List of people from Kingston upon Hull

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This is a list of people from Kingston upon Hull in the north-east of England. People from Hull are called Hullensians.[1] Groups and sub-groups are in alphabetical order. Persons likewise.

Arts and humanities[]

Architecture[]

Education[]

  • James Evans, Hull-born missionary and amateur linguist; best remembered for his creation of the "syllabic" writing system for Ojibwe and Cree, later adapted to other languages such as Inuktitut[5]
  • Margaret Kissling, missionary to Sierra Leone and New Zealand[6]
  • Joseph Malet Lambert (1853–1931), author, Canon of York, Chairman of Hull University Board, educationalist, social reformer[citation needed]

Entertainment[]

Literature[]

Music[]

  • Trevor Bolder, bass player for David Bowie, The Spiders From Mars, Uriah Heep, and Wishbone Ash.[43]
  • Patricia Bredin, singer; UK's first entry to Eurovision Song Contest in 1957 with "All";[44] starred in a number of films in the 1950s and 1960s.[45]
  • Norman Cook (also known as Fatboy Slim), moved to Hull in the 1980s and became a member of indie pop band The Housemartins.[46]
  • Dave Hemingway, born and raised in Hull, drummer with the Housemartins and went on to form The Beautiful South with Paul Heaton.
  • John Bacchus Dykes, 19th-century hymnist, composer of the popular maritime hymn "Eternal Father, Strong to Save"[47]
  • Everything but the Girl, band formed by Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt whilst they were students at Hull University.[48]
  • Roland Gift, lead singer of Fine Young Cannibals, grew up in the city and attended Kelvin Hall Secondary School[49]
  • Paul Heaton, musician, spent most of his life in Hull, and often references this fact in songs with his band The Beautiful South[50]
  • Ronnie Hilton, British crooner whose chart hits included the UK number one hit "No Other Love"
  • Alfred Hollins, composer and international concert organist, born in Hull in 1865.[51]
  • Rob Hubbard, composer, known for computer game theme music, especially for 1980s microcomputers such as the Commodore 64, which showcased the potential of the Commodore 64's sound hardware and gave examples of how music can improve a gaming experience.[52][53]
  • Kingmaker, Indie band formed by three Hull-born musicians, including John Andrew, had UK Top 40 singles in the late 1980s and the early 1990s, but split up in 1995.[54][55]
  • Joe Longthorne, singer, known for his impersonation of Shirley Bassey.[56]
  • Lene Lovich, American-born; pupil at Greatfield High School; found fame on the Stiff Label in the late 1970s; had a number three hit with "Lucky Number"[57]
  • The Paddingtons, Indie band from Hull, which had two UK Top 40 singles in 2005: "Panic Attack" (No. 25) and "50 To The Pound" (No. 32).[58]
  • Henry Priestman, record producer and singer/songwriter for 1980s hit band The Christians.[59]
  • Mick Ronson, guitarist, known for his work with David Bowie, hailed from Hull.[60]
  • Spacemaid, britpop group, formed in 1992.[61]
  • Cosey Fanni Tutti, founding member of the industrial band Throbbing Gristle, formed the performance art group COUM Transmissions in the city along with Genesis P-Orridge, who attended the university from 1969–1971; they changed their name to Throbbing Gristle in 1976 after moving to London.[62][63]
  • Elliot Vernon, Keyboard player for Alestorm[64]
  • Gay-Yee Westerhoff, born in Hull, is the Chinese-English cellist of the all female string quartet Bond.[65]
  • David Whitfield, 1950s male tenor vocalist, the most successful UK male singer in the US during the pre-rock years, and still one of only six artists to spend ten or more consecutive weeks at No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart.[66][67]
  • Calum Scott singer born in Hull, well known for a Britain's Got Talent appearance and for covering Robyn's Dancing On My Own, which rose to No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart.[citation needed]
  • Scarlet, 1990s female duo of Cheryl Parker and Jo Youle, who formed in Hull and had a UK hits in 1995 with "Independent Love Song" (No. 12) and with "I Wanna Be Free To Be With Him" (No. 21). Both "Love Hangover" and "Bad Girl" peaked at No. 54. They released two albums, Naked and Chemistry on WEA.[citation needed]

Visual arts[]

Politics[]

Science and scholarship[]

Chemistry[]

  • George William Gray, Hull University professor who first discovered cyanobiphenyl liquid crystals (which had correct stability and temperature properties for application in liquid crystal display technology[75]
  • George S. Whitby (1887–1972[76]) was the head of the University of Akron rubber laboratory and for many years was the only person in the United States who taught rubber chemistry.

Computer science[]

Geology[]

History[]

Mathematics[]

Physics[]

Physiology and medicine[]

Sports[]

Other[]

See also[]

  • Alumni of the University of Hull

References[]

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