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.

(Bold = born in Barrow)

Entertainment

Music

• Aim - Musician, DJ and record producer.^[1]
• Glenn Cornick - Ex-first bass player in the rock band, Jethro Tull.^[2]
• Paul MacKenzie - Bass player in thrash metal band Xentrix^[3]
• Thomas Round - A retired English singer and actor.^[4]
• The Yage Letters - Band based in Barrow
• Chris While - Award winning songwriter, singer and musician
• Kellie While - Singer-songwriter considered to have one of the outstanding voices of her generation

Arts

• James Cranke - Painter born in Leece on the outskirts of Barrow.
• John Duffin - Artist and painter printmaker, born in Barrow.
• Dave Saunders - Artist and cartoonist. Born in Barrow and raised in Ulverston.
• 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

• Michael Absalom - Television presenter (A.K.A Abs on CBBC).
• David Barber - Television actor
• Steve Dixon - Newsreader for Sky News.^[7]
• Nigel Kneale - Film and television scriptwriter.^[8]
• Dave Myers - Biker turned TV Chef.^[9]
• Peter Purves - Actor and television presenter who lived and worked in Barrow when he began his acting career.^[10]
• Karen Taylor - Television Comedienne.^[11]

Sport

Football

• Wayne Curtis - Barrow AFC striker.^[12]
• Neil Doherty - Watford, Birmingham City, Northampton Town and Kidderminster Harriers winger.^[13]
• Keith Eddy - Watford, Sheffield United and New York Cosmos player.^[14]
• Harry Hadley - Professional footballer and football manager.^[15]
• Shana Haji - Iran U20 and Hibernian F.C. winger.^[16]
• Emlyn Hughes - England defender and Liverpool captain.^[17]
• 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.^[18]
• Frank McPherson - Barrow A.F.C., Manchester United and Watford F.C forward.^[19]
• Vic Metcalfe - Sunderland A.F.C. centre back.^[20]
• Jim Parker - Burnley and Bradford Park Avenue defender.
• Jack Pelter - Huddersfield Town and Hull City midfielder.^[21]
• Mike Pike - The Football League referee.
• Harry Roberts - England forward.
• Gary Stevens - England and Everton defender.^[22]
• Ron Suart - A former English football player and manager (of most notably Chelsea).
• 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, and former player for Dundee, Greenock Morton and Morecambe.

Rugby league

• Paul Crarey - Former Barrow Raiders and Whitehaven coach.
• Ade Gardner - Barrow Raiders and St. Helens winger.^[23]
• Mat Gardner - Rugby league player, who currently plays for the Huddersfield Giants.^[24] 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 rugby football captain.^[25]
• Phil Jackson - Canadian former Rugby league player.^[26]
• Jimmy Lewthwaite - Rugby League winger for Barrow and Great Britain, inducted in Barrow Hall of fame alongside Willie Horn and Phil Jackson.^[27]

Other sports

• Caroline Alexander - Cross country mountain biker and road cyclist.
• George Bigg - Cricketer.
• Kenneth A. Bray - Sport teacher and member of the Hawaii Sports Hall of Fame.
• Stuart Horne - Cricketer.
• John Iberson - Cricketer.
• Adam Roynon - Professional speedway rider.^[28]
• Len Wilkinson - Cricketer.^[29]
• Eddie Crook - Professional Isle of Man TT Races rider.
• Maurice Flitcroft - Golfer

Miscellaneous

• Chris Blackhurst - Editor of The Independent^[30]
• Annie Currie - Barrow born woman of Scottish origin who was married to American physicist Robert H. Dicke
• William Eccles - Physicist and a pioneer in the development of radio communication.
• Gordon Fallows - Church of England bishop.
• William Thomas Forshaw - British Army officer, and recipient of the Victoria Cross.
• Maurice Flitcroft - Amateur golfer and a hoaxer.^[31]
• Nella Last - Published wartime diarist.^[32]
• Derek Pattinson - Secretary-General of the General Synod of the Church of England.^[33]
• Dame Stella Rimington - Director-General (DG) of MI5 from 1992 to 1996.^[34]
• William Sykes - Clergyman.

Fictional characters

• Álvaro de Campos - A fictional heteronym created by Fernando Pessoa.
• Charles Parker - A fictional detective in the Lord Peter Wimsey stories by Dorothy L. Sayers
• Numerous individuals from The Railway Series - Barrow is strongly associated with the stories

Gallery

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  William Eccles

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  William Thomas Forshaw

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  Ade Gardner

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  Ben Harrison

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  Peter Purves

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