Barnsley Hall of Fame

tt (born 11 September 1959, South Yorkshire) was a professional English Billiards and Snooker referee from 1991 to 2003. He has refereed at all major professional tour...

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Born in Barnsley in 1933, Harold Dennis Bird was destined to be the most famous umpire in the history of test cricket, best selling author (albeit for his autobiography),...

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David (Dai) Bradley (born September 27, 1953) is a British actor who became well-known for his first time role of Billy Casper in the critically-acclaimed film, Kes, dire...

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Joseph Bramah was born in 1748 in the village of Stainborough near Barnsley. His father was a small farmer and Joseph, the eldest of 5 children, was destined for the f...

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Rita Britton, fashion designer and owner of Barnsley’s internationally famous Pollyanna fashion store...

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Plays the SGT in heartbeat, been in lots of dramas including To serve them all my days, The Mallens, also film Jeasus of Nazereth...

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Toby Foster (born 1969) is a comedian, actor and radio presenter, who claims to be from Barnsley South Yorkshire, England though he was actually born in Rotherham. He ...

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Brian Glover was born in Barnsley on 2 April 2 1934. Glover was a professional wrestler for many years, going under the ring name "Leon Arras the Man From Paris...

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Born on 18th September 1970 in Monk Bretton, Barnsley, Gough is acknowledged as being England's best pace bowler since Bob Willis. His all-round skills and 'beefy' phy...

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Brian Greenhoff was an English football player. He was very versatile starting his career as a midfielder and finishing it as a centre back of international class. In ...

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Saxon were formed in Barnsley in the late 70's (from the embers of the provocatively named Son of A Bitch). The band were first signed after an EMI representative came to...

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Joanne Michèle Sylvie Harris (born July 3, 1964) is an British author. She was born in Barnsley to a French mother and an English father; her family life was fille...

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Mike Harrison (born Michael Edward Harrison, 19 April 1956 in Barnsley, South Yorkshire) is a former first-class rugby union footballer, playing on the wing for Wakefield...

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Born in Cudworth, Barnsley, Hirst was a product of Barnsley's youth team and made his Oakwell debut in the 1985-86 season at Charlton. 'Hirsty' played 29 games for th...

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Geoffrey Malcolm Horsfield (born November 1, 1973 in Barnsley) is a footballer who is currently playing for Sheffield United...

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