List of people from Barnsley

This is a list of people from Barnsley, a town in South Yorkshire, England. This list is arranged alphabetically by surname:

A

 * John Arden (1930–2012), playwright
 * Maggie Atkinson, the Children's Commissioner for England

B

 * Alan Barton (1953–1995), singer
 * Josh Bates (1996–), professional speedway rider
 * Neil Alan Bell (1978–), Actor
 * Mark Beevers (1989–), footballer, Peterborough United, formerly Sheffield Wednesday, Millwall, Bolton Wanderers
 * Mike Betts (1956–), retired professional footballer
 * Dickie Bird (1933–), international cricket umpire
 * Dai Bradley, actor, Billy Casper in Ken Loach's film Kes
 * Joseph Bramah (1748–1814), inventor of flushing water closet, Bramah lock and the beer pump
 * Pete Brown (1968–), beer writer and columnist
 * Stan Burton (1912–1977), former Wolverhampton Wanderers player, played in 1939 FA Cup Final

C

 * John Casken (1949-), composer
 * Ed Clancy (1985–), professional cyclist
 * Tom Clare (1999–), a footballer and television contestant on 2023 Love Island series nine.
 * Jay Clayton (1990-), Musician and songwriter in the band Crywank
 * Wilf Copping (1909–1980), footballer, played for England 20 times
 * Mark Crossley (1969–), former Nottingham Forest, Fulham and Sheffield Wednesday and Chesterfield goalkeeper.
 * Nick Crowe (1968–), artist

D

 * Shaun Dooley, actor
 * Scott Doonican, comedy folk-musician - lead vocalist/guitarist with The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican
 * Kenny Doughty, actor
 * John Duttine (1949–), actor

E

 * Leonard Knight Elmhirst (1893–1974), philanthropist
 * Air Marshal Sir Thomas Elmhirst (1895–1982), Commander-in-Chief Royal Indian Air Force, Lieutenant-Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Guernsey
 * Bethany England, (1994-), English footballer, 2019/2020 Player of the Year, plays for Chelsea in the FA WSL and England

F

 * Joann Fletcher, Egyptologist
 * Toby Foster, Radio Sheffield presenter, comedian and actor

G

 * Brian Glover (1934–1997), actor
 * Darren Gough (1970–), cricketer
 * Brian Greenhoff (1953–2013), footballer, Manchester United and Leeds United
 * Jimmy Greenhoff (1946–), footballer, Manchester United and Leeds United

H

 * Alan Hill (footballer, born 1943) (1943-), footballer
 * Charlie Hardcastle (1894–1960), boxer
 * Joanne Harris (1964–), novelist, Chocolat
 * Paul Heckingbottom (1977–), born in Barnsley, an English former footballer, played for Barnsley 2006–2008, and was the team manager from 2016–2018.
 * Barry Hines (1939 - 2016), author of A Kestrel for a Knave, among other works.
 * David Hirst (1967–), England international footballer, played for Barnsley before joining Sheffield Wednesday
 * Stephanie Hirst (1976–), radio presenter, former host of hit40uk on commercial radio throughout the UK
 * Geoff Horsfield (1973–), professional footballer turned coach
 * Alan Hydes (1947-), International table tennis player and 4 times Commonwealth gold medal winner
 * Dorothy Hyman (1941–), sprinter

I

 * Graham Ibbeson, sculptor, artist, responsible for statue outside NUM Head Offices, Barnsley, and Eric Morecambe statue in Morecambe

J

 * Ashley Jackson, artist
 * Admiral of the Fleet, Sir Henry Bradwardine Jackson (1855–1929), GCB, FRS, first Sea Lord, 1915–1916; pioneer of ship to ship wireless technology
 * Milly Johnson (1964–), author
 * Mark Jones (1933–1958), one of the eight Manchester United players killed in the Munich air disaster

K

 * Katherine Kelly (1980–present), actress, played Becky Granger in ITV soap opera Coronation Street
 * James Kitchenman (1825-1909), carpet manufacturer

L

 * Ethel Lang (1900–2015), supercentenarian
 * Davey Lawrence (1985–), ice hockey netminder playing for the Sheffield Steelers
 * Joseph Locke (1805–1860), civil engineer
 * Stephen Lodge (1952–), former Premier League referee; retired from top-flight officiating at the end of the 2000–01 season

M

 * Danny Malin, (1980–), Internet celebrity and food reviewer
 * Baron Mason of Barnsley (1924–2015), former Northern Ireland Secretary
 * John Mayock (1970–), former 1500m runner, member of Team GB, 3000m gold medallist at the 1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships
 * Mick McCarthy (1959–), footballer, manager of Ipswich Town F.C. and Republic of Ireland national football team (1996–2002, 2018–)
 * Paul McCue (1958–), author and military historian
 * David McLintock (1930–2003), philologist and German translator
 * Ian McMillan (1956–), the Bard of Barnsley
 * CJ de Mooi, former panellist on quiz show Eggheads
 * Chris Morgan (1977–), ex-professional football player; formerly played for the town's football club; now a coach at Sheffield United
 * Martyn Moxon (1960–), cricketer who played for Yorkshire and played in 10 test matches for England
 * Jenni Murray (1950–), journalist and broadcaster, current presenter of Woman's Hour on BBC Radio 4

N

 * Sam Nixon (1986–), came 3rd on Pop Idol 2003; singer and television co-host
 * Victoria Nixon, model and writer

O

 * Richard O'Dwyer, university student, creator of TV Shack; in the process of extradition to the US on charges of conspiracy to commit copyright infringement and criminal infringement of copyright
 * Craig Oldham (born 1985), designer
 * Julie O'Neill, novelist. Born in Staincross in 1971.

P

 * Jon Parkin (1981–), professional footballer, playing for York City F.C.; nicknamed 'The Beast'
 * Michael Parkinson (1935–2023), talk show host, journalist and television presenter

R

 * William Rayner (1929-2006), novelist
 * Stan Richards (1930–2005), actor
 * Danny Rose (1993–), football player for Northampton Town, previously played for Barnsley, Bury and Mansfield Town.
 * Kate Rusby (1973–), folk singer
 * Oliver Rowland (1992-), racecar driver

S

 * Mary Sadler, Lady Sadler (1852–1931), heiress and hostess
 * Arthur Scargill (1938–), leader of the National Union of Mineworkers, 1981-2000; founded the Socialist Labour Party in 1996, currently the party's leader
 * Harry Leslie Smith (1923–2018), author of Harry's Last Stand (2014), and autobiographical works.
 * Danielle Steers (1991–) English stage actress and singer-songwriter
 * John Stones, (1994–), English footballer, currently plays for Manchester City and England national football team.

T

 * James Hudson Taylor (1832–1905), Protestant Christian missionary to China; founder of the China Inland Mission (now OMF International)
 * Tommy Taylor (1932–1958), professional footballer, one of the 'Busby Babes' (or Manchester United under the management of Matt Busby) who was killed in the Munich air disaster

W

 * Obadiah Walker (1616–1699), academic and Master of University College, Oxford from 1676 to 1688
 * Charlie Williams (1928–2006), ex-professional footballer and stand-up comedian
 * David Williams (born 1948), cricketer
 * Harry Worth (1917–1989), actor, comedian and ventriloquist
 * Celia Wray (1872-1954), architect and suffragette
 * Sarah Walker (born 1965/66), music broadcaster, musician and writer