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People from Halifax, West Yorkshire, England
This is a list of people from
Halifax , a town in
West Yorkshire , England. They include actors, comedians, artists, television presenters, footballers and rugby players. A native of Halifax is referred to as a Haligonian , a demonym shared with
Halifax in
Novia Scotia .
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[2] This list is arranged alphabetically by surname:
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^ Chrystal, Paul (2017). The Place Names of Yorkshire; Cities, Towns, Villages, Rivers and Dales, some Pubs too, in Praise of Yorkshire Ales (1 ed.). Catrine: Stenlake. p. 40.
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^ Mullin, Katherine. "Bentley, Phyllis Eleanor".
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"Music interview '" Dubstar: '˜We're just people watchers' " . The Yorkshire Post . 28 September 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2021 .
^ Lamb, D C. "Booth, (William) Bramwell".
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^ Robinson, Andrew (9 May 2021).
"The tragic life and death of speedway star 'King Kenny' Carter" . Yorkshire Live . Retrieved 17 August 2021 .
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Wilson, Charles , ed. (23 May 1986). "Obituary: Kenny Carter". The Times . No. 62,464. p. 14.
ISSN
0140-0460 .
^ Kennedy, Ludovic. "Christie, John Reginald Halliday".
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e Kellett, Abigail (9 March 2020).
"Did you know that these 12 famous people lived in Calderdale?" . The Halifax Courier . Retrieved 17 August 2021 .
^ Westby, Nick (2 January 2021).
"21 Yorkshire sports stars to watch in 2021" . The Yorkshire Post . Retrieved 17 August 2021 .
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"Professor Jon Driver" . The Times . 30 December 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2021 .
^ Foreman, Lewis. "Dyson, Sir George".
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^ Godwin, Hugh (1 April 2014).
"The bright new No 2 at No 10" . The Independent . Retrieved 17 August 2021 .
^ Hargreaves, John A.
"Horner, Charles" .
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^ Coveney, Michael (12 February 2015).
"Barrie Ingham obituary" . The Guardian . Retrieved 17 August 2021 .
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"John Kettley" . BBC. Archived from
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^ Mulvey, John, ed. (October 2021). "Real Gone". Mojo . No. 335. Peterborough: Bauer. p. 117.
ISSN
1351-0193 .
^ Fitzgerald, Robert. "Mackintosh, John".
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"Wilfred Pickles" . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved 2 July 2012 .
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"John E. Walker – Facts" .
Sources
Crabtree, John (1836). A concise History of the parish and vicarage of Halifax, in the county of York . Halifax: Hartley & Walker.
OCLC
458968481 .
Larkin, Colin (1998). The encyclopedia of popular music (3 ed.). London: MUZE.
ISBN
1561592374 .