List of people from Barrow-in-Furness

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

Music

Aim – musician, DJ and record producer[1]
Glenn Cornick – ex first bass player in the rock band Jethro Tull[2]
Thomas Round – retired singer and actor[3]
Chris While – award winning songwriter, singer and musician
Kellie While – singer songwriter
The Yage Letters – band based in Barrow
Stephen Fitzpatrick (musician) – member of the Indie-pop duo Her’s

Arts

Clifford Last – sculptor. son of Nella Last
George Romney – painter and early member of the famed Romney family, was born in Dalton and raised in Ormsgill
Constance Spry – author and florist[4]
Keith Tyson – artist and Turner Prize winner, was born in Ulverston and educated in Dalton and Barrow[5]

Television

Michael Absalom – television presenter (a.k.a. Abs on CBBC)
Steve Dixon – newsreader for Sky News[6]
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

Football

Wayne Curtis – Barrow AFC striker[11]
Ben Davies – York City F.C. and Preston North End 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]
Mike Pike – The Football League referee
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.

Rugby league

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[25]

Motor Sport

Eddie Crooks – motorcyclist – Isle of Man TT Races rider
John Pepper – motorcyclist – 5 times British Sandtrack Champion[26]
Adam Roynon – motorcyclist – speedway rider[27]
Dan Stewart – motorcyclist – Isle of Man TT Races Rider[28]
Kristian Brierley – racing driver[29]

Cricket

George Bigg – cricketer
Stuart Horne – cricketer
John Iberson – cricketer
Mike Burns – cricketer, captain of Somerset County Cricket Club
Len Wilkinson – cricketer[30]

Other sports

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

William Eccles – physicist and a pioneer in the development of radio communication
Thomas Fresh – pioneer of environmental health and Liverpool's first public health officer
Pat Hudson – Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Cardiff

Miscellaneous

William Thomas Forshaw

Chris Blackhurst – editor of The Independent[31]
Victor Chavez – current (2020 )Chief Executive of Thales UK
Gordon Fallows – Church of England bishop
Maurice Flitcroft – amateur golfer and a hoaxer[32]
William Thomas Forshaw – British Army officer, and recipient of the Victoria Cross
Nella Last – published wartime diarist[33]
Derek Pattinson – Secretary General of the General Synod of the Church of England[34]
Sir Leonard Redshaw – shipbuilder
Dame Stella Rimington – Director-General (DG) of MI5 from 1992 to 1996[35]
William Sykes – clergyman
Emma Walmsley – current (2018) CEO of GlaxoSmithKline

Fictional characters

Álvaro de Campos – heteronym created by Fernando Pessoa
Charles Parker – detective in the Lord Peter Wimsey stories by Dorothy L. Sayers

References

Sue, David (23 June 2006). "Superstar DJ continues to Aim high". Manchester Evening News. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 7 August 2007.
"Glenn Cornick". The Official Jethro Tull Website. Archived from the original on 15 August 2007. Retrieved 7 August 2007.
"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.
Jardine, Cassandra (3 November 2003). "Diabetes is not as simple as it appears". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 7 August 2007.
Bremner, Charles (2 November 2006). "Nigel Kneale". The Times. London. p. 71. 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.
http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=2097
"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 8 September 2010. Retrieved 28 February 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
"Player Report – Harry Hadley". Retrieved 21 July 2007.
"Emlyn Hughes Obituary". The Daily Telegraph. London. 11 November 2004. Retrieved 8 July 2007.
http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player/ianmcdonald.html
"Frank McPherson". Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 21 July 2007.
http://www.englandstats.com/playerreport.php?pid=659
"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 12 August 2011. Retrieved 28 February 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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. 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.
http://www.nwemail.co.uk/sport/Kirkby-karter-Dan-revved-up-for-shot-at-Super-stardom-4b518cf1-da40-42bb-9e18-51c724f501f6-ds
Oakes, P.(2004). British Speedway Who's Who. ISBN 0-948882-81-6
https://www.iomtt.com/tt-database/competitors?ride_id=4538
http://www.nwemail.co.uk/Sport/Askamite-earns-maiden-national-karting-title-3a986a51-c5b0-4bb2-8e04-60942ea6b063-ds
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.
"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.

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[1] Sue, David (23 June 2006). "Superstar DJ continues to Aim high". Manchester Evening News. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 7 August 2007.

[2] "Glenn Cornick". The Official Jethro Tull Website. Archived from the original on 15 August 2007. Retrieved 7 August 2007.

[3] "Thomas Round". Boise State University. Archived from the original on 3 September 2006. Retrieved 7 August 2007.

[4] "Constance Spry / Florist, Author + Social Reformer (1886–1960)". Design Museum. Archived from the original on 6 August 2007. Retrieved 4 August 2007.

[5] "Keith Tyson Biography". British Council. Archived from the original on 12 September 2008. Retrieved 4 August 2007.

[6] Jardine, Cassandra (3 November 2003). "Diabetes is not as simple as it appears". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 7 August 2007.

[7] Bremner, Charles (2 November 2006). "Nigel Kneale". The Times. London. p. 71. Retrieved 8 February 2007.

[8] 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.

[9] "Peter Purves in the Theatre". peterpurves.com. Retrieved 4 August 2007.

[10] "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.

[11] "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.

[12] ttp://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=2097

[13] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 8 September 2010. Retrieved 28 February 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[14] "Player Report – Harry Hadley". Retrieved 21 July 2007.

[15] "Emlyn Hughes Obituary". The Daily Telegraph. London. 11 November 2004. Retrieved 8 July 2007.

[16] ttp://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player/ianmcdonald.html

[17] "Frank McPherson". Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 21 July 2007.

[18] ttp://www.englandstats.com/playerreport.php?pid=659

[19] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 12 August 2011. Retrieved 28 February 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[20] Pike, Richard; Poutianinen, Marko (1999). "Stevens, Gary 1981–88". Hall of Fame. ToffeeWeb. Retrieved 8 July 2007.

[21] "Gardner out for indefinite period". BBC News. 27 April 2007. Retrieved 21 July 2007.

[22] 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."

[23] "Vickerstown Cricket Club, Walney". North West Evening Mail. 26 January 2006. Archived from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 21 June 2007.

[24] Fagan, Sean. "Rugby League History – Interview with Phil Jackson". RL1908.com. Retrieved 4 August 2007.

[25] 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.

[26] ttp://www.nwemail.co.uk/sport/Kirkby-karter-Dan-revved-up-for-shot-at-Super-stardom-4b518cf1-da40-42bb-9e18-51c724f501f6-ds

[27] Oakes, P.(2004). British Speedway Who's Who. ISBN 0-948882-81-6

[28] ttps://www.iomtt.com/tt-database/competitors?ride_id=4538

[29] ttp://www.nwemail.co.uk/Sport/Askamite-earns-maiden-national-karting-title-3a986a51-c5b0-4bb2-8e04-60942ea6b063-ds

[30] Hodgson, Derek (1 October 2002). "OBITUARY: LEN WILKINSON; STAR PRE-WAR LEG-SPINNER". The Independent. London, UK: Independent News & Media. p. 20.

[31] "Chris Blackhurst appointed Editor of , The Independent". The Independent. London. 1 July 2011.

[32] "Maurice Flitcroft – Obituary". The Daily Telegraph. London. 31 March 2007. Retrieved 7 August 2007.

[33] "BBC – History – War Diary of Nella Last". BBC. 1 July 2001. Retrieved 4 August 2007.

[34] "The Rev Sir Derek Pattinson". The Independent. London. 17 October 2006. Archived from the original on 23 November 2007. Retrieved 8 May 2010.

[35] 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.