1930), actress and singer known for her supporting and sometimes starring roles in [[Victorian era|Victorian]] and [[Edwardian musical comedy]]. Raised in Baildon and Shipley and educated at [[Salt Grammar School]] in Saltaire. === Politicians === * [[Yorkshire and the Humber (European Parliament constituency)|Yorkshire and the Humber]] [[Member of the European Parliament from the United Kingdom|MEP]] [[Richard Corbett]], Deputy Leader of the Labour MEPs, lives in Shipley, originally in [[Saltaire]], now in [[Wrose]].{{citation needed|date=October 2014}} * [[William Wallace, Baron Wallace of Saltaire]], [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrat]] politician and [[Lord in Waiting]] from 2010 β 2015. === Science === * [[Roger Burton Land]], animal geneticist<ref>{{cite book|title=Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783β2002|date=July 2006|publisher=The Royal Society of Edinburgh|isbn=0-902-198-84-X|url=https://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp2.pdf}}</ref> === Sport === * 2007 [[British Rally Championship]] Stars of the Future Rally Champion, Luke Pinder.<ref name="TA2">{{cite web |url=http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/archive/2002/12/19/8019914.Pinder_dreams_of_rally_stardom/?ref=arc |work=[[Telegraph & Argus]] |title=Pinder dreams of rally stardom |date=19 December 2002 |access-date=5 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140505022545/http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/archive/2002/12/19/8019914.Pinder_dreams_of_rally_stardom/?ref=arc |archive-date=5 May 2014 }}</ref> * [[Jim Laker]], England [[spin bowler]] from [[Frizinghall]] holds the world record for the number of wickets taken by one player in a [[first-class cricket]] match: 19 out of a possible 20 ([[Old Trafford (cricket)|Old Trafford]] 1956, vs [[Australia]]). A street in the Moorhead district of Shipley has been named Jim Laker Place in his memory and a blue plaque on the house he was born in on Norwood Road.<ref name="TA">{{cite news |url=http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/archive/2003/08/19/8010739.Village_honours_hero_Jim/?ref=arc |work=[[Telegraph & Argus]] |title=Village honours hero Jim |date=19 August 2003 |access-date=4 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140505034209/http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/archive/2003/08/19/8010739.Village_honours_hero_Jim/?ref=arc |archive-date=5 May 2014 }}</ref> * Multiple Isle of Man TT winners, Nick Jefferies, [[Tony Jefferies]] and Tony's son [[David Jefferies]]. === Writers and journalists === * Poet and writer [[Nick Toczek]] * ''Daily Telegraph'' columnist [[Michael Wharton]]. * Writer [[Leo Walmsley]]<ref>{{cite news |editor-last1=Haley |editor-first1=William |editor-link=William Haley |title=Mr Leo Walmsley |work=[[The Times]] |issue=56656 |date=13 June 1966 |page=12|issn=0140-0460}}</ref> === Criminals === * [[Peter Sutcliffe]] (1946-2020), serial killer dubbed in press as the 'Yorkshire Ripper'.<ref>{{cite ODNB|title = Sutcliffe, Peter William [known as the Yorkshire Ripper] (1946β2020), serial killer|last = Wilson|first = David|date = 2024|doi = 10.1093/odnb/9780198614128.013.90000381707}}</ref>
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