Editing Kingston upon Hull (section)

==Notable people==
{{Main|List of people from Kingston upon Hull}}
:''Most of the notable people associated with the city can be found in the [[:Category:People from Kingston upon Hull|People from Kingston upon Hull]] and [[:Category:People associated with the University of Hull|People associated with the University of Hull]] categories.''
[[File:052-SFEC-HULL-20070329-WILBERFORCE.JPG|thumb|right|upright|Statue of [[William Wilberforce]], Wilberforce House, Hull]]

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People from Hull are called "Hullensians"<ref>{{cite web
 |url = http://www.lovemytown.co.uk/cityprofiles/Hull/index.htm
 |title = City of Hull
 |publisher = lovemytown.co.uk
 |access-date = 23 February 2009}}
</ref> and the city has been the birthplace and home to many notable people. Amongst those of historic significance with a connection to Hull are former city MP [[William Wilberforce]] who was instrumental in the abolition of slavery<ref name=WW>{{cite web
 |url = http://www.wilberforce2007.com/index.php?/abolition_of_slavery/william_wilberforce/ 
 |title = William Wilberforce 
 |access-date = 16 April 2008
 |year = 2007 
 |publisher = Wilberforce 2007 
 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071109004156/http://www.wilberforce2007.com/index.php?%2Fabolition_of_slavery%2Fwilliam_wilberforce%2F 
 |archive-date = 9 November 2007
 |url-status = dead 
}}
</ref>
and [[Amy Johnson]], aviator who was the first woman to fly solo from England to Australia.<ref>{{cite web
 |url = http://www.hullcc.gov.uk/pls/portal/docs/PAGE/HOME/LEISURE%20AND%20CULTURE/LOCAL%20HISTORY%20AND%20HERITAGE/AMYJOHNSON.PDF
 |title = Amy Johnson pioneering aviator
 |access-date = 16 April 2008
 |date = July 2005
 |publisher = Hull Local Studies Library
 |archive-date = 27 March 2009
 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090327124221/http://www.hullcc.gov.uk/pls/portal/docs/PAGE/HOME/LEISURE%20AND%20CULTURE/LOCAL%20HISTORY%20AND%20HERITAGE/AMYJOHNSON.PDF
 |url-status = dead
 }}</ref>

Entertainers from the city include; [[Dorothy Mackaill]], 1950s singer [[David Whitfield]], sports commentator [[Tony Green]], actors Sir [[Tom Courtenay]], [[Ian Carmichael]], [[John Alderton]],<ref>{{cite encyclopedia
 |year = 2008
 |title = Alderton, John
 |encyclopedia = Who's Who 2008
 |publisher = A&C Black
 |quote = Education: Kingston High Sch., Hull
 |isbn = 978-0-7136-8555-8}}
</ref> actress [[Maureen Lipman]]<ref>{{cite web
 |url = http://www.filmreference.com/film/49/Maureen-Lipman.html
 |title = Maureen Lipman Biography (1946–)
 |access-date = 16 April 2008
 |year = 2007
 |publisher = Film Reference}}
</ref> and [[Reece Shearsmith]].
Playwrights [[Richard Bean]], [[John Godber]] and [[Alan Plater]] have close connections with Hull.<ref name="Truck-Godber" /><ref>{{cite web
 |url          = http://www.britishtheatreguide.info/otherresources/interviews/RichardBean.htm
 |title        = Richard Bean – Hot New Playwright
 |access-date   = 10 May 2008
 |year         = 2001
 |publisher    = The British Theatre Guide
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20080725050038/http://www.britishtheatreguide.info/otherresources/interviews/RichardBean.htm
 |archive-date  = 25 July 2008
 |url-status   = dead
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
 |url = http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/473028/index.html
 |title = Plater, Alan (1935–)
 |access-date = 16 April 2008
 |work = Screenonline
 |publisher = British Film Institute}}
</ref>

Musicians associated with Hull include [[Paul Heaton]] of [[The Housemartins]] and [[The Beautiful South]],<ref name="heaton"/>
guitarist [[Mick Ronson]] and bassist [[Trevor Bolder]], who worked with [[David Bowie]], and more recently 2000s indie band [[The Paddingtons]].<ref>{{cite web
 | url = http://www.maggironson.com/about-mick
 | title = About Mick
 | publisher = Maggi Ronson
 | accessdate = 10 August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
 | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-22619872
 | title = David Bowie bassist Trevor Bolder dies
 | date = 22 May 2013
 | work = BBC News
 | accessdate = 2 October 2024}}</ref>

The astrophysicist [[Edward Arthur Milne]] and logician [[John Venn]] both hailed from Hull. The poet [[Philip Larkin]] lived in Hull for 30 years and wrote much of his mature work in the city. An earlier poet, [[Andrew Marvell]] represented the city in Parliament during the 17th century.<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1660-1690/member/marvell-andrew-1621-78
| title = Marvell, Andrew
| work = History of Parliament Online
| accessdate = 4 February 2023}}</ref> Artist [[David Remfry]] RA studied at Hull College of Art before moving to London and New York.<ref>{{cite web
| url = https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/art-artists/name/david-remfry-ra
| title = David Remfry RA (b. 1942)
| publisher = Royal Academy of Arts
| accessdate = 4 February 2023}}</ref>

Chemist [[George William Gray|George Gray]], who had a 45-year career at the university, developed the first stable [[liquid crystal]]s that became an immediate success for the screens of all sorts of electronic gadgets.

[[Robert Russell Race]] (1907–1984), medical doctor and human geneticist, was born in Hull.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Clarke|first=Cyril|author-link=Cyril Clarke|date=1985-01-01|title=Robert Russell Race. 28 November 1907 – 15 April 1984|jstor=769933|journal=Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society|volume=31|pages=455–492|doi=10.1098/rsbm.1985.0016|pmid=11621207 |doi-access=free}}</ref> 

Notable sportspeople include [[Ebenezer Cobb Morley]] (16 August 1831 – 20 November 1924), an English sportsman who is regarded as the father of the Football Association and modern football.<ref>{{cite ODNB|url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/67338|title=Morley, Ebenezer Cobb (1831–1924)|last=Butler|first=Bryon|date=January 2009|doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/67338|access-date=9 August 2009}}{{Subscription required}}</ref> [[Clive Sullivan]], rugby league player, who played for both of Hull's professional rugby league teams, was the first black Briton to captain any national representative team.<ref>{{cite web
 |url = http://www.100greatblackbritons.com/bios/clive_sullivan.htm
 |title = Clive Sullivan
 |access-date = 16 April 2008
 |work = 100 Great Black Britons
 |publisher = Every Generation
 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080513081210/http://www.100greatblackbritons.com/bios/clive_sullivan.htm
 |archive-date = 13 May 2008
 |url-status = dead
 }}</ref> The main A63 road into the city from the [[Humber Bridge]] is named after him (Clive Sullivan Way). [[Nick Barmby]] played for Tottenham Hotspur, Middlesbrough, Everton, Liverpool, and Leeds United before returning to play for his hometown club Hull City. He also won 23 England caps and played in the famous 5–1 victory over Germany in 2001. Another footballer is [[Dean Windass]], who had two spells with Hull City.<ref name="taylor">{{cite news
 |last = Taylor
 |first = Louise
 |url = https://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/may/24/championship.hullcity
 |title = From Birds Eye and building to a shot at the top
 |newspaper = The Guardian
 |date = 24 May 2008
 |access-date = 22 February 2010
 |location = London}}
</ref>

Hull-born [[Karl Bushby]] is a British author and ex-paratrooper, walking from [[Punta Arenas]] to Hull.<ref>{{cite news |last=Shoesmith |first=Kevin |date=1 September 2017 |title=Global Explorer Karl Bushby: 'it's Time to Start Looking at the Journey Home' |url=https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/global-explorer-karl-bushby-its-401722 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170901122631/https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/global-explorer-karl-bushby-its-401722 |archive-date=1 September 2017 |access-date=16 September 2024 |work=[[Hull Daily Mail]]}}</ref>

On accepting a [[peerage]], Welsh-born Baron Prescott of Kingston-upon-Hull (former MP and Deputy Prime Minister [[John Prescott]]) took his title from his adopted home city of Hull.<ref>{{cite news
 |url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/politics/10550850.stm
 |work = BBC News
 |title = Lord Prescott takes his place in the House of Lords
 |date = 8 August 2010
 |access-date = 28 October 2010}}</ref>
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