List of Manx people

The Manx (Manx language: Ny Manninee) are an ethnic group from the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea in northern Europe. They are often described as a Celtic people on the basis of their recent Goidelic Celtic language, but their ethnic origins are mixed, including Germanic (Norse and English) and Norse-Gaelic lines.

Actors

 * Samantha Barks (born 1990), actor and musician
 * Jamie Blackley (born 1991), actor
 * Amy Jackson (born 1992), actress known for work in Indian films
 * Dursley McLinden (1965–1995) actor, dancer, and singer
 * Anthony Quayle (1913–1989), actor of Manx ancestry
 * Evie Killip (born 1992) actor, BBC radio actor, voiceover
 * Joe Locke, actor of Manx ancestry

Armed forces

 * Robert Henry Cain (1909–1974), army major and Victoria Cross recipient
 * Fletcher Christian (1764–1793), naval officer and mutineer on HMS Bounty
 * William Garrett (1842–1916), Medal of Honor recipient in American Civil War
 * Peter Heywood (1772–1831), naval officer and mutineer on HMS Bounty

Artists

 * Rayner Hoff (1894–1937), Manx-born Australian sculptor
 * Bryan Kneale (born 1930), sculptor
 * Archibald Knox (1864–1933), designer
 * Paul Lewthwaite (born 1969), sculptor
 * Chris Killip (1946–2020), photographer and Harvard professor

Musicians

 * Dan Auerbach (born 1979), US musician of Manx descent
 * Barry Gibb (born 1946), musician: Bee Gees
 * Maurice Gibb (1949–2003), musician: Bee Gees
 * Robin Gibb (1949–2012), musician: Bee Gees
 * Davy Knowles (born 1987), musician: Back Door Slam
 * Harry Manx (born 1955), Manx-born Canadian musician

Politicians

 * Illiam Dhone (William Christian, 1608–1663), nationalist and politician
 * Robert Quayle Kermode (1812–1870), Manx-born Tasmanian politician
 * Dan Quayle (born 1947), Indiana Senator and Vice President of the United States, of Manx descent
 * Sir Miles Walker (born 1940), politician: first Chief Minister of the Isle of Man

Scholars

 * Martin Bridson (born 1964), mathematician
 * Edward Forbes (1815–1854), naturalist and botany professor
 * John Kelly (1750–1809), lexicographer and Bible translator into Manx
 * Sir Frank Kermode (1919–2010), professor of English
 * Randolph Quirk (Lord Quirk, 1920–2017), linguistics professor and life peer

Sports people

 * Jonathan Bellis (born 1988), cyclist
 * Mark Cavendish (born 1985), cyclist, winner of 35 Tour de France stages
 * Mark Christian (born 1990), cyclist
 * Conor Cummins (born 1986), motorbike road racer
 * Tara Donnelly (born 1998), gymnast
 * Zoe Gillings (born 1985), snowboarder
 * David Higgins (born 1972), rally car driver
 * Mark Higgins (born 1971), rally car driver
 * Darryl Hill (born 1996), snooker player
 * Peter Kennaugh (born 1989), cyclist
 * Tim Kennaugh (born 1991), cyclist
 * Dan Kneen (1987–2018), motorcycle racer
 * David Knight (born 1978), enduro motorcyclist
 * David Lyon (born 1943), cricketer
 * Dave Molyneux (born 1963), sidecar racer
 * Kieran Tierney (born 1997), Manx-born footballer, Scottish international

Writers

 * T. E. Brown (1830–1897), poet, scholar and theologian
 * Hall Caine (1853–1931), novelist and playwright
 * Cyril Clague (c. 1880–1946), poet and dramatist
 * Mona Douglas (1898–1987), poet and folklorist
 * Eliza S. Craven Green (1803–1866), poet
 * Jane Holland (born 1966), poet, performer and novelist brought up on Man
 * Sarah Holland (born 1961), writer, actress and singer
 * Josephine Kermode (pseudonym Cushag, 1852–1937), poet and playwright
 * Nigel Kneale (1922–2006), screenwriter
 * Charlotte Lamb (Sheila Holland née Coates, 1937–2000), romantic novelist
 * Sophia Morrison (1859–1917), folklorist
 * Esther Nelson (1810–1843), poet
 * Hilary Robinson (born 1972), children's author
 * Christopher R. Shimmin (1870–1933), playwright and politician
 * Thomas Shimmin (1800 – c. 1876–1879), poet and rag-gatherer
 * Brian Stowell (1936–2019), writer, broadcaster and translator into Manx language
 * George Waldron (1690 – c. 1730), topographer and poet

Others

 * George Q. Cannon (1827–1901), Mormon apostle
 * Richard Costain (1839–1902), founder of Costain Group
 * Colonel Routh Goshen (Arthur Caley, 1824–1889), giant and circus performer
 * Nina Hunt (1932–1995), Latin American dance coach and choreographer
 * Abdullah Quilliam (1856–1932), Victorian Muslim brought up on Man