This is a list of notable people who were born in or have been residents of the town of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. The demonym of Barrow is Barrovian.
Entertainment
editMusic
edit- Aim – musician, DJ and record producer[1]
- Grian Chatten - musician, lead singer of post-punk band Fontaines D.C. was born in Barrow-in-Furness
- Glenn Cornick – ex first bass player in the rock band Jethro Tull[2]
- Stephen Fitzpatrick – lead singer and guitarist of the indie rock band Her's[3]
- Ken Lemon - country musician
- Thomas Round – retired singer and actor[4]
- Chris While – award winning songwriter, singer and musician
- Kellie While – singer songwriter
- The Yage Letters – band based in Barrow
Arts
edit- Allan Campbell McLean - writer and political activist
- James Cranke - portrait painter
- John Duffy - medical historian and writer
- A. Harry Griffin - journalist and mountaineer
- Richard Gross - sculptor
- Henry Robinson Hall - landscape painter
- Clifford Last – sculptor. son of Nella Last
- Richard Howard Penton - marine and landscape painter
- George Romney – painter and early member of the famed Romney family, was born in Dalton and raised in Ormsgill
- Constance Spry – author and florist[5]
- Keith Tyson – artist and Turner Prize winner, was born in Ulverston and educated in Dalton and Barrow[6]
Television
edit- Blake Butler - television actor
- Steve Dixon – presenter for GB News
- Nigel Kneale – film and television scriptwriter[7]
- Dave Myers – biker turned TV chef[8]
- Jeffrey Perry – television actor
- Peter Purves – actor and television presenter who lived and worked in Barrow when he began his acting career[9]
- Karen Taylor – television comedian[10]
Sport
editFootball
edit- Wayne Curtis – Barrow AFC striker[11]
- Ben Davies – Preston North End, Liverpool F.C. and Rangers F.C. defender
- Neil Doherty – Watford, Birmingham City, Northampton Town and Kidderminster Harriers winger[12]
- Keith Eddy – Watford, Sheffield United and New York Cosmos player[13]
- Harry Hadley – professional footballer and football manager[14]
- Emlyn Hughes – England defender, England Captain and Liverpool captain[15]
- Doug MacFarlane – Tottenham Hotspur forward
- Billy McAdams – Manchester City and Barrow A.F.C. striker
- Ian McDonald – midfielder for seven English teams between 1971 and 1988[16]
- Frank McPherson – Barrow A.F.C., Manchester United and Watford F.C forward[17]
- Vic Metcalfe – Sunderland A.F.C. centre back[18]
- Jim Parker – Burnley and Bradford Park Avenue defender
- Jack Pelter – Huddersfield Town and Hull City midfielder[19]
- Harry Roberts – England forward
- Gary Stevens – England and Everton defender[20]
- Ron Suart – former English football player and manager (most notably of Chelsea)
- George Thomason - midfielder for Bolton Wanderers
- Albert Tomkin – former outside left player for Tottenham Hotspur
- David Walders – former defender for Barrow, Burnley and Oldham Athletic
- Jack Walders – former winger for Barrow, Burnley and Oldham Athletic
- Fred Walker – footballer and former manager of Huddersfield Town
- Jason Walker – current York striker; former player for Dundee, Greenock Morton and Morecambe
- Ron Staniforth – footballer for England, Sheffield Wednesday and Barrow.
- Georgia Stanway - footballer for England and Bayern Munich
Rugby league
edit- Paul Crarey – former Barrow Raiders and Whitehaven coach
- Ade Gardner – Barrow Raiders and St. Helens winger[21]
- Mat Gardner – rugby league player, who currently plays for the Huddersfield Giants[22] Matt has now moved to Salford Giants
- Ben Harrison – Warrington Wolves player and Ireland international
- Liam Harrison – Barrow Raiders player and Ireland international
- Willie Horne – Great Britain stand-off and Barrow Raiders rugby football captain[23]
- Phil Jackson – Canadian former professional rugby league footballer[24]
- Jimmy Lewthwaite – rugby league winger for Barrow and Great Britain, inducted in Barrow Hall of fame alongside Willie Horn and Phil Jackson[25]
- Jacques O'Neill - rugby league player for Castleford Tigers, also known for participating in TV series Love Island
Motor Sport
edit- Adam Roynon – motorcyclist – speedway rider[26]
Cricket
edit- George Bigg – cricketer
- Stuart Horne – cricketer
- Liam Livingstone – cricketer, England white ball cricket international and captain of Lancashire County Cricket Club
- John Iberson – cricketer
- Mike Burns – cricketer, captain of Somerset County Cricket Club
- Len Wilkinson – cricketer[27]
Other sports
edit- Caroline Alexander – cross country mountain biker, road cyclist and two time Olympian
- Kenneth A. Bray – sports teacher and member of the Hawaii Sports Hall of Fame
- Liam Conroy – Light-heavyweight boxer
Academia
edit- William Eccles – physicist and a pioneer in the development of radio communication
- Brian Fender – academic executive
- Thomas Fresh – pioneer of environmental health and Liverpool's first public health officer
- Pat Hudson – Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Cardiff
- Kenneth L. Johnson - engineering professor
- Norman H. Joy - ornithologist and coleopterist
- Winifred Pennington - limnologist and biologist
- John Strong - educationalist
- Rick Turner- archaeologist
- Kathryn Warner - historian and author
Miscellaneous
edit
- William Black, Baron Black - chair of various coach building companies
- Chris Blackhurst – editor of The Independent[28]
- Elsie Blundell - Member of Parliament for Heywood and Middleton North
- Ernest Radcliffe Bond - soldier and Metropolitan Police officer
- George Glover Campbell - Australian politician
- Victor Chavez – current (2020) Chief Executive of Thales UK
- Gordon Fallows – Church of England bishop
- Maurice Flitcroft – amateur golfer and a hoaxer[29]
- William Thomas Forshaw – British Army officer, and recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Tom Hollywood - trade unionist
- Nella Last – published wartime diarist[30]
- Rosalind Mitchell - politician
- Stuart McMillan - Scottish politician
- Hazel Newberry - professional dancer
- Charles Oldham - Australian politician
- Brian Orrell - trade unionist
- Derek Pattinson – Secretary General of the General Synod of the Church of England[31]
- James Ramsden - industrialist and key figure in founding of Barrow
- Nikhil Rathi – chief executive of the Financial Conduct Authority
- Sir Leonard Redshaw – shipbuilder
- Dame Stella Rimington – Director-General (DG) of MI5 from 1992 to 1996[32]
- Henry Schneider - industrialist and key figure in founding of Barrow
- Cat Smith - Member of Parliament for Lancaster and Fleetwood
- William Sykes – clergyman
- Frank Taylor - sports journalist
- John Tovey - restaurateur
- Dame Emma Walmsley – current (2024) CEO of GSK plc
Fictional characters
edit- Álvaro de Campos – heteronym created by Fernando Pessoa
- Charles Parker – detective in the Lord Peter Wimsey stories by Dorothy L. Sayers
References
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- ^ "Glenn Cornick". The Official Jethro Tull Website. Archived from the original on 15 August 2007. Retrieved 7 August 2007.
- ^ Ajaibhandari (4 April 2019). "Jam #15: For Her's". the MAZE - A Music Review. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- ^ "Thomas Round". Boise State University. Archived from the original on 3 September 2006. Retrieved 7 August 2007.
- ^ "Constance Spry / Florist, Author + Social Reformer (1886–1960)". Design Museum. Archived from the original on 6 August 2007. Retrieved 4 August 2007.
- ^ "Keith Tyson Biography". British Council. Archived from the original on 12 September 2008. Retrieved 4 August 2007.
- ^ Bremner, Charles (2 November 2006). "Nigel Kneale". The Times. London. p. 71. Archived from the original on 11 February 2007. Retrieved 8 February 2007.
- ^ Greenstreet, Rosanna (10 May 2006). "My Home: Dave Myers of the Hairy Bikers". The Independent. London: Independent News & Media. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 7 August 2007.
- ^ "Peter Purves in the Theatre". peterpurves.com. Retrieved 4 August 2007.
- ^ "Karen's sketch show opens". North West Evening Mail. CN Group. 11 June 2007. Archived from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 25 July 2007.
- ^ "Wayne makes Wembley History". North West Evening Mail. CN Group. 21 May 2007. Archived from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 7 August 2007.
- ^ https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=2097
- ^ "Keith Eddy Watford". Archived from the original on 8 September 2010. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
- ^ "Player Report – Harry Hadley". Retrieved 21 July 2007.
- ^ "Emlyn Hughes Obituary". The Daily Telegraph. London. 11 November 2004. Archived from the original on 16 January 2008. Retrieved 8 July 2007.
- ^ "IAN McDONALD".
- ^ "Frank McPherson". Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 21 July 2007.
- ^ "englandstats.com | 659 Neil Franklin (1946 - 1950)".
- ^ "North West Evening Mail | AFC | Jack's the lad for Keano". Archived from the original on 12 August 2011. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
- ^ Pike, Richard; Poutianinen, Marko (1999). "Stevens, Gary 1981–88". Hall of Fame. ToffeeWeb. Retrieved 8 July 2007.
- ^ "Gardner out for indefinite period". BBC News. 27 April 2007. Retrieved 21 July 2007.
- ^ Burke, David (11 March 2006). "A Welcome MAT For My Mate ADE; HUDDERSFIELD GIANTS V ST HELENS, TOMORROW, KICK-OFF 3 pm". Daily Mirror. Mirror Group Newspapers. p. 57.
Mat, brought up in Barrow with Ade, said:"It's always been a dream of mine to play against my elder brother and this could be the time it becomes a reality. There's also a big chance we could be meeting head-on on the wing and that would be fantastic. I was pleased with my performance at Wakefield, I just hope Jon Sharp was pleased too – that's obviously the key to me playing against Saints."
- ^ "Vickerstown Cricket Club, Walney". North West Evening Mail. 26 January 2006. Archived from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 21 June 2007.
- ^ Fagan, Sean. "Rugby League History – Interview with Phil Jackson". RL1908.com. Archived from the original on 11 May 2006. Retrieved 4 August 2007.
- ^ Hadfield, Dave (15 January 2007). "Jim Lewthwaite – Independent Online Edition > Obituaries". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 4 August 2007.
- ^ Oakes, P.(2004). British Speedway Who's Who. ISBN 0-948882-81-6
- ^ Hodgson, Derek (1 October 2002). "OBITUARY: LEN WILKINSON; STAR PRE-WAR LEG-SPINNER". The Independent. London, UK: Independent News & Media. p. 20.
- ^ "Chris Blackhurst appointed Editor of, The Independent". The Independent. London. 1 July 2011.
- ^ "Maurice Flitcroft – Obituary". The Daily Telegraph. London. 31 March 2007. Retrieved 7 August 2007.[dead link]
- ^ "BBC – History – War Diary of Nella Last". BBC. 1 July 2001. Retrieved 4 August 2007.
- ^ "The Rev Sir Derek Pattinson". The Independent. London. 17 October 2006. Archived from the original on 23 November 2007. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
- ^ Sale, Johnathon (7 September 2006). "Passed/Failed: An education in the life of Dame Stella Rimington, former MI5 boss". The Independent. London: Independent News & Media. Archived from the original on 25 September 2006. Retrieved 4 August 2007.